Uclear was gracious enough to give us 2 Uclear HBC 130 helmet communicators as Grand Prizes for our contest. However, before we announce the winners later on, we would like to give you a bit more information about this wicked technology that can be found here.
Using these headsets, you can ride over 30+miles an hour, while folks you are talking to, will not be able to hear the the annoying wind noise they normally get, when you use one of those iPhone headsets. You can listen to music or use them as intercom and communicate with other riders in your group. They work via bluetooth technology and you can use them in both ears or in just one (I would suggest just one so you can pay attention to what’s going on around you!).
According to Jeff Blood, V.P. of Uclear, the Uclear brand was created a year ago by ‘BITwave’. BITwave is a high tech R&D company that has provided crucial communications technology solutions and is licensed to and used by major corporations, the US Army and Homeland Security.
BITwave holds 12 patents in the fields of audio and speech recognition technology and it’s technology and have taken its military and industrial grade, patented audio technology and lucky for us, applied it to its UCLEAR consumer products line.
The HBC 130 Bike helmet communicators is one of the consumer lines now available for purchase. According to Jeff, this technology was first used in the traditional motorcycle industry when he and his friends went skiing and the proverbial light bulb came on for them. What ELSE can we use this technology for?
This lead to the development of the HBC 120 for the slopes and since their cyclists friends didn’t want to be left out, the HBC 130!
If you want to know how the technology works and want to get all geeky, click here: Uclear Digital Microphone Array Technology
If you would like to buy one of these technology marvels go to their online store: UClear Online Store
Thank you Jeff and the rest of the Uclear folks for supporting the Wheelbrothers and Texas cyclists!!
