Category: Technology
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Speedo Fit – A New App for Fitness Swimmers
Download Speedo Fit now from the App Store: http://bit.ly/speedofit Speedo Fit is a new app specifically made by swimmers for swimmers. Now you have a swim partner to track your progress and give you the information and inspiration you need to be fit. For more information visit: www.speedousa.com/speedofit http://youtu.be/eaKaQISrUAY
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LumaLanes setting the pace for Olympic swimmers
Swimmers at SwimMAC Carolina, a nonprofit organization where world record holders and Olympians train, are using LumaLanes(tm), a system of computer-controlled pacing lights that, when placed at the pool bottom, show the swimmers their ideal pace. Endorsed by David Marsh, the head coach, CEO and executive director at SwimMAC, the technology behind LumaLanes was developed…
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First Time Ever: Underwater 4K Resolution Broadcasting with a Smartphone & HDBaseT
On September 12, 2014, the first ever 4K video captured underwater by a smartphone will be broadcast to more than half-a-million viewers live, thanks to HDBaseT technology. The operation will involve more than 200 divers, instructors, professional photographers and production crew, for a 20-m dive along a shipwreck in the Red Sea, Eilat, Israel. With…
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Samsung Galaxy S5 nominates iPhone 5S to the ice-bucket challenge
The ice-bucket challenge that started with an aim to spread awareness about ALS – a neurodegenerative disease – is now being used as a marketing shot for Samsung to boast the Galaxy S5′s water-resistant capabilities. In its latest dig at its rivals, Samsung has posted a video of the Galaxy S5 taking the ice-bucket challenge…
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High-tech headband looks to prevent drowning
Some drowning incidents can be easily prevented, and a wearable device wants to keep tabs on submersion time while your kids are at the pool. The iSwimband is a Bluetooth-enabled sensor that syncs up with an iOS device to alert you when that little one has been under water for too long. Read Engadget Watch…
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SwimmingWorld switching to WordPress
SwimmingWorld Magazine just announced that they will be switching to this site (at the moment in Beta), which is powered by WordPress like the one you are reading right now. So that would be two of my favorite sites switching to WordPress these past few days – The New Yorker (which had us mentioned back in…
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Behold The Transparent Canoe Kayak
This canoe-kayak hybrid has a transparent polymer hull that offers paddlers an underwater vista unavailable in conventional boats. Seating two people, the sturdy hull is made of the same durable material found in the cockpit canopies of supersonic fighter jets. See Hammacher Schlemmer Watch this video on YouTube
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Arcus Motion Analyzer, A Ring-Sized Activity Tracker That Recognizes Gestures
Arcus Motion Analyzer is a ring-sized activity tracker than also recognizes gestures. This means that the device can give real-time feedback on things like sports while also being able to connect to and control various devices via Bluetooth. Users can wear multiple Arcus devices to provide metrics on things like kayaking strokes, and the device is resistant…
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Watch: A Shark-Deterrent Wetsuit (And It’s Not What You Think)
Ocean swimmer Hamish Jolly wished there was a wetsuit that could keep sharks at bay – so he invented one. Find out how he did it, and how you could apply the same techniques to create an innovation of your own. See Huffington Post Watch this video on YouTube