![]() Second, the limited information on the product’s Behance page calls it an “O2 Rebreather Helmet” (using O2 as the O in ‘ORB’). And at this point, there are several unanswered questions (yes, this is the killjoy portion of the article).įirst of all, modern-day rebreather technology is not at the level yet where a full-fledged rebreather can be squeezed into a unit of this size, at least not for dives of any extended duration or depth. However, the product is as stated only in its conceptual phase. – Credit: Thomas Winship So is this really new in diving? #AQUADINE DIVING HAT BLUETOOTH#Using Bluetooth technology, the helmet would allow scuba divers to communicate with each other (provided they are within close proximity), and two helmet-mounted LED lights would give the diver light during night diving, cave diving, or wreck dives, without occupying his or her hands. Here’s Safety Stop: Why Do I Need To Do It? Communicating underwater with bluetooth New design might make diving easier for the earsĪdding to this is the fact that the helmet covers the entire head of the diver, much like a motorcycle helmet, also covering the ears.Īs the helmet is pressure-resistant, that means that there is no pressurization of the ears, and with that, no need to equalize as we descend, and reduced risk of barotrauma to the sensitive parts of the inner ear. It will essentially compress the tanks/rebreather unit on the divers back, the hoses, the mouthpiece, and even the dive mask into a single, self-contained unit. Strap on the helmet, and you’re ready to jump into the water. Named the ORB Helmet, it looks like a design out of the upcoming Star Wars movie, but it is in fact a helmet-mounted rebreather, that seeks to revolutionize scuba diving. Know more about Dive Gear: When to Buy What? Nope, this is not from a movieĪ new conceptual design, created by Thomas Winship, seeks to be exactly that breakthrough. There have been updates since, sure, with the equipment becoming more streamlined and sophisticated, the invention of rebreathers and sidemount, but nothing that really matches the breakthrough that the original Aqua Lung constituted a large object strapped to the torso (often the back), hoses feed breathing gas to the diver, who inhales it through a mouthpiece. Scuba diving gear hasn’t changed much, in its basic form, since Jacques-Yves Cousteau invented the Aqua Lung in the 1940’s. Here’s Dive Equipment 101 Is this the new gear we need to bring diving into 2016? In fact, ‘equipment-heavy’ doesn’t even do it justice, scuba diving is equipment-dependent.Īs in, without fairly large amounts of equipment, it is simply not possible to dive. And by and large, the equipment we use today, is the same as was used in the early years of the sport. Scuba diving is an equipment-heavy activity. – Thomas Winship New diving helmet seeks to revolutionize scuba diving ![]()
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