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This is pretty ingenious from a tech standpoint. Though I’d say it’s more of a head airbag than an “invisible helmet” but whatev.

Once the price goes down I think more people will warm up to the idea. Though I would say, you’d have to be pretty stupid to choose not to wear a helmet because it doesn’t look “stylish”. 

What an incredible invention.. Fantastic!

This is cool, but i’d rather pay $20 bucks for a helmet even if i look lame

@QuantumStorm@xanga - i forego the helmet for the same reason i dont wear a seatbelt; the care to effort ratio is untennable. ive flown off my bike many times and never been too upset by the minor booboos

@zzzzzulavalle@xanga - this is true for some people, but a lot of people don’t like wearing helmets for that reason- they look stupid, haha. so this is a fantastic idea.

@youarethepretender@xanga - Yeah but you gotta admit that spending almost $600 on a helmet just because a regular helmet looks “stupid” is so ridiculous. But hey, if you’re rich and spending $600 on a helmet is no big deal then more power to you

misleading title but still freaking amazing! thanks for posting!

This is pretty awesome.  I like it even more that women did it.  I about died when she said people ask them how women could do anything so technical.  I understand.  Women can only wrap our minds around pretty things and shoes.

That is soooooo cool!  Way too expensive for normal Jane and Joe but still….

@zzzzzulavalle@xanga - Yes, but this is just the beginning. Prices will likely drop over time when the product develops even more. Just look at the iPhone.

so it’s a head airbag? what if it doesn’t inflate in time?

Eh, airbags can cause a lot of injuries if they inflate too early or too late. I’d rather wear a traditional helmet.

Instead of having something weird on your head, you have something weird on your neck.

Ok, this is cool. I bet it could be a flotation device too.

Interesting concept. Way out of my price range. But I’d be willing to try one some day if they ever become as cheap as regular helmets.

Nice. 

I don’t think helmets are THAT awful. the problem is that the hair gets greasy sooner under them, that’s why I wouldn’t choose one that is entirely closed without air holes, even though they seem to be more fashionally acceptable when they look like horse back riding helmets or pilot helmets according to my magazines.
I recently bought a very ‘traditional bike helmet’ to call it like that, and what bugs me is that it doesn’t have a chin protection. as a kid I used to have one that was closed on the chin not under your jaw. with the new one I imagine that depening on how I fall on it, it will slip into the neck and strangle me, so I still go without.

okay, totally not the point. As for this airbag: what if it detects unnantural movemments that aren’t unnatural?  that can be pretty annoying. If it fails to detect someting it’s useless. It’s not an inevtion *I* could have made with my technological knoweledge or lack thereof, but that doesn’t make it useful (meaning more useful than a normal helmet).

that’s pretty cool. i think this makes more sense in europe, because they bike more.

its an airbag,its not invisible.

anyone think it’s funny that they have like a super fashion model modeling the product rather than an athlete or i don’t know, maybe a cyclist? they must be very smart and have alot of education but that seems like advertising 101… I know they are targeting fashionistas but still, who rides in a dress like that?

great product, much respect for their research.