Category: Technology
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EyeSwim, a personal video system for people who swim
Interesting concept, and thankfully both cheap and simple, see www.eyeswim.com. Now, personally I’ve always wanted a simple instant and automatic video replay system with slow-motion like what we sometimes see on fun rides. For start practices and stuff, preferably in a plug-in-and-go package, please go invent that ! :-)
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How to photograph a fist smashing through water
High-speed photography tutorial with splashes and flashes, courtesy of Photo EXTREMIST, via Peta Pixel. “Just remember that it is the flashes that are freezing the motion, not the camera.”
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Video proof: Evolta did swim the official Ironman route
Exciting stuff in American/Japanese, still think it would have gotten into problems if there was a decent current against it. Was that a whale jumping at the turn buoy? The robots completed the full Ironman challenge 2011 in only 166 hours 57 minutes, with the 2.4-miles (3.86 km) swim taking a little over 5 hours.
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Win a Speedo Fastskin3 experience
On 01 December, Speedo is launching their most advance swimwear concept yet (save the supersuits, I guess). And they are searching for three rising swim stars to help them. Could you become one of them? Visit www.facebook.com/Speedo now to find out how.
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FINIS launches Stroke Lab, Web-Based Video Analysis Tool
FINIS® today announces the availability of Stroke Lab, under the slogan “Video Stroke Analysis, Made Easy”. This web application allows you to upload and distribute your videos online, and has a video editor that allows coaches to slow down the video, make audio or text comments to them, and use various drawing tools to illustrate…
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FINIS Announces SwiMP3® 2G, an Underwater MP3 Player
FINIS has announced the immediate availability of the SwiMP3® 2G, an upgraded version of their award-winning underwater MP3 player that holds up to 2GB of music, twice as much as the original version, for a total of 30 hours or approximately 500 songs. Utilizing bone-conducting technology to deliver clear sound underwater, ear bud free. See…
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The new GoPro HD HERO2 promo video says BUY ME !
I’m not affiliated with GoPro, and don’t even own one (yet). But by golly … if I wanted one before, it is really really bad now :-)
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Biker saves struggling calf from canal
You can thank GoPro and similar cameras for shots like these :-) Via BuzzFeed
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Evolta Robot takes on the Ironman, completes the swim (!)
Right now, on the big island of Hawaii, a tiny robot is taking on the classic Ironman challenge, that started with a 2.4-mile swim on Sunday, before a 112 miles bike ride now and then a 26.2-mile run these next many days. Well, actually, they are a trio of robots specialized in each event, and…