Smart Helmet and Goggle Discussion

dlague · Aug 26, 2015

I think there has been a lot of movement in integrating technology into head gear. Forcite Alpine is a great example of a helmet that is fully loaded - check it out! Zeal Optics is a great example of goggles that are fully loaded which I will post right after this! Like to see what others find! The videos are pretty cool too.

http://www.forcite.com.au/#/home/features

dlague · Aug 26, 2015

Zeal Optics has been around a bit but check this out!

http://www.zealoptics.com/

dlague · Aug 26, 2015

Oakley solution to this technology

http://www.oakley.com/en/mens/goggles/snow-goggles/airwave/product/WGOO7049?skuCode=59-450

St. Bear · Aug 26, 2015

That Zeal google was on Steepandcheap today for $199. Definitely something I would want to try out before spending that kind of money.

JimG. · Aug 26, 2015

Great! Now we can add people mesmerized by the inside of their goggles to the other buttheads to worry about skiing into others.

Forcite Helmet Systems · Oct 8, 2015

Hey dlague,

Aaron from Forcite here, thanks a lot for the post! Much appreciated!

Our smart helmet is now available on Kickstarter too for pre-ordering! Search for us on there to get $150 off RRP and a year worth of product insurance for free on us!

Any questions, you can ask me here or email me at a.stathi@forcite.com.au, your support would be greatly appreciated to help us get this off the ground and reach our goal to make these for you all.

Tin · Oct 8, 2015

No, no, and no. This stuff belongs at Stratton and Hermitage.

BenedictGomez · Oct 8, 2015

JimG. said:
Great! Now we can add people mesmerized by the inside of their goggles to the other buttheads to worry about skiing into others.

I feel like the world has transcended into a place where we add technology just for technology sake.

deadheadskier · Oct 8, 2015

Smart helmets, goggles etc. = not good for the safety of our sport.

dlague · Oct 8, 2015

While this is designed as a motorcycle helmet I would not be surprised to see something like this in skiing someday with integrated brake light and turn signals controlled by bluetooth enables poles! hahaha

rocojerry · Oct 8, 2015

taking pictures without taking off gloves I can get onboard with, the rest, i'd rather keep on the reporting side at the end of the day...

BenedictGomez · Oct 8, 2015

deadheadskier said:
Smart helmets, goggles etc. = not good for the safety of our sport.

Yeah, cant wait until scores of teenagers have HUD text messaging. That's going to be just great.

The, "lets see who can get a higher mph readout" game will be oodles of fun too.

Rowsdower · Oct 8, 2015

What um... what good is a gps in your helmet, really?

I can't see it being useful in bounds, and I can't see guys well versed in backcountry skiing needing anything like this either. You already have the same tech in your phone. Is it really that inconvenient to find a safe spot to stop at, and check your device there. Better yet, check it in the lodge. I don't even want to check my email or text when I'm on the mountain, that's sort of the whole point of getting away, you know?

Then again, people said the same thing about the iPhone and iPad and now here we are...

Not Sure · Oct 8, 2015

Rowsdower said:
What um... what good is a gps in your helmet, really?

I can't see it being useful in bounds, and I can't see guys well versed in backcountry skiing needing anything like this either. You already have the same tech in your phone. Is it really that inconvenient to find a safe spot to stop at, and check your device there. Better yet, check it in the lodge. I don't even want to check my email or text when I'm on the mountain, that's sort of the whole point of getting away, you know?

Then again, people said the same thing about the iPhone and iPad and now here we are...

Is it true GPS or cell tower tech?

A useful thing I can imagine is if it had some type of collision avoidance system ,everyone else would have to be wearing some type of transmitter . Rfid card with a transmitter?
It might be easier for ski patrol to sweep the mountain at night ? One of my Camelback Patroller friends found a guy out cold 50' in the woods on a sweep.
As far as HUD it has to be distracting.

VTKilarney · Oct 9, 2015

The only problem with a phone is that at very cold temperatures the battery pretty much useless. But do these helmets make any sense? No. I agree that it is technology just for the sake of technology.

wtcobb · Oct 9, 2015

A smart helmet is a helmet, period.

Harvey · Oct 10, 2015

I don't get it either.

skiNEwhere · Oct 10, 2015

BenedictGomez said:
I feel like the world has transcended into a place where we add technology just for technology sake.

+1

I think we had just about the right amount of technology in the early to mid 2000's, around the time when broadband connections had phased out dial-up.

Probably kind of ironic of me to say seeing as I deploy VoIP solutions for a living. But I think there was just about the right amount of balance.

Harvey · Oct 10, 2015

skiNEwhere said:
+1

As the world becomes more removed from basic human experience, that experience it becomes more valuable.

I make simple ceramic forms, plates, cups etc. This was the basic fare of life 100 years ago. Now it is prized, because it is handmade.

This is normal. And the pendulum will swing back.

skiNEwhere · Oct 11, 2015

Harvey said:
As the world becomes more removed from basic human experience, that experience it becomes more valuable.

Very well put sir. I might need to borrow that saying

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