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Trek promises safer cycling, with WaveCel helmet tech

Ben Coxworth March 19, 2019

We're seeing more bike helmet makers move away from foam in favor of higher-tech materials that provide better head-protection. The big boys have now gotten in on the act, as Trek has announced its WaveCel helmets – they're said to be 48 times more effective than foam, at preventing concussions.

Motorcycles

Review: AGV leans slightly back toward the road with its new AX-9 adventure helmet

Loz Blain January 15, 2019

After 10 years on the market, AGV has updated its flagship convertible adventure lid - the AX-8 - with a new AX-9 that takes things to the next level in comfort, touring capability and high-speed aerodynamics. We've spent a couple of weeks with our heads in one.

AGV's new AX-9 replaces its ten year old AX-8 adventure helmet with something slightly more road ...

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Orbi 360-degree-video football helmet puts viewers in the action

Ben Coxworth January 8, 2019

It was three years ago that we first heard about Orbi Prime sunglasses, which use four integrated cameras to record 360-degree interactive video. Orbi has now unveiled a more robust version of the glasses, but perhaps more interestingly, it's also built the technology into a football helmet.

The prototype helmet utilizes four 1080p/30fps cameras

Outdoors

Soft-bodied ski helmet hardens when taking hits

Ben Coxworth December 10, 2018

Whether you call them beanies, tuques or simply wool hats, a lot of downhill skiers wear the things instead of helmets, as they're so much more comfortable. Well, that's why the ANTI Ordinary A1 was created. It's usually soft and pliable, but hardens to protect the head upon impact.

The A1 contains an inner layer of non-Newtonian fluids

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Specialized ANGi bike helmet tech calls for help when crashes occur

Ben Coxworth December 6, 2018

It was back in 2012 that we first heard about the ICEdot Crash Sensor, a bicycle helmet-mounted device that detected when the rider had crashed. ICEdot was acquired last year by Specialized, and a new-and-improved version of the technology is now featured in Spec's ANGi line of helmets.

ANGi is built into some helmets, and is also available as a self-contained add-on device (pictured ...

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Jarvish X-AR carbon HUD helmet launches with cameras, comms and voice control

Loz Blain November 27, 2018

With a full carbon shell, twin 1080p cameras front and rear, Bluetooth audio, active noise cancelling, Alexa-powered voice control and a proper drop-down HUD screen, this Taiwanese smart helmet seems to tick a ton of boxes for an early bird Kickstarter pledge of US$899.

Jarvish X-AR HUD smart helmet: could this be the one that finally get head-up displays into ...

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Coros takes a SafeSound approach to bike helmet audio

Ben Coxworth November 23, 2018

Back in 2016 we first heard about the Bluetooth-equipped Coros Linx bike helmet, which streams audio from the user's smartphone to bone conduction transducers in the head straps. Well, Coros is now trying something different and reportedly better, with its SafeSound line.

The Road version of the Coros SafeSound helmet

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Fan-equipped motorcycle helmet automatically cools hot heads

Ben Coxworth November 19, 2018

Although many motorcycle helmets do have vents that help air to flow through, it goes without saying that the slower the speed of the bike, the weaker that flow. Momodesign is offering a solution to that problem, in the form of a helmet with a built-in fan that comes on when the bike slows down.

The Aero helmet should be in stores by the end of next March

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DAAL looks to bring wind noise cancellation to third-party motorcycle helmets

Ben Coxworth November 13, 2018

According to Norwegian entrepreneurs Dag Loe and Sigmund Birkeland, the wind noise that's generated when motorcycling at highway speeds exceeds 110 decibels. With that in mind, they've developed the DAAL wind noise cancellation system for helmets.

The DAAL system was recently presented at the EICMA show

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Hexo 3D-printed bike helmet promises better fit, increased safety and less heat

Ben Coxworth November 8, 2018

Remember the Kupol? It was a 3D-printed bicycle helmet that we covered last month, which forwent the usual foam core. Although it didn't meet its Kickstarter goal, another 3D-printed no-foam helmet is soon to hit the market, in the form of the Hexo.

The Hexo weighs a claimed 240 grams, for a size equivalent to a Medium