Hornet one-wheel superbike
March 16, 2010
The Hornet superbike by Liam Ferguson is rare in the sense that it comes with just a solitary wheel - yup, making it look as though it was taken off a page from a neo-future Japanese metropolis. To move you around in it, the Hornet sports dual 74 hp (55 kW) in-wheel hydrogen fuel-cell six-phase Neodymium-Iron (Nd-Fe) electric engines, capable of hitting a top speed of 235 km/h with the presence of two side-by-side small wheels to keep it balanced gyroscopically whenever it is parked. Would love to see the cockpit of that, and we wonder just how safe is it riding that at top speed?
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Smiley traffic light
March 12, 2010
It is not strange to see a mild-mannered person turn into a monster behind the wheel, as there can be a lot of anger flowing through rush hour traffic. Well, perhaps whether road transport departments worldwide were to adopt the smiley traffic light notion, things could brighten up at busy intersections. After all, isn't the Web generation all about emoticons?
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Magtenlight: Magnetically Powered Bicycle Lights
March 7, 2010
Dynamo lights certainly aren’t something new to bicycles, but they rely on the physical contact with a spinning wheel to keep it powered, which is well and good, but surely there’s a more interesting way to get the job done? Well, the Magtenlight might just be able to do that. It uses 28 magnets attached to the bike’s spokes, so as they pass by the Magtenlight in the center, ability is generated and the lights will be lit, all done without any physical contact or friction. There are 2 lights included in the setup, and whether you’re traveling at around 9mph, they’re rated at 15 lux each. There’s plus a small battery in the Magtenlight, which can store additional potential for up to 4 minutes, coming in handy when you’re stationary at the traffic lights. that would certainly be a cool replacement to your current dynamo, wouldn’t it?
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EKtouch iS Touch mouse
March 5, 2010
A mouse sans buttons and a scroll wheel? That sounds like wishful thinking whether that were to be the year 2000, but fast forward a decade and anything's possible, what with EKtouch rolling out the iS Touch mouse that does not come with any buttons or scroll wheel, instead, it relies on touch and slide operations to interact with whatever is on the display. that ain't suitable for gaming though with a maximum resolution of 800, but it does remain connected to your computer sans wires courtesy of its built-in Bluetooth capability.
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Eclipse touchmouse
February 22, 2010
The Eclipse touchmouse does away with what many of us have taken for granted these days - we're talking about the scroll wheel, replacing it with an integrated track pad instead. The default for the touchscroll offers four-way screen scrolling through the use of one's index finger, while a combination of finger gestures and mouse button presses allows one to access a bunch of different commands altogether. that ergonomically shaped mouse comes in brushed aluminum finish, sports Bluetooth connectivity, 1600dpi laser technology and is powered by a individual AA battery. Expect to pick up the Eclipse touchmouse for $59.99 later that year, where it plays nice with Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems.
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Samsung TL500 With Bright Lens
February 21, 2010
[PMA 2010] Samsung launched the TL500 at PMA, it is a consumer compact digital camera with a bright lens 24mm ultra wide angle Schneider KREUZNACH, f/1.8. That’s good for citizens who want to shoot in low light conditions, that feature is usually available in DSLRs’ lenses. The TL500 will be available in Srping for $499.99.
If you want to get more details on that camera read the hands-on by Richard Baguley from Digitalcamerainfo.com.
Specifications
- Mega-Pixels: 10 mega-pixels
- Optical Zoom: 3x optical zoom / ultra-wide 24mm
- LCD Size: 3.0” swiveling AMOLED
- Lens: Schneider KREUZNACH, Ultra-Bright f/1.8 lens
- Movie Mode: 640x480 @30fps / H.264
- Size: 114.3mm x 63.2mm x 29.2mm
- Ultra- Bright f/1.8 lens
- 24mm Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens
- 3.0” Swiveling AMOLED
- Dual Image Stabilization (Optical + Digital)
- Manual Controls: A/S/M
- RAW support
- Smart Auto 2.0 (Still & Movie)
- Large 1/1.7 inch, high sensitivity CCD
- Front Wheel Control
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Wheel Driver concept
February 17, 2010
Could the Wheel Driver be the motorcycle of the future? After all, it does look pretty dangerous to ride in (unless you're General Grievous with multi-limbed capability and lighting fast reflexes), but we're guessing that that concept, should it actually be realized, could well be safer compared to what we have today for our two-wheelers. Created by none other than a Japanese, Yuji Fujimura, the Wheel Driver will seat the "rider" in the wheel itself, which offers him/her more protection that what a traditional bike can.
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