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Air-Trekkers Jumping Stilts: Unleash the Tigger in You

Lambert Varias — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:45:54 +0000

Ever wondered if there was a way to turn any surface into a trampoline? Me neither. But there is an answer to that non-existent question that doesn’t involve taking illegal substances: wear Air-Trekkers. They’re 3-foot long jumping stilts with an aluminum frame & carbon-fiber springs. Just put them on, and, as they say, the world is your trampoline.

The company – also named Air Trekkers – who makes these tiggerrific contraptions don’t want people to think of their product as a “toy”, probably for fear that kids might underestimate the risks involved in wearing air-trekkers. So I’m going to call it a humorous mode of transport.

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But with great jumping power comes great price: the “Adult” Air-Trekkers sell for $270 USD, the “Pro-Cuff” version sells for $370 USD, and the “Extreme” Air-Trekkers sell for $390 USD. What’s more, their product pages are very subjectively written and fail to explain how exactly the three versions differ. Of course the company says that the extremely expensive Extreme Air-Trekkers are the best stilts. Which kind of makes you wonder why they even make the inferior versions. Jump to Air-Trekkers’ website to order. Or just buy a PS3. Sony could use the money.

[via Gadgets Club]

Gopro Digital Hero 3 Camera for Sports Nuts

Technabob — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:54:58 +0000

A couple of years back, GoPro introduced a compact wrist-worn digital camera which let you shoot photos while you participated in sporting activities.

The problem was that the original only shot really low resolution pics that didn’t look very good. I’m happy to report that the company has recently bumped the camera up to 3-megapixels, so it now takes some pretty good quality photos.

The $139 Digital Hero 3 straps onto your wrist (or directly onto your sports equipment) and can shoot not only still photos, but can also shoot full motion video (with sound) at 640×480 resolution. The quality of the video is more than acceptable for YouTube, or even playback on a small TV. Thanks to an SD memory card slot, you can shoot up to 54 minutes of video on a single 2GB card.

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It’s all packaged in a durable housing which can handle extreme movement and up to 100 feet of water, so you can even take it in the ocean or in a pool and shoot. Be sure to check out the sample pictures and videos over on the GoPro website.

Nokia Intros New Sport Music Phone

Technabob — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:44:28 +0000

The new Nokia 5500 Sport XpressMusic is a GSM/GPRS mobile phone is designed for the active user in mind.

The phone comes with a 512MB microSD card for storing up to 375 tunes, as well as a sports belt, armband, bicycle mount and sports headset with a special remote which lets you quicky switch tracks through a series of taps.

The 5500 has three modes of operation, phone, music and sport. When in the sport mode, you can activate the phone’s built-in pedometer which can track your distance and calories burned during a walk or run. The 5500 even features text-to-speech capabilites, so you can listen to your SMS messages with two taps of the phone. It’s even designed to withstand shocks dust and water splashes. A 2 megapixel camera with video recording capabilites is also included.