Is this another ploy by Big Tech to add superfluous bleepy-bloopy stuff to a product that already works in order to separate you from your paycheck? Or, is it an actually useful innovation on a product that has seen little in the way of improvement over the decades?

We’re talking about the Classon Helmet by local company Brooklyness. It’s a bike helmet equipped with cameras and sensors to detect objects in your blind spot, add a turn signal to the back of your head when it detects your arm go out, and activate brake lights for when it detects your motion slowing down. It has raised more than $125,000 from more than 750 backers on Kickstarter.

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