Recorded at the SIA Snow Show 2013 in Denver KineticShift visits the Zeal Optics booth to get a look at their high tech goggle designs. Spokesperson Allie explains the features of the HD Camera and Z3 GPS Goggles.
Author: Mike Prendergast
Weekend Reading List (4.7.12) Hunger Games Real Deal, Augmented Reality, Sunday Streets, and Wind Map of USA
Could this be the real Katniss of the Hunger Games?
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Weekend Reading List (3.31.12) Spring Fever for Cyclist and Bovine, iHumor, Wicked Fast Riding
Ultramontane
Winter riding in South Western British Columbia. Get a glimpse of the spectacular landscape in the Pacific NW as these riders explore some local trails.
Weekend Reading List (3.10.2012): Sports Doping’s Future?, Kick Starter for Gravel Ride, RC basement Dig Out, and Black Sabbath and a Tesla Coil
Could this be the next level of performance enhancing for sports?
Flow has been maddeningly difficult to pin down, let alone harness, but a wealth of new technologies could soon allow us all to conjure up this state. The plan is to provide a short cut to virtuosity, slashing the amount of time it takes to master a new skill – be it tennis, playing the piano or marksmanship.
New Scientist: Zap your brain into the zone: Fast track to pure focus
Continue reading Weekend Reading List (3.10.2012): Sports Doping’s Future?, Kick Starter for Gravel Ride, RC basement Dig Out, and Black Sabbath and a Tesla Coil
Weekend Reading List (3.3.2012): Backward Biker, Impossible Architecture, Seriously Hard Workout
This week we have a wide range of cycling videos and images from an Olympian to street performer. Unique photographs of mashed up structures and finally technology that could be superior to the ever popular Tivo DVR.
The Man Who Lived on His Bike
Guillaume Blanchet loves being on a bike and attributes the passion to his dad. After a period of 382 days spent riding through the streets of Montreal, he created this video in honor of his father.
Weekend Reading List (2.25.12): Technology Past and Present
This week we cover fades that didn’t survive the test of time, futurist predictions that did come true, and the mother of the MP3 going back in time to record her voice on some very old technology.
Technology from the past that didn’t survive
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SIA: Kali Helmets
Recorded at the SIA Snow Show 2012 in Denver KineticShift’s Enid Burns visits the Kali Protectives booth to get a look at Kali’s unique helmet design. Composite materials guru Brad Waldron has created a helmet with increased impact dissipation and lighter weight.
Thursday Reading List (1/19/2012)
Years
They say you can learn a lot about the rings in a tree trunk. In the video above a record player plays slices of wood. Year ring data is translated into music.
This music — which sounds like a moody piano soundtrack for a existentialist movie about a rainy day — is made by slicing a tree in cross-section, placing it on a turntable, and using a tone-arm with a PlayStation Eye Camera in the head. Output is processed through Ableton Live. It’s called Years, and it was created by Bartholomäus Traubeck. Continue reading Thursday Reading List (1/19/2012)
Thursday Reading List (12/29/2011)
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SWAGGER WAGON
Ah, the rare commercial that is worth watching.
This one goes out to all you minivan families out there.
Sienna SE…in the house.
Where my mother/fathers at?
Thursday Reading List (12/22/2011)
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Russian Transformer Bike
Short video of a bicycle that transforms to a tall-bike as you’re riding. It is a novel idea and looks to operate very smoothly. Continue reading Thursday Reading List (12/22/2011)
MJ-818 Bicycle Tail Light Review
Edited by Rita Braun, Braun & Company
Magicshine Light Reviews
This is the first in a series of three reviews of Magicshine lights. The lights are being tested while commuting in Colorado this fall. Look for reviews of two different headlights soon.
Magicshine MJ-818 Bicycle Tail Light
Tested: 503 miles
The cryptically named MJ-818 should simply be called the “Photon Torpedo.” It is without a doubt the brightest and most visible bicycle tail light I’ve ever seen. After reading this review, check out our video of the light in action. Continue reading the review
Thursday Reading List (12/15/2011)
Creative Radio
Two innovative podcast programs worth a listen are Radiolab and 99% Invisible. Get a view into each at the same time as Radiolab does a story about 99% Invisible, a tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world.
Thursday Reading List (12/08/2011)
Zoobombing
The US city of Portland in Oregon is home to a unique weekly cycling event known as zoobombing. Take a look at this BBC news story. Continue reading Thursday Reading List (12/08/2011)