FiveFingers Shoes, YUP, They Will Pay Millions To Those Who Bought Their Shoes!

Well it didn't take as long as I thought, but only after a few short years, Vibram is going to pay millions to those who bought their shoes and thought it would changed their life. Well it did, it messed them up.

I have to say, Newton Running, gives you a tutorial on running in their shoes, how to build up on millage, get used to your shoe. Vibram did no such thing.

Vibram USA, the company that makes FiveFingers running shoes, has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company made false and unsubstantiated claims about the health benefits of its glove-like footwear. According to the court filings, Vibram settled to put the matter to rest and avoid any additional legal expenses. “Vibram expressly denied and continues to deny any wrongdoing alleged in the Actions, and neither admits nor concedes any actual or potential fault, wrongdoing or liability,” read the court brief.

The settlement consists of two kinds of relief. The first is refunds to class members who submit valid and completed claim forms. Vibram will deposit $3.75 million into an escrow account and those funds will be distributed to those valid class members who purchased a pair of Vibram FiveFingers between March 21, 2009 and the date of the first dissemination of summary settlement notice or class notice, whichever is earlier. FiveFingers will award up to a maximum of $94 per pair, though the agreement acknowledges that based on similar settlements it is reasonable for class members to expect to receive between $20 and $50 per pair.

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Hearable and the Bragi, The Dash

The Dash has a touch sensitive surface that lets you control either what your smartphone or what the embedded music player does. You can control The Dash with sliding motions and taps. It is easy to do, even while running or biking.

While active noise cancellation is only good at reducing continuous reoccurring sound, noise isolation reduces all sounds. Active noise cancellation is good at reducing noise from the air-con and airplanes. Noise Isolation reduces noise from screaming kids, dogs barking, wife/husband yelling, airplanes, speeding cars, drunken sailors, neighbors playing basketball. Just about everything. Best thing is, that great noise isolation has increased battery time versus active noise cancellation.

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Amazon Wearable Technology Store, Open for Business

It is now mainstream. Amazon is seeing the light and cashing in. Now go get your great deals, better if you are a Prime Member.

FreeWavz, Very Nice Earphones!

Whether they have been listening to my post or not, but FreeWavz, has gotten very close to making one of the best sports headphones out. One thing that is not clear from watching the video, where is the iPhone? Does it need to be with you?



Lets hope that it is phone free. I do wish they would send me one so that I could test it out. Maybe next time.
FreeWavz $199

Dreamscience Propulsion Thrusters, AMAZING!

Being unable to simultaneously control a power-kite and board, I figured a thruster system would be more controllable allowing me to focus my efforts on controlling the board.

The thruster system allows the user, not only to get more air in an extreme sport, but also get more forward speed - I've had to get friends to test this as I haven't got the bottle! And most impressive is uphill skiing and pulling up using reverse thrust to slow down !

Non Technical, Amazingly Strong! Victorinox INOX

Victorinox Swiss Army is proudly launching a new product collection this year: INOX, one of the most trustworthy and resistant watches ever built. It is a true companion for life, crafted from a solid stainless steel block in homage to the 130-year heritage of Victorinox. Additionally protected by a removable bumper of nylon and silicone, it is built to pass the test of time. In total, the INOX has undergone and passed an unprecedented 130 homologation tests, 30 of which were conceived exclusively for it. These ensure, for example, that every INOX can withstand a 10-meter drop onto a concrete surface, or even have a 25-ton truck and a 64-ton Swiss Army tank drive over it! INOX supremely showcases the values ​​that have made the brand world-famous: quality, reliability and functionality in all conditions. To choose it is to enter into an enduring relationship of confidence and trust. INOX, the highest quality standards for ultimate functionality!
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The Swiss Army Knife of Jackets!

Seymourpowell has designed a new smart jacket for extreme environments called Life Tech, for outdoor sportswear brand Kolon Sport.

The Challenge
Seymourpowell faced the challenge of designing a jacket for the most extreme environments with functional elements that would be able to save lives in the harshest of conditions.

The Response
The jacket's design and features are directly influenced by extensive research and interviews with extreme survival experts. Seymourpowell worked closely with mountaineers and ski guides, a Professor of human thermodynamics, an ex-UK Special Forces operative and even a Polar Explorer. This research gave invaluable insights that have been used to create genuinely innovative and lifesaving features.

In a sign that the wearable technology revolution is being driven by the fashion industry, the Kolon Sport Life Tech jacket applies relevant wearable technologies designed to save lives in the harshest of conditions and demonstrates the effectiveness of wearable technology in clothing when there is a genuine need for it.

The Response
The various technological details of the design include: a tri-layered system made up of an outer waterproof and windproof, breathable Gore PRO outer shell jacket; a thermal inner layer with a Heatex System (the world's first conductive polymer heating system); and a stretch fabric base layer with electronic device and battery stowage with proximity to core body heat.

Other key technical design features include a wearable wind turbine generator; oversized zip pulls for use with gloves; easy access shoulder and back straps for manhandling a companion in distress; and a wearable first aid and survival kit.

The wind turbine mounted onto the sleeve of the jacket can be angled to generate power throughout the day whilst the wearer is on the move. It can also be removed and attached to the exterior of a tent to continue generating power overnight. The turbine can charge auxiliary devices such as GPS & smartphones for essential navigation and communication. The Heatex System provides up to seven hours of potentially life saving heat up to a temperature of 40-50°C around vital organs. 

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Healbe GoBe: The Only Way to Automatically Measure Calorie Intake

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The Original 100% Automatic Body Manager™

GoBe is the only way to automatically measure calorie intake—through your skin, by reading the glucose in your cells. Simply wear it to see calories consumed and burned, activity, hydration, sleep, stress levels, and more, delivered effortlessly to your smartphone.

Everything else is just a manual calorie tracker. Only GoBe precisely calculates calorie intake, burn, and metabolic rate during any activity, with no logging, tracking, or guesswork.

How is Healbe GoBe™ different?

GoBe doesn't require you to keep a food diary, scan bar codes, or take photos of your meals. It automatically calculates calories consumed by measuring the amount of glucose in your cells, through your skin. Only GoBe uses Healbe FLOW™ Technology to combine a unique algorithm with measurements from the body manager's pressure, accelerometer, and impedance sensors to show you calories consumed; metabolic rate and calories burned during any activity; hydration; sleep; and stress.

How does Healbe GoBe™ work?

Alert Shirt, Feel The Game!

I can't wait for this to come to America. How many drunk football fans are going to want the Alert Shirt.

Ever wanted to know what it feels like to be tackled in a game of football, but aren’t prepared to get off your couch to actually find out? You’ll love the Alert Shirt, a fun piece of wearable technology designed to make you experience every tackle, collision, and score from the comfort (and safety) of your living room.

Now you have to subscribe to FoxTel, like DirecTV it is a package based subscription, but it is a start, there is no way that DirecTV will pass this up.

And Another Wearable Fitness Tracker - Jaybird REIGN

Not much known here, it tracks by your life activity, sleep, and go-zone. It would be great if it vibrated you awake, or you could customize what you wanted it to do. Here is a perfect opportunity to change it up, not follow the dozen or more wearable's that are all doing the same thing, claiming they are better. Don't follow, make an app that has all the functions baked in allowing the user to decide what they want tracked and alerted.
Boy how I would love to work for one of these companies!
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Another Device, Skulpt Is At Least Useful!

the smart way to measure

Aim™ is an innovative device for measuring body composition and analyzing individual muscles. Simply place the device on the muscle you want to measure, and instantly get the fat percentage and overall muscle quality for that body part - your MQ number.

Check it out $149, perfect price.

Wearable Tech, Keeps Us Safe! PFO Technologies

Being safe is a choice, no one is monitoring you unless you buy and activate this watch. For the use of military, journalist, people who chose to put themselves in harms way to make a difference, this bracelet can help them stay safe, think of it as RoadID on steroids.

In the spring of 2013, PFO Technologies developed a GPS bracelet for Civil Rights Defenders’ Natalia Project – the first assault alarm system for human rights defenders at risk. 

The project enables defenders wearing the bracelet to send out a distress signal to Civil Rights Defenders as well as onto global social media platforms, allowing people everywhere to immediately get involved and put pressure on the regime.

Developer/Manufacturer

PFO Technologies is the developer and manufacturer behind the project that combines PFO Technologies’s GPS bracelet / tracking device as well as an integrated server infrastructure with the expertise of Civil Rights Defenders, a global organization with the mission of defending people’s civil and political rights.

Sochi Mountain for the Ski Simulator!

The Sochi Mountain for the Ski Simulator

This year became a turning point in professional winter sports with SkyTechSport’s most recent development – the downhill skiing simulator and GPS replica of Sochi mountain resort at Olympic Games in 2014. The company came out with a unique GPS-scouting technology which allows to recreate real mountains. Olympic virtual courses were acknowledged by national ski teams as a full-fledged and truly invaluable training tool.

Got to love the Olympics!

Snowmule, Pull Your Kids Around The Mountain!

We have all tried something like this, using our poles, our parents tried many different things as well, just not sure why this never occurred to anyone, until now.

Winter sports family holidays are incredibly popular for good reason – what other activity can the entire family, of all ages, participate in together? Add the fantastic mountain air and there is very little else anyone could wish for…. ...except an extra pair of hands for pulling the children along! Snowmule is a ski innovation for pulling children on those flat areas of snow while keeping your hands free.
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ShoreTrax, Portable Bike Course!

The Shoretrax system has all the excitement of a traditional fixed mountain bike trail but is fully portable and adapts to suit riders of any age or skill level. The track height can be adjusted from flat to upright and any number of twists and turns can be created to suit the rider’s level of technical ability. Shoretrax can also be used inside or outside and on any type of floor surface.

Although the Shoretrax system takes its inspiration from traditional mountain bike trails, you can ride the track on any type of bicycle including BMX bikes. This fully portable and interchangeable track system delivers the thrill and excitement of riding a mountain bike trail in the mountains to your event, school, sports club, activity park or even your garden!

Our tracks are easy to assemble and setup using our unique tool free system and are feature packed and fully upgradeable because of Shoretrax’s patent pending modular design.

ShoreTrax it's not Cheap! $4000 US