Category: Technology
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Tiny robot to attempt the Hawaii Ironman triathlon
It is a marketing campaign for Panasonic Evolta batteries, but still interesting. Scroll forward to 3:50 to see its swimming style, straight arm stroke and recovery, a bit like Stefan Nystrand but with bent legs. Via Mashable.
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GoSwim testing the LifeProof waterproof iPhone case
At the recent ASCA Convention in San Diego, during a demonstration of the Endless Pool Elite, GoSwim tested the LifeProof waterproof iPhone case. Nice sci-fi sound while underwater, but that is maybe just the pump.
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ContourROAM packs a laser to help you with hands-free underwater filming
Behold a worthy GoPro challenger, the ContourROAM waterproof camera designed for rough, actionpacked, hands-free filming in 720p, 960p and 1080p, with a multidirectional microphone and a 170° super wide-angle lens, and a laser for better alignment and aiming. Waterproof down to 1 meter, or 60 meters if you buy the additional ContourROAM Waterproof Case. Via…
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‘Swimmer Buddy’ aims to make open-water swimming safer
Long-distance swimmer Jim Zinger says he created the Swimmer Buddy after his wife expressed concerns about him swimming in open water. It is a belt connected by a 6-foot-long leash to a body board, on which you can attach colourful “noodles” and flags. To be seen and to be able to rest upon if you…
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Aussies testing the new altitude swimming pool canopy
James Magnussen and Geoff Huegill swimming in a tent, via hollandswimming.nl.
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Wow, the Speedo Pace Club videos & iPhone app
The Speedo Pace Club is commercial yes, but has some really nice technique videos, plus an iPhone app for you to track your training, find pools nearby and do some social thing with your swim friends too. And there are blogs of famous Team USA swimmers. I like. Here it is Dana Vollmer world champion…
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Aquapulse measures your earlobe heart rate, speaks to your skull
The FINIS Aquapulse Heart Rate Monitor is now available, ready to measure your heart rate via your earlobe, and then communicate it to you in real time through bone conduction. Waterproof of course. Only $149.99, but I wish they’d squeezed a MP3-player into it also. See FINIS, via engadget.com.
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EMILY is your Android-controlled, life saving robot buoy
Hydronalix‘s robotic water rescue device E.M.I.L.Y. (Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard) is a remote control device that can travel at 40 miles per hour to rescue swimmers in distress. Using an Android phone or tablet, a lifeguard on the shore can send this buoy out to the rescue, and the distressed swimmer can then either let…
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NASA testing a wee-wee to sports drink recycling bag
Soon we can stop fighting for water at the refrigerators, and instead just pee in a special bag, wait for 4-6 hours, and then have perfectly drinkable sugary sports drink to enjoy. No external power needed, because it relies on the passive property of fluids called forward osmosis. NASA will make an astronaut test this…