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High tech headwear

Posted by James | Filed under tech

It’s been a good week for those who like their headwear to be scientifically advanced as the American football helmet complete with sensors and the thought controlled wheelchair were shown off in prototype stage.

A coin-sized sensor in the helmet monitors the body heat of the player and sends information to the sidelines meaning if he gets too hot, and in danger of heatstroke, it won’t go unnoticed.

The wheelchair, controlled by the thoughts of the driver, is an exciting product development that may be on the market within ten years – at just 10% more than the standard wheelchair price. At the moment drivers are not given full control but have access to pre-programmed destinations – such as rooms in a house. The driver is shown a list of options and the skull cap he wears reads the signals created by the brain and within a few seconds the wheelchair heads off to the chosen destination.

The chair has an inbuilt map of the house in its memory and also has sensors to detect and avoid any obstacles along the way.

While headwear seems to be developing to become more advanced and useful, it’s nice to see websites offering old-fashioned and traditional hats. Golden Hook, for example, lets you create and design your own woolly hat that will then be knitted by a grandma of your choice. You can leave personal instructions to make sure the hat is to your liking and then request that the gran writes a message on the name tag for you.

If a granny knitted hat isn’t your thing, how about a hat with a beard already attached?

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