helmets
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This Soft-Shell Helmet Bounces Back With Every Hit
Helmets have a relatively simple but important job as far as gear goes: 1) don’t fall off and 2) prevent major brain damage. Given its limited roster of tasks, it would be easy to assume that helmet innovation has probably hit a standstill by now. WRONG. Enter the Giro Combyn: a soft-shell helmet that utilises…
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Finally, An Actual Innovation In Helmet Technology
Motorcycle crash helmets have essentially been the same old thing since they were invented 60+ years ago — an energy absorbing chunk of styrofoam glued into a hard outer shell. Sure, some have better graphics or neato vents or whatever, but that’s the basic technology. Now, a tiny company in California is bringing actual technical…
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The Yellow Sticker That Detects Emergencies And Alerts Your Contacts
ICEdot (In Case of Emergency) is expanding on ways to make life easier for people injured or involved in accidents. It has worked with a company called SenseTech to create a tiny helmet sensor that knows when you’ve been in an accident, how severe it was, and automatically trigger your phone to call for help.
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The LumaHelm Is A Bike Helmet That Acts Like Turn Signals
Riding a bike? Great! Riding a bike at night? Possibly dangerous. And even though dressing yourself in bright colours while wrapping 3M and reflective gear around your body is effective, illuminating your noggin is something bike riders don’t do enough. Fortunately, the LumaHelm is set to fix that.