Sports Techie

Tag: smart materials

  • Hexoskin Awarded CSA Contract To Develop Astronaut Remote Health Care Monitoring Technology

    Hexoskin Awarded CSA Contract To Develop Astronaut Remote Health Care Monitoring Technology Hexoskin was awarded another contract with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to develop a new technology, a patch-based sensor network to remotely monitor astronaut’s vital signs. Teneisha Collins, Community Manager, Hexoskin (Carré Technologies) shared this news because the new contract has applications beyond…

  • Hexoskin Smart Shirts Available At Best Buy For Canada Day

    Hexoskin Smart Shirts Available At Best Buy For Canada Day Best Buy is ready for Canada Day with the availability of the Hexoskin smart shirt for purchase. The recent Hexoskin Apple Watch update allows for recorded real-time body metrics compiled by the smart garment sensors to wirelessly transmit feedback to the smartwatch complete with scientific…

  • D30 Closes New Investment Funding For Overseas Growth

    D30 Closes New Investment Funding For Overseas Growth D3O raised $13 million from Entrepreneurs Fund and Beringea to support expansion of their impact protection solution tech and product lines, hire more skilled employees and open up a UK hub while opening up new offices overseas in the US and Asia. Their sports technology relationships with…

  • RENOUN Ski Smart Impact Material Uses D30 Sports Technology

    RENOUN Ski Smart Impact Material Uses D30 Sports Technology D30 has pioneered impact protection solutions in the ski industry since the 2006 Winter Olympics leading to their newest first for brand business partner RENOUN after they successfully introduced a smart anti-vibration material at the ISPO 2015 Munich sports equipment industry exhibit. The Sports Techie community…

  • D3O Granted PEO Soldier Funding For Shock Absorbing Helmet System Testing

    D3O Granted PEO Soldier Funding For Shock Absorbing Helmet System Testing The news out of Brighton, UK, that D3O, the British smart material pioneers, was granted capitol by Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier – the US Army’s acquisition agency, to test evaluate their prototype shock absorbing helmet system solutions that will fundamentally change impact protection,…

  • Sartorial Sports: Tech-Powered Apparel Optimizes Player Performance – Intel by Sports Techie

    iQ by Intel I was asked by iQ by Intel to examine the morphing of sports and technology in apparel that is optimized with sports tech, here.  The Sports Techie community blog is excited to share this trending topic with our global, U.S. and Seattle area readers. Sartorial Sports Clothes that operate like wearable computers are becoming…

  • Kolon Sport Life Tech Extreme Environment Smart Jacket System Designed By Seymourpowell

    The Seymourpowell design of a new extreme environment smart jacket system, Life Tech, for outdoor sportswear brand Kolon Sport, is part of a next generation wearable technology explosion that in this case, may save your action or extreme sports loving life. Ian Whatley, Associate Director for Seymourpowell, conducted a Q&A for the Sports Techie community…

  • D3O launching shock absorbing sports tech materials for targeted footwear market

    D30 impact protection is launching a brand new range of footwear cushioning material that has unique patented technology and superior shock absorption. They were founded out of the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they provided protective-wear solutions to the US and Canadian ski teams. Today, they supply the new Schutt Sports Air Pro 5.6 helmet liner…