Olympic Training

This week is the second week of the Olympics. We’ve heard all about the technology behind new skis and aerodynamic uniforms. But even training has become more advanced technologically speaking.

The Shadowbox is only one such example of training and testing and tricks. The Shadowbox was originally created for wakeboarders but has recently been picked up by snowboarders. The digital box mounts on almost any sports equipment and records data as you go along. From GPS locations to motion and speed it’s a self testing gadget to see if you’ve really mastered those new tricks. It’s not just all about coaching anymore.

Being Skinny

Because USB flash drives weren’t easy enough to carry around in the first place Top tech has designed a new travel style drive for everyone.

Slim Data is a USB drive as a card.  That’s right, it’s like having another credit card, except this one folds in half to reveal the USB and attach to any Windows, Mac, or Linux machine.  There are five colors at 4GB and $25 each (not a huge price difference compared to your average flash drive.

Flash drives are all travel size, but if you’re walking around with a wallet in your pocket anyway save your other pocket space and add your USB drive to your already full pocket.  Just hope that card doesn’t get lost amongst the other hundreds or cards already bursting in your wallet.