Category: Technology
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Jacco Verhaeren excited about the Instabeat ‘Google Glass’ of swimming
Read SportNext (in Dutch) ‘It sounds unlikely, as water and technology do not mix, and yet there is a ‘Google Glass’ project for the sport of swimming in development, under the name Instabeat. The silicon display is attached to goggles and gives the swimmer feedback on the progress. Gijsbregt Brouwer spoke at the BNR Sportzaken…
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Colorado Time Systems – Train Right System
“USMS Marketing Coordinator Kyle Deery walks us through the Colorado Time Systems Train Right System and how it can help your team.” Watch this video on YouTube
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Ziphius the app-controlled aquatic drone now available to pre-order
Ziphiusâ„¢, the first app-controlled aquatic drone, which won both the judges’ and readers’ choice 1st place awards at this year’s Engadget Insert Coin Award competition and successfully reached its Kickstarter funding goal in July 2013, is now available for limited pre-order sales via its website: http://myziphius.com. Azorean, the company behind Ziphius, will officially be launching its…
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Michael Phelps: ‘I’m retired’ and love it
Read Sports World News While many around the U.S. hold out hope that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will return for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio, Phelps has warmed up to retirement life and has no regrets about walking away from the pool following the 2012 London Olympics. Phelps told WCHS News’ Bill Green at…
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Behold Formula Three Freediving – One Breath Underwater Motor Racing
Or as described on performancefreediving.com, “Formula 3 Freediving (F3F), the underwater racing concept where Top Gun, meets Formula One, meets Freediving.” F3F PROMO from Performance Freediving on Vimeo.
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Underwater Research Robot Attacked by Great White Shark off Monterey
See mbari.org via Pete Thomas Outdoors. We will of course be following this epic Shark vs Bots battle closely. When the researchers pulled the long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (LR-AUV) from the water, they discovered large scrapes on its sides. At first they thought it had been damaged by a boat propeller, but when they looked…
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Behold the Galluscam, the incredible DIY chicken powered steadicam
I’m struggling to find any swimming relevance in this, but have to share! :’-) See PictureCorrect Dave, a seasoned cameraman, has always been searching for the Holy Grail of photography—“that steady shot, that really stable picture.†When he’s not shooting, Dave is holed away in his man cave, inventing creative rigs aimed at stabilizing photographs…
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Behold the Tokina Rain-Repelling Camera Lens Filter
See NewsShooter and Mashable Japanese lens maker Tokina has developed this intriguing “rain dispersion filter” for TV broadcast cameras that keeps the video image raindrop-free with the help of a special hydrophilic coating. “Although from the front it looks like the lens would still be obscured some, the water that is being sprayed onto the…