28-06-2005, 09:05
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Smart swimming
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Smart goggles that help swimmers log laps have been designed by a UK engineering student.
The Inview goggles display a lap count and time elapsed on their lenses so swimmers can track their progress.
Invented by industrial design student Katie Williams, the goggles use an in-built compass to spot when swimmers complete laps.
Ms Williams said the goggles would let swimmers concentrate on improving their strokes rather than count laps.
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Technology is getting everywhere 
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28-06-2005, 09:15
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Re: Smart swimming
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Originally Posted by Paul
BBC
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Smart goggles that help swimmers log laps have been designed by a UK engineering student.
The Inview goggles display a lap count and time elapsed on their lenses so swimmers can track their progress.
Invented by industrial design student Katie Williams, the goggles use an in-built compass to spot when swimmers complete laps.
Ms Williams said the goggles would let swimmers concentrate on improving their strokes rather than count laps.
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Wonder what would happen if you just span the goggles round on your finger  new world record perhaps   but yep, technology is getting everywhere, gotta love it, I saw a pair of sunglasses with built in mp3 player / phones the other day, very nice 
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28-06-2005, 09:19
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Re: Smart swimming
Oh yeah I wonder if she thought about that??? Pretty clever idea though
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28-06-2005, 10:46
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Re: Smart swimming
That is a cool idea. All this technology makes life so much easier.
Its a great thing.
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28-06-2005, 11:20
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Re: Smart swimming
looks like it's still an "idea" as there is a lot of "would" used in the report.
Good idea though.
ould even be done with sensors at both ends to help measure individual lap timing etc.
The prototype might be a bit of a problem until they manage to minaturise the circuitry & waterproof it, otherwise the extension lead would get rather wet
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28-06-2005, 11:22
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Re: Smart swimming
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Originally Posted by zoombini
looks like it's still an "idea" as there is a lot of "would" used in the report.
Good idea though.
ould even be done with sensors at both ends to help measure individual lap timing etc.
The prototype might be a bit of a problem until they manage to minaturise the circuitry & waterproof it, otherwise the extension lead would get rather wet |
Well that and swimming with a PC on your back would slow you down lol
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28-06-2005, 12:23
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Re: Smart swimming
imagine if it elecronically broke down.
ZZaaaappp.... although I doubt there would be sufficent current to do any harm, but the noise would perhaps empty the entire pool in seconds.
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