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Seattle- based startup whose football
helmets have topped annual safety
ratings published by the NFL and
NFL Players Association, is turning
its attention to the youth market.
“Our birthright,” says VICIS CEO
Dave Marver, “was to come out
with a better helmet for kids.” The
ZERO1 Youth, which launched in
May, has thicker force-absorbing
support on the front and sides of the
helmet, where kids are more likely
to incur more jarring hits. Players
on 1,500 different youth teams
have now worn the helmet. While
no helmet can prevent concussions
altogether, in Virginia Tech’s
inaugural youth-helmet rankings,
VICIS finished first once again.
ÑSean Gregory
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
PRO VIDEO MADE EASY
Remo Tech OBSBOT Tail
to follow them as they
prowl the stage or dart
across the football field,
capturing their move-
ments in 4K video. You
can also give commands
using hand gestures
or through the app,
where you can further
customize your shooting
preferences or style.
—Patrick Lucas Austin
SOCIAL GOOD
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
YOLK Solar Cow
The YOLK Solar Cow is helping to improve
access to electricity and education in develop-
ing nations. Placed near schools, the solar
charging system that literally looks like a cow
has “power milk”—white, portable batteries—
that students can take home to their families.
Around 500 kids took charged batteries home
during pilot programs in Kenya and Tanzania.
YOLK says the product will chip away at broader
global inequality issues by providing energy to
low-income families and encouraging them to
send their children to school. —Isaac Saul
HEALTH CARE
ZAPPING
MIGRAINES
Nerivio
Worn on the upper
arm, Nerivio electri-
cally stimulates the
body’s own neural
pathway for tamping
down pain signals.
When they feel a
migraine aura starting,
patients put on the
device, which is cali-
brated to a wavelength
that addresses their
pain. For now, the $99
device requires a doc-
tor’s prescription and
is only available at des-
ignated pharmacies.
—Alice Park
A wide
field of view
reduces the risk
that a player will
be blindsided
by a hit
If you’ve ever shot home
movies or YouTube videos
solo, you know how hard
it is to keep yourself in
frame. Now the OBSBOT
Tail can be your cinema-
tographer. Just set the
$589 camera on a table
or tripod; select your
subject in the companion
app; and the OBSBOT
Tail will pan, tilt and zoom
ZERO1 YOUTH HELMET: JOE LINGEMAN FOR TIME
