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Easily the best thing at Gadget Show Live, the Supermarinovation x2 is a "wearable personal underwater propulsion device" but it's much more fun thinking of the x2 as an underwater jetpack. With only three main components - two arm-mounted thruster units and a battery backpack - the x2 brings Superman-like flight to swimmers and free divers. Shown as part of the
Continuing GNC's coverage of the British Inventors' Project at Gadget Show Live, I met Mark of Stebles Bikes and his interesting road bicycle with carbon-fibre mudguards integrated into the bike frame. Mark tells me more about his new design and the problem it's trying to solve. As an enthusiastic cyclist himself, the thinking behind Mark's idea was "more riding, less
Today's apartments and smaller houses aren't always conducive to bicycle ownership. Bikes don't stay upright, handlebars mark walls and transporting them can be awkward. They're all wheels and finger-nips. Mark and Julie's BikeDeck looks to solve these problems and I chat with him as part of the British Inventors' Project at Gadget Show Live. The BikeDeck is a free-standing bicycle
Let's say that you are a major manufacturer of sportswear and you need an activity tracker to keep up with the market. You've no experience in electronics or wearables, so what do you do? If you're Adidas, you turn to Bittium and get the professionals on the job. Martti, Senior Specialist at Bittium, takes Andrew through the company's offering. Finnish firm
TomTom are well know for their in-car navigation devices with over 75 million of them sold since 2004, including specialised variants for motorbikes and trucks. Building on their success with GPS, TomTom has launched wearable devices for runners and golfers. Tom tells Andrew all about the company's latest developments. Announced at the Wearable Technology Show, the new TomTom Golfer 2 is a
In the world of professional athletics, stats are everything. Not just the typical stats that fans might see like hits or points scored. But in-depth numbers about things like pitch counts and jump heights. Traditionally, this kind of information was difficult to obtain. But technology company Vert is working to change that. Nick met with Martin Matak, the founder and
Fitness trackers have been around from a couple of years and they're beginning to evolve from simply measuring steps and reps to coaching for improved performance. Jamie and Nick get a demo by Fabian Walke to show how the Gymwatch exemplifies that next stage in evolution. The main difference between Gymwatch and other activity trackers is that it's designed to