The goal of Samsung is connected to the Internet any object, even a surfboard . A video posted on YouTube by the Brazilian headquarters shows the Galaxy Surfboard used as Gabriel Medina, professional and world champion surfer WSL 2014. The Korean manufacturer has however specified that it is just a concept, so it will never come on the market.
The Galaxy surfboard looks like a regular surfboard. Actually hides a Galaxy S7 inside. The smartphone is the “brain” of the table and allows the reception of the information that appears on a LED display . Obviously the Surfboard is waterproof. But why a surfer should use a similar “device” in the waves? People who love this sport just trying to get away from a hyper-connected world and spend some time in the sea. Samsung takes the view that professional surfer should stay in touch with the coach and the fans.
In the video you see in fact Charles Medina (coach and father of Gabriel) that sends suggestions to the son. This information is displayed on the display Surfboard, together with some icons showing the terms of time , the wind direction, the height and frequency of the waves. Fans can instead send messages of encouragement through Twitter .
Fortunately this is just a demonstration of the technological capabilities of Samsung. Nobody ever would buy a surfboard with integrated smartphone. It is still possible that other manufacturers take the idea and implement a commercial version in the loan.
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