
The original Carv ski-instructing wearable insole earned a prestigious five-star T3 Platinum Award. Its combination of impressively accurate boot sensors, imperious data collection, and real-time tuition made me a considerably better skier. In fact, the only real downsides were its high price, reliance on proprietary charging cables, and the requirement to wear headphones.
But with the release of Carv 2, parent company Motion Metrics could have simply ironed out (groomed to use the correct ski lingo) some minor niggles, but instead, they’ve completely redeveloped both the software and hardware, rebuilt the app and fully embraced artificial intelligence (AI).