We had the opportunity to visit the the new F30 Brio Ultralight Aircraft production at the Golden Car premises.

Designed by the famous Ing Stelio Frati, the aircraft target is the top of technology and design in the field of ultralight certificated aircraft.

Golder Car, a company specialized in the production of shells and accessories for luxury cars, has launched the aeronautics division to exploit the internal distinctive skills for the ultralight aircfraft market.

Silvio, the F30 test pilot, shows us the entire production process fully industrialized, rom the inventory where all the details (from the last fuselage rivet used) are maintained on a CAD software systems, up to the molds and tooling internally made.

The attention to detail is very high: all the pieces are mounted using Continue reading »

Revolutionary football boot features Nike adaptive traction technology and helps players improve their performance with expert tips and training through Nike Football+

At a global media event featuring footballer Cristiano Ronaldo in London, NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today unveiled the Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II, a lightweight boot featuring a new, unique adaptive traction system designed for explosive acceleration. The Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II features a reengineered upper for enhanced fit and ball control for fast feet while the vibrant ultra-violet color boosts visibility on the pitch.

“NIKE, Inc. is the world’s largest and most innovative football company,” said Mark Parker, NIKE, Inc.’s President & CEO. “Our success in the Continue reading »

Since today you will be able to read at the Sport Technologies news directly form your Apple iPhone using a styling optimized interface ! Indeed Sportechblog is now available as an iPhone application-style theme, complete with ajax loading articles and effects, when viewed from an iPhone, iPod touch, Android or BlackBerry touch mobile device.

Our news will be displayed according to special effects specifically user-friendly to be managed with a Touch Screen Mobile device.

Here on the right side image you can look at the optimized iPhone Safari Web page for Sportechblog: the posts are displayed so they can be easier scrolled and selected.

The charsets and icons are optimized to be showed on the Touch screens, so are the hyperinks.

Thanks to this new available technologies we are able to provide an optimized service to all people using mobile devices and we are really proud to do it !

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DREAM ON is the answer to long dreamed snowkite experiences in dry fluffy powder. Over the last winter together with the famous snowboard brand Atomic, JN developed and tested several different shapes with the outcome of the DREAM ON. It is the board which will help you land smooth and get the confidence you need totry new stuff. It comes with a strong 4 layer glass layup for more and constant pop.

Construction:
-  D4 sandwich construction
-  Twin prog sidecut
-  Sintered 7200 base
-  Truth 3 CNC wood core (poplar) with milled channels to reduce weight and increase pop.

Core construction:
- Inter carbon
- 2.5 degree park bevel eliminates rail hang ups and lets you slide out of blind/wrapped landings
- RSR + Lite can take a beating from wood, concrete, steel or ice! A layer of super tough ceramic layer P-tex along the length of both edges keeps the hardest of impacts in check.

Complimentary to the freeride foil kite Luis, JN enters the freestyle and hang glider scene with RANDAS. The Randas marks the counterpart to the tube kite handling at snow grounds.

The huge lift and hangtime potential, the tight and dynamic turnings and the stable, dynamically flying performance sets new standards at hard grounds.

Due to the incredible punch and dynamically, stable flying performance the Randas will enable you to boost the Continue reading »

With the Copa in 1978, Adidas has built a shoe that lasts until today and should last for eternity. Today, the Copa enjoys a tremendous come back after years of stable demand.

While the Copa is a shoe that should be untouched to tribute the adidas heritage, there is a growing  demand for an adidas boot, that stays to the classical roots, but gives them a new twist.

In 2006, we remembered those classical roots. With the 7406 we created a boot, that combined the  classical look and state of the art technologies.

The launch of PURE 08 brought this combination to a different level and resulted in a great product with excellent response from the Continue reading »

New innovations in Spyder’s Olympic GS suit with d3o™

Spyder’s has been completely redesigned their Speed Suit in time for the Vancouver Olympics this year to give athletes the cutting edge advantage they need. The suit contains 3 innovations that will improve the suit’s aerodynamics and result in significant time gains for the Athletes using the suits, including a new kind of d3o™. The suit will be available for purchase in 2011.

“The focus of Spyder’s research during the last few years has been about how we can make our speed suits more slippery against air,” says Spyder Product Director Phil Shettig, “Our goal is to make all of our suits competitively faster by manipulating airflow properties.”
Spyder refined the surface texture on the top face knit, reducing the co-efficient of friction against wind. The new slippery surface has less texture than past fabrics, and was tested in wind tunnels to shave off precious hundredths of seconds from racers’ times, a margin by which many Continue reading »

Technology for self training

The field of technological devices for training assistance in fitness and running is quite rich. There is a wide range of heart-rate monitors, stride sensors, GPS (and more…) studied to communicate trainings stats. In this crowded field Adidas is trying to lead the way with an innovative device studied for a complete training support: we are talking about micoach.
Micoach consists in a small network of sensors (the actual version includes an heart-rate sensor and a stride sensor) sending data to a small management node which elaborates the incoming signal and  communicates the user the training parameters.  All this system is wearable end is slightly perceived during the training. Micoach is not just a device, but it is a complete series of tools for the training. In fact adidas allows its customers to register on micoach website for managing the features of the micoach device and for uploading the data recorded during training.

Once uploaded, this data are stored on the personal page of the customer and can be plotted in order to observed what happened during running. Moreover it is available a web service for the definition of a scheduled training program according with the level and the goal of the customer. The resulting program is quite accurate and it consists in a calendar with the Continue reading »

Innovative inflate & repair cartridge for road and mountain-bikes
It works even with lenticular/road disk wheels!

EspressoTM is an inflate & repair cartridge for the demanding cyclists and racers.
As all Effetto Mariposa products, Espresso carries some innovative and useful features:
Multi-purpose: Espresso is perfect for both road and off-road applications, fixing punctures on tube-type, tubeless and tubular tyres.
User-friendly: The flexible silicone tube of the nozzle fits directly on Presta valves, allowing the use of Espresso even with spokes close to the valve area or lenticular/road disk wheels (an exclusive feature!).
Minimalistic: The activation button has been eliminated. To use the cartridge, just push the brass nipple on the top of the cartridge in any direction to release sealant.
Clean: Thanks to a direct connection between the valve and cartridge, the special repairing foam (Caffélatex based) goes straight into the tyre, without leaks.
Fast: Less than one minute is needed to inflate and repair tyres with sizes ranging from 700×20c (20-622) up to 26×2.50 (62-559).
No Ammonia: Puncture-sealing action is ensured by Continue reading »

Nike and Kobe Bryant Launch New Zoom Kobe V, Lower & Lighter

Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Kobe Bryant announced the debut of the Nike Zoom Kobe V, the brand’s lowest-profile and lightest basketball shoe to date. Bryant challenged Nike to make his signature shoe even lighter and lower than the Nike Zoom Kobe IV he debuted during his 2008-2009 championship season. Nike responded with the Nike Zoom Kobe V, which features a 10 mm forefoot profile and weighs 10.6 ounces – one ounce lighter than the Nike Zoom Kobe IV.

“I wanted to push the envelope with a shoe that meets the demands of my style of play,” Bryant said. “The Kobe V is lighter, lower and Continue reading »