Contour and Recon Instruments Partner with Camera and Goggle Connectivity

Contour Announces Partnership with Recon Instruments, Launching First Camera and Goggle Connectivity App at SIA

Partnership Connects Contour Cameras to MOD Live Technology for Use as a Viewfinder

DENVER, CO, (SIA) – January 26, 2012 – Contour, (www.contour.com) a leader in making it easy to capture and share epic moments with hands-free video, and Recon Instruments, award winning innovator of Micro Optics Display (MOD) technology for action sport athletes, today announced a partnership to launch the Contour Camera Connectivity App for MOD Live, turning Recon-ready goggles into a viewfinder for Contour+ and ContourGPS cameras. MOD Live provides skiers and riders with instant information useful for both novices on beginner slopes or experts carving up the backcountry, including speed, location, jump analytics, temperature, altitude and more. These unique solutions can be seen live at Contour’s SIA booth #4528 or ISPO booth A1.225 (Hall A 1).

OGIO’s Endurance Collection

OGIO UNVEILS NEW ENDURANCE COLLECTION
New Bags are Designed for Athletes Requiring the Highest Performance Gear

SALT LAKE CITY (Jan 18, 2012) – A trailblazer and award-winning designer of bags and apparel for sport and adrenaline-driven lifestyles, OGIO is continuing to expand the brand’s horizons by journeying into the world of endurance sports. OGIO’s Endurance Collection will provide runners, swimmers, triathletes, cyclists, downhill mountain bikers and other athletes with the ultimate in organization, protection and comfort for their high-intensity workouts and competitions.

“We created the Endurance Collection to meet the needs of endurance athletes around the world who are participating in one of the fastest growing segments of athletic competition,” said Tony Palma, CEO, OGIO. “Our designers have worked with some of the world’s top endurance athletes to create a premier collection of bags built to withstand the rigors of training, yet are lightweight enough to carry on race day.”

Magura RT8TT Hydraulic Road Brake

MAGURA RT8 TT: Brake revolution for triathlon and time trialing

The world's lightest and fastest hydraulic rim brake for the road

January 2012 - In 1987, MAGURA invented the first hydraulic braking system for mountain bikes. 25 years later, the world market leader takes its experience in hydraulic rim brakes to the road. Working together with aerodynamics expert Cervélo, MAGURA has now introduced the world's lightest and fastest hydraulic rim braking system for the road, the MAGURA RT8 TT (TT for Time Trial). The motto is: "Aerodynamics by Cervélo, Hydraulics by MAGURA". Their braking power and modulation set new standards for triathlon and road bikes. This allows effective speed management both on the descent and before curves. This way, cyclists are able to gain crucial seconds.

The challenge facing MAGURA's development department in Bad Urach was clear and concise: to build the world's fastest brake for the road. It had to be extremely light, provide greater braking power than any other road bike brake before it, yet still be capable of exact and smooth control. It also sets new standards in terms of aerodynamics for triathlon and time trial machines. In order to trump here, MAGURA brought on board the Canadian bike manufacturer, Cervélo, for its exceptional expertise in aerodynamics. After more than one and a half year of intense development, MAGURA now presents the braking revolution for triathlon and time trialling: the first hydraulic rim braking system for the road - the RT8 TT (RT for Road Team, TT for Time Trial). Four factors stand out here: high braking power, fine modulation, light weight and optimal aerodynamic shape.

G-Form Knee, Elbow and Shin Pad Review

The G-Form company makes protection gear for consumer electronics and extreme athletic endeavors, that makes use of PORON XRD, which is a density changing and impact rate-dependent material. The basis of their product is RPT, which is Reactive Protection Technology, and is a combination of the PORON XRD material and their proprietary G-Form technology. What the product does is stiffens instantly on an impact, and it absorbs over 90% of the energy, providing excellent protection in a lightweight and flexible format. They had a small demonstration at Interbike this year, in which they dropped a bowling ball on some M&Ms that were in cased inside the product, and they survived with very little damage, showing how much energy was dissipated, and protection was provided. The change in durometer of the material during impact is easy to test, and if you slowly poke the material it's soft, squishy and pliable and leaves an obvious dent, while if you slam it fast and hard, it stiffens up substantially with less penetration.

The G-Form exoskeleton armor comes in three different versions currently, the Knee Pad, the Shin Pad and the Elbow Pad, with each retailing for $49.95. They should hopefully be releasing a compressive shirt and crash shorts; shown above; some time this year? The slip-on armor utilizes an elastic fabric tube, made from a nylon and spandex blend, in which the molded RPT padding is flat stitched onto the material. The top cuff of the tube has a silicone gripper band, which offers adhesion, to prevent the armor from creeping and moving downwards during use. The design mimics a set of arm or knee warmers, and the fabric fits snugly to assist in keeping things in place, and also provides compressive qualities. They come in eight sizes, 2XS, XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL and 3 XL, so they'll cover the gamut of body shapes and girths. Their website has detailed sizing charts for each of the versions to make sure you get the appropriate fitting set of armor.

GoPro Wi-Fi BacPac and Wi-Fi Remote Combo Kit

 
GoPro had their new Wi-Fi BacPac and Wi-Fi Remote on display at the CES in Las Vegas this week, and the kit will be Wi-Fi-enable their HERO2 and HERO camera's. The back of the HERO and HERO2 camera have an expansion port, that will allow optional expansion packs (called BacPac) to be connected. The current BacPac list is an LCD screen to view videos and pictures, and a battery extender, for longer battery life. The BacPac's come with an expanded back door, so that the fatter camera (camera with attached BacPac) will fit inside the housing.