Category: Technology
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BT aims to have 500,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across London for the Olympics
As sole provider of public Wi-Fi in the Olympic Park this summer, BT claims it will be the largest high density Wi-Fi venue deployment ever, including 1,000 access points at nine Olympic venues, and 500,000 across London by the times that the Games begin in July. They already have 475,000 hotspots up and running. Access…
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Excelade, the hot thing on deck this morning
So Danish / Icelandic coach Mads Claussen of Reach Elite showed me this new iPhone / iPad app this morning called Excelade, that allows you to video record and analyse technique in sports, and share it online from within the app, with precision slow-motion, side-by-side comparison and ability to record a review. At the cost…
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Behold, the Sea Lion amphibious sports car
125 mph on land, 60 mph on sea, you need this :-) Read more here on MailOnline
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The Powerbreather, a sealed snorkel for swimmers
The Powerbreather is an advanced breathing system for swimmers, designed to decrease apprehension in beginners and increase focus and performance among advanced swimmers. Essentially a sealed, watertight snorkel, an intake valve located on the back of the head allows the swimmer to take in fresh air while a second valve pumps exhaled air completely out,…
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Swiss swimmers see gold in the Physilog III inertial navigation system
The Physilog III pocket-sized inertial navigation system has been designed by Swiss scientists to help Olympic hopefuls analyze their swimming techniques and improve their performance. Worn inside a swimsuit, swimmers and coaches in the Swiss city of Lausanne say it will be a major boost in their efforts to win gold. Read Reuters
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MIT create anti-fogging, glare-free, self-cleaning glass
Researchers at MIT have developed a new surface texture that, when applied to glass, produces a kind of glass that removes reflections, is free of glare, doesn’t fog, and has a surface that causes water droplets to bounce off like rubber balls, drawing whatever dirt on the surface with them. So I’m thinking goggles, goggles,…
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Helmet cam may hold jet-skier Joseph Scaturchio’s last moments
Bound to happen, I guess, with the cameras marketed (and proven) as rugged, survive-all ‘action cams’, but still incredibly sad: Police are investigating the death of Victorian competitor Joseph Scaturchio in the Australian Watercross Nationals in a crash on the Southport Broadwater on Sunday. Mr Scaturchio, 22, was killed during a collision between three jet-skis.…
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BluBleu launches the MagicBath baby jacuzzi
Ahh, that looks like a necessity for your specially spoiled baby, only €1655 (around US$2,185), see BluBleu via gizmag.