Category: Technology
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EPFL develops full-body sensor suits to improve swimmers’ training
Scientists from EPFL’s Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement (LMAM) have developed waterproof inertial systems to be sewn into full-body swimming suits, equipped with accelerometers and gyroscope, which can analyze the strengths and weaknesses of elite-level swimmers during workout sessions. Parameters are for instance instantaneous swimming speed and coordination, and the swimmer’s gas exchange by…
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London 2012 – The Official Video Game (work in progress)
Good to see that they’ve got the OMEGA OSB11 starting blocks in the game, but … what’s with those briefs, and where are the ‘racing systems’ ? :-P
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Joe Jones logs 100th millionth FINIS Swimsense® yard uploaded
FINIS has announced Joe Jones as the lucky Swimsense® swimmer who uploaded the 100th millionth yard to their Swimsense® Training Log, and awards him an AquaPulse® Heart Rate Monitor in return. Jones himself calls the performance watch ‘godsend’, as he no logger has to count his laps. That’s it, I’m going to get myself one!…
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The Casio G-Shock looks like a phone for the (clumsy) coach
Behold, Casio’s official G-Shock smartphone, shock resistant to 10 feet, water resistant to 1.0 bar (10m), pressure resistant to 1.0 ton, and with real, stopwatch-friendly physical buttons around the perimeter of the device rather than the usual set of Android (or iPhone) capacitive buttons. Via phandroid
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Analyzing the FINA 2012 London Olympic qualification times with Google Spreadsheet
FINA has since before the Shanghai 2011 World Championships provided us with an interesting tool, demanding all World and Olympic qualification times to be submitted to their Swimming World Rankings. The London 2012 data set is of course not complete yet, with the qualification period spanning from March 1st 2011 to June 18th 2012 –…
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iPhone 5 will possibly be waterproofed with HzO “Waterblock” technology
HzO is said to be in talks with Apple and Samsung about incorporating its “WaterBlock” technology in future devices, such as the iPhone 5. This technology uses a nano-scale film barrier during the manufacturing process to provide waterproofing without the need for bulky cases. Read more here on Slashgear and Pocket-lint
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How to plan and execute an underwater swim shoot from start to end
Very informative video here from 2D House, on how they planned and executed their Fstoppers 2011 Behind The Scenes Contest entry, having chosen to make it an underwater swim shoot. Unfortunately they missed the (for a shoot process entry perhaps most vital) submit deadline, and therefore were DQ-ed. But the video is still great :-)
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Aryca goggles allow your iPhone to film underwater
I don’t know, somehow I doubt that this was what Steve Jobs envisioned. The New York Times says $40, soon available in the US, from Aryca.
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Waterproof Toshiba tablet can even charge wirelessly while underwater
This year’s CES 2012 has been pouring over with waterproof gadgetry, including the Pantech Elements tablet for AT&T, the Fujitsu Arrows tablet still only for the Asian marked, the QooQ tablet already available on the European market, and now this Toshiba concept tablet that one-ups the three others by being able to recharge wirelessly via…