Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Impact Sensing Football Helmets from Riddell

Filed under: Sports Medicine

Sport equipment manufacturer Riddell of Rosemont, IL is now shipping its IQ HITS™ football helmets that feature a number of motion sensors and wireless transmission capabilities, all designed to provide coaches and medical teams on the sideline with real-time information on the players' cranial impacts. According to MIT Technology Review, the University of Missouri and a few other teams have already ordered their helmets.

We envision that this technology will somehow one day be coupled with car-like airbags, providing more than just actionable information.

More from MIT Tech Review...

Riddell IQ HITS&trade product page...

(hat tip: Engadget)

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