Diving is a risky activity, whether you’re doing it for leisure or work. While divers rely on dive computers to stay safe underwater, the topside crew plays an equally critical role. The tragic case of Tom and Eileen Lonergan—who were accidentally left behind during a dive trip—is a sobering reminder […]
When it comes to open water safety, every second counts. The faster you can reach a person in distress, the higher the chance of saving their life. While technologies like U Safe and EMILY allow for quick deployment, they may be hindered by choppy waters as watercraft. Enter the Water […]
Imagine this. You were out taking on the mega waves and got knocked out of your surfboard. Your head hits the board and you get knocked out cold, leaving your face in the water and drowning every second. The Wuanap you see here is designed to save you from that.
Call it a drone, remote control lifesaver, unmanned sea vehicle, or whatever, the U Safe from Portugal-based Noras Performance may just end the days of wet-bodied beach lifeguards. U Safe is a remotely control lifesaver (or life preserver, if you will) that lets lifeguard gets to and save a person […]
Here are a pair of bodyboards which you may have not heard of from China’s “water entertainment products, marine rescue facilities and unmanned waterborne systems” maker, FZBlue. The first is called AEF Electric Bodyboard a bodyboard style, electrically-powered flotation device for leisure and the second, called UEF, is the lifesaver […]
According to WHO, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide with some 372,000 recorded deaths. Sadly, Tom Agapiades’s good friend was among that statistic which prompted Tom to invent Kingii, a wrist-worn inflatable device that aims to prevent such tragedy from happening to anyone. Unlike life […]
remember the uber cool electric-powered bodyboard, Kymera? well, it might be a dream no more for those who are game enough to give it a go and have at least $2,500 to throw. the folks behind this awesome who-needs-the-wave-anyway bodyboard has taken it to Kickstarter, seeking your support to make it a reality.
body board – we bet you didn’t think it has any use beside hitting the waves? actually, it has more meaningful use if it is motorized. any avid body boarder would even tell you that they wished their body boards are powered so that their leisurely fun will not be at the mercy of Mother Nature. you know how it goes: no wind equals…
as sleek as the BLADEFISH 7000 Turbo might look, it is not going save your ass if you are being chased by the man-eating great white shark, a creature that can effortlessly reach a top speed of 25 mph. instead, this four-…
in the air, we have parachutes as a safety measure but what if you were pinned down by big waves in the water? Shane Dorian, one of the best big wave surfers on the planet has the ans…
PoolJet isn’t exactly the newest of the new products but the fact is, it is touted as the “new improved model for 2011” that is worth for me to post it here. before you kids really get their hand on…