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Security flaw in a popular smart helmet allowed silent location tracking

The maker of a popular smart ski and bike helmet has fixed a security flaw that allowed the easy real-time location tracking of anyone wearing its helmets. Livall makes internet-connected helmets that

A magnetic helmet shrunk a deadly tumor in its first test

We've seen helmets and AI that can spot brain tumors, but a new hard hat can actually treat them, too. Researchers used a helmet that generates a magnetic field to shrink a deadly tumor by a third.

AR helmet maker Skully investors boot founders, replacing them with Martin Fitcher as CEO

Anonymous sources have confirmed to TechCrunch that Skully co-founders Marcus and Mitch Weller have been kicked out of the company by investors. Marcus served as CEO of Skully while his brother Mitch

Smart Helmet tells you if you hurt your brain

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/buildingabet.jpg" />Living in ski county, I hear every year about skiers and snowboarders that have sustained head injuries from crashing

New bicycle helmet wafts stinky cheese smell from your head when you fall

As if falling off your bike weren’t embarrassing enough, now some German scientists have created a helmet that starts to stink when its cracked, thereby alerting you – and your loved ones

Tokyo Virtual Reality Expo 2008: $80,000 high-end VR helmet presented

Yesterday I attended the 16th Industrial Virtual Reality Expo in Tokyo to find some cool tech to cover for CrunchGear. However, a lot of what I saw was just boring stuff. Advanced maybe, but boring: m

Inside Darth Vader's helmet

I remember watching a behind-the-scenes-type show on Star Wars years ago where they dissected and said what everything inside Vader’s helmet did, but this was the first time I’ve ever seen

Jason Mask + Bicycle Helmet = Better Breathing

Industrial design and technology student Luke Pannell has designed a helmet that could help cyclists breath easier and look like some crazy geeked out Jason or a huge renob. Designed to filter out irr

Lights, Camera, ActionCam!

Oregon Scientific’s All Terrain Camera is a wireless, weatherproof camera that can record your crazy skydiving or NASCAR exploits. The camera records video and sound to AVI and features PAL out,