9 million skaters ride at night without lights. The founders of eKick know how dangerous that is, so they developed a board lighting system to improve the city skateboarding experience. Their flagship product is the Torpedo Light, a compact, non-interfering skate light with headlights to illuminate the skate path and side lights to project the status of the skater – green for riding or red for breaking. The unit is rechargeable with up to 8 hours of continuous use and can be customized with different light colors. The eKick Push, their second product, harvests power from the moving board to charge a battery pack or to directly power the lights. Easy to install and good for the environment, the battery power can be used to charge any device that can connect to a USB port. With their Cruising = Charging technology, eKick helps skaters be independent of the grid.
Details:
- Category: Hardware
- Affiliation: 2nd place winner in the 2014 Kaylie Prize and current resident at the Zahn Center
- Status: Active
- Website: ekicktech.com
