GPS Equipped Motorcycle Helmet Radios for Help

In a great application of GPS technology here's a student from UMass who has equipped a motorcycle helmet with the Wireless Impact Guardian (WIG) that senses an impact; the unit is designed so that it can judge is you are OK after an impact. If not, it will automatically calls 911, then sends your location over the line. The student, Brycen Spencer, has filed a provisional patent on the device, which may just hit stores if someone will pick up the idea and manufacture it.

Via Engadget

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