Smart bike coming soon from China search giant Baidu
Forget about smart cars, smart glasses and smart watches. China search giant Baidu (BIDU) has developed a prototype for a smart bike. The sleek, mountain bike-style ride contains myriad sensors that collect fitness information about the rider in real-time and can feed it via Bluetooth to his smartphone. The non-motorized DuBike — a name that’s a mashup of “Baidu” and “bike” — comes equipped with technology to measure health indicators such as heart rate, seat pressure and pedal pressure. Plug in a person’s weight and the bike can calibrate how many calories he’s burned. The Baidu Maps navigation system is built into a display on the handlebars to give bikers a visual readout of where to turn during a ride. The bike’s smarts also contain social networking features. “It will locate other people using our DuBike operating system so you can meet up with other people and share…