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Cycling On Water Made Possible With The Manta5 Hydrofoil Bike

We still can’t walk on water. How about cycling on it? The Manta5 Hydrofoil Bike, created by Guy Howard-Willis, Roland Alonzo and a group of Waikato Management School Alumni, is making the latter a reality. The bike uses hydrofoil, e-bike tech and a propeller, allowing users to plane on top of water. Design commenced in 2011 in Alonzo’s […]

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Augmented Reality Headset For Cyclists May Expand To Other Sports

A new augmented reality headset that was designed for cyclists could eventually be expanded to include a host of other sports and activities, such as sailing and skydiving. Everysight unveiled pricing and set the release date last week for its new cycling augmented reality smart glasses, Raptor, which offer built-in GPS and sensors that capture […]

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Toyota Motorsport Designs Sled For Paralympic Champion

Andrea Eskau, a German Paralympic athlete, is the best in the world at what she does. Road cycling gold in Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro along with biathlon and cross-country skiing gold in Sochi proves it. Over the last five years, Toyota Motorsport GmbH has played a crucial role in Eskau’s success. It designed the […]

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Fitness AR’s Digital 3D Map Helps Runners, Cyclists Visualize Routes

Imagine running alongside the cascading waterfalls and granite rocks of Yosemite Valley. Perhaps you want to visualize the route before you go, or relive it after the fact. A new augmented reality experience will recreate the route in a digital 3D map for you to explore. Putting Apple’s new augmented reality developers kit, ARKit, to […]

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