Running In TheInfonautic Age
How New Technology Will Change The Way We Run
Sept, 2013
Intro to Scott Dunlap
• Ultrarunner, triathlete
• A Trail Runner’s Blog
• Silicon Valley entrepreneur/tech guy
• Data NERD.
Scott’s Hero
DATA
Where Tech Comes In
Sensor/TrackingDevices
Display/Analysis Augmentation
Core Tech
MotivationKnowledgeOptimization
…Just Try Not To Overdo It
You Are Familiar With These…
Estimated 43 million pedometers to be shipped in 2013
167 million by 2017
…soon with LED/Skin Sensors
Basis Science’s skin sensor tracks heart rate, skin temp, perspiration via LED light
Fuelband, Jawbone, etc. soon to follow…
Track Your Brainwaves
InteraXon Muse
• Tracks brainwaves (EEG)
• Measures “mood”, stress, concentration
• Controller?
Smart Socks
Sensoria Smart Socks
• Sensors woven into material
• Pedometer +…
• Foot strike, weight distribution, cadence
Sensors In Clothing
OMSignal Biometric Shirt
• Sensors woven into shirt, designed to be worn all day
• Heart rate, breathing, stress levels
Google Glass
Google Glass (w/Nike, Strava, etc.)
• Lightweight heads up display w/real-time info
• Expected release of many apps in late Oct w/GDK
Other Heads Up Displays
Instabeat Swim Goggles
• Speed, lap counter, stroke counter
• ETA 2014
• Other vendors/sports
Visor-based Displays
Nordic Semiconductor’s ANT Visor Display
• Built into visor, update at touch of a button
The Apple iWatch
Apple iWatch
• Still not officially announced
• Rumors that 65m are being built for 2014
• Keep that phone in your pocket!
More Body Analysis
23andMe Genetic Analysis
• Genome analysis, athletic and health predispositions
InsideTracker Blood Analysis
• Full blood chem, iron deficiencies, signs of overtraining, etc.
Gravity-Assisted Treadmill
Alter-G Treadmill
• Supports up to 70% of your weight with air
• Train through injuries, at goal pace (but 90% of weight), etc.
Near-Instant Core Cooling
Stanford’s Vacuum Core Cooler
• Vacuum-based glove can restore core temp in <8 minutes
• Huge recovery gains…imagine the 6th set feeling like the 1st set
The Drone War Has Begun
Full-range Drones
• 2-3 mile range, can carry 8 lbs (camera, water bottle, first aid, etc.)
High Tech Recovery
Cryo-tanks
Infrared Home Saunas
Inflatable Compression
Dexa X-ray
What’s New In Core Tech
Graphene-based Supercapicitors
• 20x more than lithium-ion battery
• Cheap, biodegradable…
Thank You! See You On The Trails…
[email protected]@scott_dunlapLinkedin.com/in/scottdunlapwww.atrailrunnersblog.com
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