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This augmented reality motorcycle helmet could save your life
"I was in early morning traffic when an inattentive driver hit me from behind and I was thrown from my motorcycle." Ryan Shearman, founder and CEO of FUSAR Technologies, tells me at Augmented World Expo 2014. It's the kind of thing that could happen to any motorcyclist - and indeed, happens too often - but it also served as a spark of inspiration. "It started the wheels turning in my head: how can I make motorcycle riding safer?" His answer was to build a better helmet.
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I remember when the skully first popped up, it being another AR type helmet. These do seem like something we will eventually get to, and I would love to get my hands on one. But the price seems to be above what I'd be willing to spend. I am sure as tech improves then prices drops. But $1500 for something that will last, at most, 5 years is a stretch for me.
This thing is bad-ass, but will probably be very expensive.