January 2nd, 2015
Philippe Kahn and Sonia Lee wish a prosperous year from Fullpower MotionX for the year of the Apple Watch, Google Wear, Jawbone Up
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Face: The Final Frontier
By Kevin Maney, Newsweek Magazine The rapid evolution of wearable technology is leading to body implants Wearable gadgets like smartwatches and Google Glass can seem like a fad that has all the durability of CB radios or Duran Duran, but they’re important early signs of a new era of technology that will drive investment and…
Wearable electronics: huge opportunity for MEMS based sensors
Major companies such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft are increasingly getting into the wearable computing business. The opportunity is huge, especially for makers of MEMS-based sensors, electronics, and associated software. Click here to read the full article at MEMS Journal.
How an Obsessive Sailor and His Fitness Trackers Supercharged Yacht Racing
Philippe Kahn is a sailor singularly obsessed with optimization – finding the right crew and the right technology to survive and prosper on the high seas. That approach has made him a record-setting racer, and a successful tech entrepreneur. Click to read at Wired.com
Wear Them, Forget Them
A prolific inventor argues that we are on the cusp of an explosion in truly useful and unencumbering wearable devices Scientific American, July 2013 Issue Forum by Philippe Kahn Click here to read the full article in PDF format
Cómo se creó la primera cámara para teléfonos celulares (En Español)
Entrevistamos al francés Philippe Kahn, que cuenta los detalles del prototipo que en 1997 le permitió compartir la foto digital del nacimiento de su hija y los desafíos que enfrentó la tecnología para posicionarse en la industria móvil Por Guillermo Tomoyose | LA NACION En las cuatro décadas de vida del celular, existe una prestación…
Inventor Philippe Kahn on Audacity, Talent, and Luck
An email interview with the serial entrepreneur behind the technology inside the Jawbone Up fitness-tracking wristband. Lewis Schiff, Inc.com In 1983, Philippe Kahn emigrated from France to the United States with just $2,000, and a software program he co-created called Turbo Pascal. The company he built around that program, Borland International, sold for $75 million…
Fullpower® Receives Key Patents Covering MotionX Technologies For Wearable Non-Invasive Medical Devices
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – Jan 7, 2013) – Fullpower® today announced it has received a collection of patents covering key breakthrough technologies for wearable non-invasive medical devices.”The next social paradigm-shift is non-invasive wearable wireless medical devices and applications,” said Philippe Kahn founder and CEO of Fullpower. “It’s all about invention, innovation and IP. The combination…
Pegasus-MotionX Wins Moore 24 PCCs
Great Pegasus MotionX 24 team. Mark Christensen , Cole Kerby David Giles and Philippe… A great 3 day regatta with huge conditions on day one. Great class, very close racing, skillful boats!
Transpac 2011
Click to View the Official Pegasus Results and Race Log Q and A time With Pegasus’s Philippe Kahn, Published on 07-09-2011 06:18 AM Earlier this year we got a glimpse of the past playing with the future when Philippe Kahn’s freshly remodified Alan Andrew’s 70′ came out of the shed from Southern California’s Dencho…
Pegasus-MotionX sets 403 mile 24 hour record in crossing from San Francisco to Hawaii
With an astounding 403 Nautical Miles in 24 hours, Pegasus-MotionX shared the adventure to give you all a feel for the fantastic sport of offshore sailing.
Pegasus-MotionX, with Philippe Kahn and Mark Christensen smash double handed Transpacific record by more than 2 days
The record for double-handing the Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu has been broken. At 4:38:35 am HST today.
Pegasus Sets New Double-Handed San Francisco to Hawaii Record
HONOLULU, HI–(Marketwire – July 30, 2008) – The Waikiki Yacht Club announced today that Skipper Philippe Kahn, with co-skipper Richard Clarke of Canada, set a new record for the 2008 Pacific Cup race of 7 days, 15 hours, 17 minutes and 50 seconds. The prior record was set by Volvo Ocean Race winner Stan Honey in 1992.
Pegasus wins double-handed Transpac
Pegasus Racing and Philippe Kahn have win the Double Handed division of the 2007 Transpac Race. Click here for the Skipper’s Log
Pegasus Wins 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship
Pegasus Racing Wins the 2007 Fullpoer Melges 24 World Championship in Santa Cruz, California! Race Results 2007 Melges 24 World Championship RegattaSanta Cruz Yacht Club, California, USA, May 05 – 12 2007 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 Worlds Race Results POSITION BOAT NAME SAIL NUMBER HELMSMAN 1 Pegasus 505 USA David Ullman 2 Full Throttle USA…
Countdown to Fullpower Melges 24 Worlds
The countdown to the start of world championship racing in the International Melges 24 Class next spring has started at the Santa Cruz Yacht Club with a significant note: make it the Fullpower Melges 24 World Championship for 2007. Fullpower Technologies, a new wireless nanotechnology biotech company based in Santa Cruz, is fully onboard as…
Finn Gold Cup 2009, San Francisco
2009 Finn Gold Cup, San Francisco, St Francis Yacht Club
Hamlin wins 18ft skiffs in San Francisco
The 18′ Skiff International Regatta wasn’t quite a changing of the guard, Howard Hamlin, 53, was the winning skipper for the third time in five years -but if runner-up Samuel (Shark) Kahn, 17, is the wave if the future, that’s fine with Howie.
18′ Skiff International Regatta – The Greatest Show on H20
SAN FRANCISCO—Last year’s top three finishers have returned to San Francisco Bay for the fifth windy, wet and wild 18′ Skiff International Regatta Tuesday through Saturday.
Pegasus Wins St. Francis Perpetual Trophy
– St. Francis Yacht Club There were 103 boats racing in four IRC and five one-design classes at the Rolex Big Boat Series on San Francisco Bay, and they got what they came for. Although much of the regatta was sailed in wind of under 20 knots, it was full breeze-on for the two races…
Pegasus Wins Waikiki Offshore Series
The 2005 Waikiki Offshore Series finished Saturday with two windward leeward races off Waikiki. The medium trade winds and small seas were a welcome relief from the 8 – 12 foot seas and 35+ kts winds that challenged the racers all week.
‘Eat My Wake’
It was the moment every parent dreads. Philippe Kahn watched, crestfallen, as his son committed a transgression so grave, so obvious, that he had no choice but to administer drastic punishment.
‘SHARK ATTACK’
-SSANGYONG JJ GILTINAN 18ft SKIFF CHAMPIONSHIP 15-year-old American sailor Samuel ‘Shark’ Khan will become the youngest person ever to skipper an 18ft Skiff when he lines up on Saturday in the first heat of the JJ Giltinan (world) Championship on Sydney Harbour. ‘Shark’ will skipper ‘Pegasus Racing’ against the world’s best skiff sailors. Although new…
Tough Love in the Kahn-test; Sherratt’s Steadfast in First
Sailing News _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) Sept. 22, 2004 Bell Mumm 30 World Championship Royal Canadian Yacht Club / Sept. 21-24, 2004 *** Photo information below *** Thursday’s weather: Wind SE 0-7 knots.Friday’s forecast: Wind S 8-10 knots. Tough Love in the Kahn-test; Sherratt’s Steadfast in First…
Shark Makes It Unsafe for Mumm 30s on the Water
Sailing News _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) _/) Sept. 22, 2004 Bell Mumm 30 World Championship Royal Canadian Yacht Club / Sept. 21-24, 2004 *** Photo information below *** Wednesday’s weather: Wind 10-12-7 knots, SW-S.Thursday’s forecast: Wind 5-10 knots. Shark Makes It Unsafe for Mumm 30s on the Water…