Microsoft is getting artsy on the race course and turning the movements of road racing cyclists into real-time motion-activated images and videos. During last month’s AMGEN Tour of California, Microsoft utilized its Kinect technology and partnered with interactive design studio VolvoxLabs to generate visual art called THE RIDE across seven locations including Sacramento, Santa Barbara […]
Flash, an electric bicycle company, will launch an Indiegogo campaign for its eponymous ebike Thursday. A limited quantity of Flash was available for $999 (plus free shipping) prior to the campaign’s launch, but sold out in a matter of minutes. Prices on Indiegogo will start at $1,199. Flash’s aircraft grade aluminum T6-6061 frame is available in white, silver and charcoal. […]
A new study of seven major fitness trackers finds that calorie counts are often wildly inaccurate. Researchers at Stanford University launched a study of 60 volunteers sporting Apple Watch, Basis Peak, Fitbit Surge, Microsoft Band, Mio Alpha 2, PulseOn and the Samsung Gear S2. Six of the devices measured heart rate accurately — with an […]
Since the invention of the bicycle in 1817, cycling has remained a sport that involves a cyclist and his or her bike. Soon, thanks to West Yorkshire’s CityConnect, the activity may be adding Pokémon Go-style augmented reality into the mix. Funded by over £60 million from the Department of Transport’s Cycle City Ambition Grant, CityConnect aims […]
The cycling fitness app ByCycling: Automatic Cycling Tracker, wants to help its users earn a little extra money at their jobs by working with medium to large-sized employers in order to incentivize biking to work. The idea is simple: ByCycling works directly with both its users and their employers in order to reach an agreement […]
