 Just in case your iPod-equipped helmet, head-mounted camera and Bluetooth-enabled parka
weren't enough to distract you from actually paying attention to your
fear when looking down the mile-long slope ahead, how's about fiddling
with the Satski rather than focusing on that pizza wedge? This handhald
unit gives skiers, snowboarders and everyone else out there trying to
make it down in one piece the ability to record position, altitude,
speed and distance while on the mountain. Additionally, you'll find
options that enable you to avoid black runs, plot a course, listen to
MP3s and play a few games while riding the lift. Heck, there's even
links to emergency contacts in case that halfpipe trip goes terribly
wrong, and the built-in software lets users export data to Google Earth
for future bragging purposes. Reportedly, this intriguing device will
be priced at an almost unfathomable £1,500 ($3,087), but those strapped
for cash can supposedly rent it for around £28 ($58) per day at
participating resorts. Of course, it remains to be seen how well the
touch panel responds to those ginormous gloves we all love to wear.
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