Extreme Sports

These days, extreme sports can mean serious business with career-making endorsements hinging on perfect 720 degree spins. The XsensrAIR sensor is aimed at extreme sports enthusiasts looking to take their craft to the next level, offering feedback on their performance in real time.

Have you ever wondered how many helium-filled balloons it would take to lift you up and let you fly among the clouds? Extreme sports enthusiast Erik Roner recently found out. Roner attached 90 helium-filled balloons to a sun lounger and rose to 8,000 ft (2,438 m).

The Mind4 promises to take the automatic tracking feature that is becoming popular in consumer drones to new heights. Rather than relying on GPS to pinpoint the user's location, it uses computer algorithms to identify subjects through its camera, a function claimed to offer unparalleled accuracy.

Aaron Wypyszynski, founder of Alabama-based Wyp Aviation, is looking to combine elements of wakeboarding, skydiving and wingsuit flying with WingBoarding, which sees a rider towed behind a plane atop a winged board.

You probably wouldn't try using the same motorbike for both racing over rough trails and commuting on smooth roads, so ... why use the same prosthetic leg? That's the thinking behind the Moto Knee, a prosthesis that's designed for activities such as skiing, horseback riding, cycling and motocross.

Red Bull's global brand stretches far beyond its flagship energy drink product – its logo is now plastered all over virtually anything that's fast, exciting, upside-down or dangerous. Here's our five favorite death-defying Red Bull marketing stunts.

An ambitious new concept by Los Angeles-based design studio M-Rad envisions shipping container-based structures, sustainable technology, and extreme sports coming together in one place.

JumpX adds spring-loaded jumping to scooters.

The DTV Shredder is now available for purchase via the BPG Werks website and through various international distributors for US$5,000 to $5,500.

Recon Instruments has released a goggle-mounted performance computer for skydiving, BASE jumping and wingsuit flying.

To demonstrate the power and speed of the Trail Rider electric skateboard, Gnarboards owner Joshua Tulberg has pitted his invention against a C5 Corvette in a series of drag races.

The newly announced US$6100 Gnarboard 4WD Trail Rider has 3.4 kW of power and peak-power output of 16.5 kW. It can hit its top speed of 28 mph in 1.9 seconds, which is faster than almost anything on the road.