AKE's BlueCom 102 pocket repeater keeps bikers in sync

There's really nothing worse than knowing some helpless soul is grappling on to you with absolutely no way to join you in an incoming call from that weird guy from CIS 430. Okay, so maybe that's a stretch, but AKE is looking to solve said quandary by offering up its BlueCom 102 pocket repeater. Essentially, this unit enables two motorcycle helmets to communicate with each other via Bluetooth, and of course, any BT-enabled handset can be mixed in, too. Sadly, a price for the setup has yet to be disclosed, but it does appear as if the repeater itself will be sold separately or bundled in with a pair of AKE Bluetooth helmets in the not-too-distant future. [Warning: PDF read link]

[Via MotorBiker]

[Flashpoint @ Feb 15th 2008 10:15AM]

In 10 feet make a left turn...

...continue to jump ramp...

...accelerate to 1 hundred miles per hour...

...jump over row of semi trucks...

...destination (air bag cushions)

[Arkweld @ Feb 15th 2008 10:19AM]

yep that's what I want to see. People on motorcycles talking on the phone. At least when they get hit they can phone for an ambulance as they are flying through the air.

[poulan @ Feb 15th 2008 10:21AM]

people on motorcycles have been talking on them for years already...

[Tom Oliveri @ Feb 15th 2008 10:42AM]

order a pizza to their nearest hospital to be ready upon arrival lol

[Tom Oliveri @ Feb 15th 2008 10:41AM]

this takes "Yo, Pickup the phone!" mobile!

[boogie2 @ Feb 15th 2008 10:45AM]

Yeah, but mostly we're swearing at people talking
on the phone while they cut us off in cars :-).

Boogie2

[scrcmedic @ Feb 15th 2008 10:48AM]

I have been riding on 2 wheels for most of my long life. I use an Autocomm system to hear my GPS - Music - and to talk on the phone. I NEVER make outgoing calls while riding, and when a call comes in, I answer, make sure it’s not an emergency, and let them know I'll call back when stopped. Its no different that people in cars talking on the phone. Well actually it is different - On a motorcycle you are already much more attentive to what’s going on around you. I have never heard of anyone on a bike falling asleep, but it happens all the time in cars. They may just be too comfortable.

[adam @ Feb 15th 2008 11:03AM]

um.

i fell asleep on a motorbike once. (i was 16, going home after work)
spent a week in hospital after that....

[Darak @ Feb 15th 2008 3:34PM]

Adam, that's something I wouldn't admit to right there.