Thursday, January 28, 2016

Technology For The Better

Hearing all the negative comments about technology I wanted to add something that technology is doing to improve lives. I recently stumbled across this video that has a 'smart helmet'. It is a motorcycle helmet designed to help the rider see the road in ways they couldn't before. The helmet is called Skully AR-1. This helmet includes a heads-up display so you can view GPS directions, MPH, and even see a full 180 degree view of the road around you. The helmet has built in bluetooth as well so when you're riding you can connect your phone to the helmet and receive phone calls or listen to music without ever touching the helmet while riding. With the product being fairly new the helmet costs around $1,500.
 I think that all helmets should be this way to better help motorcyclist's have a full view of the road. I think it is good that they can have all of those features and not even have to take a hand of the handlebars. With my dad being a motorcyclist himself, he was pretty excited about the idea. He believed all helmets should be made that way. So, I was really happy to come across a post that showed how technology could be helpful to those on the roads.

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1 comment:

  1. Very interesting. Right now it seems cost-prohibitive, but perhaps someday all helmets will be like this. Here's a parallel example: in the early days, only expensive cars had airbags!

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