Android is everywhere: in phones, in tablets, in televisions and soon in cars. But not yet in motorcycle helmets. This lack will be filled as early as May 2015 by Skully , a motorcycle helmet that will drool logged any techie biker.
Skully is a motorcycle helmet logged designed by the eponymous company, which is currently seeking funds to finance participatory website Indiegogo. Or rather was seeking funds since two days after the launch of the project, Skully has already collected 850,000 dollars, 600,000 dollars more than the amount originally requested . And when you look at this helmet a little closer, we understand the excitement around the project.
Skully like any motorcycle helmet. Except for the fact that it is full of technologies that would be the envy Iron Man. Judge for yourself. The main feature of Skully is to integrate a camera on the back of the helmet . The camera sends a video stream directly on the transparent visor, so watch his back constantly. Skully is also connected to a smartphone via an Android or iOS application. This particular application allows to adjust the position of the camera, but also to take calls in the headphones, listen to music from his smartphone and have an Internet connection. This headset also features a built-in GPS which is always displayed transparently over the visor. A high discreet head-up display that does not hide the vision rider, as can be seen in this video:
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In addition to the countless electronic gadgets, Skully has been designed as a high-end headphones. It includes built-in headphones, it is light (but its weight is not specified), available in 6 sizes (S-XXL) and is fully waterproof. Skully is currently in prototype phase and its designers ensure that the battery is able today to take nine hours straight . Even better, this headset can be updated OTA. And for good reason, since ‘ it is actually installed Android 4.4 KitKat . Developers have used some Android features to make it more easily scalable. The technical manager of the helmet also talk a bit more on the official forums of the project
Skully should be available to backers in the month of May. Obviously, this is not given as first prize preorder now is 1599 dollars , about 1200 euros. Two colors are currently scheduled: black or white (Matte Black or Gloss White). It remains in any case 29 days to the company to convince other riders to pre-order this gem on Indiegogo technology very attractive and certainly cheerfully over a million dollars in funds raised.
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