beyond the new bikes and gear that you'd expect to find and sometimes it pays to do a little exploring. We came across the
) and were quickly impressed with their neat heads up eyewear display unit. Inside you'll find a video explaining how the system works!
You're looking at the Sport-iiiis (say sport-eyes) unit, a small device that attaches to the arm of your glasses and feeds you information on your current speed, power, heart rate, and cadence. While the guys at 4iiii realize that there are many computers to pick from out there already that provide that sort of information, their goal is to make it easier to read it without having to take your eyes away from whatever it is you may be doing. And that is where they take a different approach to the problem. Inside the white flexible boom that you see extending from the Sport-iiiis grey body is a memory wire with seven LED lights, each one green, orange, and red. Because you will have programed the unit with your desired zones, it will know which color to display depending on if you are above, below, or within the desired range. A red LED will clearly display that you are far outside the set limits, orange means that you're getting closer, and the green LED tells you that you are where you're supposed to be. If you want to know your exact heart rate, speed, or other measurements, just tap the side of the body with your finger and it will read the data out loud. While you may first assume that something like this would only be applicable to runners, roadies, and triathlon types, I can see it having uses beyond that. Pinkbike readers who race their motorbikes off road take note, this little unit can also be programed to keep track of lap times as well, with the LED lights letting you know if you are above or below the pace that you want to be at. Like mentioned in the video, this could also easily apply to mountain bikers who are keeping track of their times on a set training loop.
This is a rendering showing how the Sport-iiiis will look when attached to your glasses. The model on display used a spring loaded clip to hold it onto the arm, but the are working on a few different types of attachments, including a system that would integrate into the arm itself. Once you are finished you will be able to upload the ANT+ compatible data onto the training software to look at how you performed.
for more information.
otherwise its a gadget for those 'all the gear, no idea' people
I'm seriously losing my lack of interest into coming to this site because of all the trash that visits here.
And 8 inches came from spoiled twats?
Wtf are you talking about ibike99? 8 inches of travel came as a result of some die hard riders... not spoiled twats. And yea... take a look at my bikes... if you noticed... it was all stuff from before "dh" turned into a fad. Riders like me who have worked their asses off at low paying jobs and saving up to buy parts. Then again were spoiled twats. lol. I've had a job since 16... mommy and daddy don't pay for shit.
So not for casual downhillers yet, but good for all sorts of training.
However, I probably won't get one simply because I'm not a sunglasses kind of guy, especially while running. haha
Plus, I can picture it now, instead of people looking down at a computer and getting hit by a car, the thing will glitch and the whole lense on both sides will turn black and you won't be able to see a thing
He mentions looking downward and losing aerodynamic advantage, but moving your arm off the bars to "tap" the sides of the device won't affect your aerodynamic profile?
Seems like it'll take a LOT of practice to get used to using this thing, meaning the casual user won't be interested... and actual athletes may be too busy training, rather than learning to use it.
Soon enough, there'll be HUD's built into goggles and sunglasses... i respect the R&D work these guys have done though.
www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/samsungs-14-inch-transparent-oled-laptop-video
In the end, I don't know why one person on this forum complained. It's like people who harped about the leatts when they came out saying it wasn't needed and blah blah blah.
Ideas start from somewhere. The idea and proof something can be done is out there now, so some nut case might follow and start moving forward where this company left off. (think how open source software works).
Hopefully it will sell tho... as the more that sell the more the company will have money to do crazy stuff.
nice bit of tech though but i wont be buying, and im sure alot of people wont be either
Was he a car dealer back in 2008?
Edit: Obviously it wasn't clear but the every 15 second was a comment heavily laced with sarcasm.