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Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Technology in sports: WaveJet Powered Surfboard


This year has been an epic year for the latest sport technology and gadgets and some of this stuff might even turn out to be revolutionary sports gear. Innovative sport technology and gadgets are constantly evolving as the athletes evolve themselves and these innovations will mostly all prove to make athletes more efficient, if they catch on that is.



For those who are craving for surfing at the beach, there is a cool gadget called WaveJet Powered Surfboard. This WaveJet Powered Surfboard is a personal water propulsion device which features technology that may blow the surfing industry out of the water, once they can make their boards affordable that is ($4500). 

As far as efficiency, WaveJet surfboards have got a good running start with their technology. They're powered by an integrated twin-lithium ion battery pack gadget, and are capable of pumping out 20 pounds of thrust which moves you 2 to 3 times faster than paddling a surfboard. Sounds good right? The boards are also safe, quiet and light, and useful in shallow water.  



A charge up through a standard wall socket provides a full battery or 30 minute of propulsion time. This is one place they can really work on, since most surfers spend 2-4 hours in the water on average (estimate). Wavejets will come out in 3-4 different board styles.

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