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Finally, a wiper for your motorcycle helmet windscreen
Riding in the rain is an amazing experience but then the thrill comes with the chill of knowing your vision is permanently cloudy. In addition to stray and stubborn droplets on your helmet’s windscreen, riders have to also combat the fogging caused by breathing. The Rainpal helmet windscreen wiper comes in as a blessing for…
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F-35 Joint Striker pilots to adorn a $770K smart helmet
The Royal Australian Air Force will be bringing more than just amazing planes to its fleet. The force will be employing 72 F-35s at a total cost of $12.4 bn. And to add to the entire expense sheet is a line of impressive smart helmets that cost relatively just as much. Simply named as the…
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The Skully AR-1 smart motorcycle helmet sports a heads-up display and more for $1,399
We love innovations that look as conventional as possible but pack in functions the world has never seen before, like the Skully AR-1 helmet. While this Power Ranger-esque helmet looks extremely cool and would go well with a matte-black motorcycle and some leather riding gear, this one’s also a nerd’s dream! Crowned to be the…
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Batman Motorcycle Helmet, because not everyone owns for Batcycle
When The Dark Knight made his triumphant entry on that Batcycle of his, we cursed our lucks and lives, for not being born as Bruce Wayne. But that was not to stay for long as behold, there comes a time in everyones life to be something a tad close to Batman. The Batman Motorcycle Helmet,…
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The Morpher bicycle helmet folds flat and keeps your head from folding flat
Foldable bikes are turning into quite a rage these days. After all, who wouldn’t want to get off a bicycle, fold it, stare cheekily back at everyone who’s staring at you and walk away with your mode of transport neatly tucked under your arm, right? Here’s a foldable helmet to go with your foldable bike!…
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US Army testing high-tech modular headgear that closely resembles the Halo helmet
Ever wondered how the US soldiers’ gear is going look like in the future? Don’t worry; you aren’t the only one who wants it to resemble the Halo suit! Even the US Army is contemplating or rather testing a headgear which loosely resembles the Halo helmet. Kevlar and other similar kinds of armors aren’t light…
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A motorcycle helmet that features GPS, Bluetooth and rear view functionality in a heads-up styled view
Now here’s a really great idea and one I figured would have been, or should have been done much earlier – a motorcycle helmet with a built in heads-up display. Skully Helmets have designed and developed what could be the next evolution in helmet technology. They have incorporated GPS technology into their Skully P1 motorcycle…
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Raytheon comes up with a military helmet with Google Glass like monocle for marking targets
When we try imagining a soldier from the future, hi-tech helmet mounted displays are the first thing that comes to mind. Imagination leads to innovation, famous UK based defence research and manufacturing firm “Raytheon” has come up with a similar helmet-mounted monocle only that it’s for real soldiers. Similar helmet mounted displays are used by…
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The SMART bicycle helmet measures heart rates!
Cycling buffs! Here’s an accessory for your time on the pedal that could make it all, a little more worthwhile. A helmet that’s packed with enough technology to measure your heart rate, the SMART bike helmet was developed by a bunch of engineers at the Tel-Aviv-based tech firm, LifeBEAM. Using a miniaturized sensing platform called…
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Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones now nestle within POC helmets
Leveraging his powerful fan base, of likely audiophiles, Dr. Dre has managed to take his headphone line, Beats, to new heights. Even as it soars on shelves, the line is out with yet another innovation. The Recepter BUG Helmets will soon be containing these babies in their neckroll. This assures comfortable wearing as well as…