Piezoelectric Tennis Rackets

morcheeba writes "EETimes has an article on a piezoelectric tennis racket made by Head Sport AG. It uses piezoelectric fibers to damp vibrations and, due to regulations, it doesn't contain a battery. Although it's been out a while, it's now gaining credibility with professionals and has made it into the quarterfinals of the French Open."

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Next it's going to be a personal coach

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Eventually you can run a microchip and a voice synth on the kinetic energy. Imagine a racket that gives running commentary about your performance...

*THWACK*

"Lame wrist!"

*THWACK*

"Hit harder!"

*THWACK*

"Is that the best you can do?"

*THWACK*

"Try aiming it"

*THWACK*

"Moron"

*THWACK*

"You'd think you could hit the field, it's big enough for Chris..."

*CRASH* *CRASH* *THUD* *THUD* *THUD*

"Why is the world going dark...?"

"I'm afraid, Mr. McEnroe."

"My mind is going...."