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Solar Wheeled Bike – The E-V Sunny

September 25, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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This bike sports some shiny solar panels on the wheels which are responsible for powering this beauty. The solar panels can power a 500 watt motor as well as charge the batteries. It seems like you need to let the bike stand for a bit before using the power so that the batteries can get a good charge and get this thing running at 19MPH. One downside is that it weighs a hefty 75 pounds which cannot be good if you are working your way up a hill and need more sunlight to get you to the top.

Another problem I see if the wheels. No doubt a hefty side wind is going to whip you right off this thing if you are not careful. Just take care as it will cost you $1295 to buy a new one should you damage it. The alternative option is the conversion kit for $800.

Via: EcoGeek

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

1GB Now and Then

September 24, 2007 by Leave a Comment

1GB now and then
Maybe this should be named then and then as SD memory has jumped up way more then 1GB. However, this photo is a side by side comparison of a 1GB HDD made by IBM about 20 years ago and a 1GB SD card from a couple of years ago. Its amazing how technology has advanced in these past 20 – 30 years.

Via: Fosfor

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

1.6180339877 – The Golden Ratio

September 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Compasso Leonardo Genio
You may or may not be familiar with the number 1.6180339877. It is the golden ratio or Phi and all related in some way to Fibonacci who calculated this ratio. A lot of things around you use this ratio such as a credit card and even your own body. Anyway, the point of this post isnt to explain what the golden ratio is.

This device pictured above uses the ratio of 1.6180339877. It is built of stainless steel, measures 175mm x 78mm and is adjustable. It will allow you to make the perfect or golden ration sized objects.

Via: here

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Custom Laptops

September 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Custom Laptop Typewriter
If you want to spruce up your laptop a bit and done care about the warranty being made void then a custom spray job might be in order. Gen-x-pc offer full custom paint jobs such as the one above. For a 1 colour paint job you are looking at $185 for the lid stepping up if you want extras doing such as the bezel or around the keyboard. The full details can be found over on X-gen-pcs site over here.

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Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Hacked Gadgets, Laptops

Crazy Death Star Cinema Room

September 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Death Star Theatre
This cool looking star wars theatre was built to look like the death star control deck. The design includes C3PO and Bobafett. It took 36 months to build. Two entrances can be found which have back lit floors to either the left or right followed by automatic sliding doors. A secret door can be found behind Han Solo who is stuck in carbonite. In that room you will find an extensive video and audio collection. All the equipment is kept out of the main room next to the media room. In the cinema its self there are 3 rows of seats, a fiber optic star field, and 22 feet of space from the back wall to the screen.

Via: Electronic House and SlashGear

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Crazy Gadgets

150K Record Player – Transrotor Artus

September 19, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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The LP player has been around for a long time now. A new one has been created by Transrotor and is named Artus. It weighs 250 kilos and costs $150k. Apparently weight is everything when it comes to audio quality. For some reason I cannot imagine a mobile DJ wanting one of these to carry around too soon. The Artus has a contact less magnetic field drive, a balanced arm and new electronics.

Via: poandpo

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Streetwise Small Fry Stun Gun

September 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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The streetwise small fry stun gun allows you to carry 1 million volts in your pocket. Sounds a tad scary to me. It is small and can be concealed easily and fit in the palm of your hand. When using the device it makes an intimidating electrical sound which I am sure will make those attacked fear even before they get hit by it. When it touches an attacker for a few seconds the high voltage causes a loss of muscle control and balance making them fall to the floor. Give them 10 minutes and they will be fine. There is a safety button on the device to prevent you zapping your leg while walking around.

I have no idea what the legal advice is on carrying one of these around. Maybe you will need to read a disclaimer to the attacker and have them sign it before you can zap them 😉 The stun gun is rechargeable and costs $79.95.

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Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

F-22 RC Raptor

September 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment


Here we have a seriously cool RC F-22 Raptor taking off, flying and landing. The plane does look great and must have taken a while to build with the jet engines and under carriage that also moves.

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Motorola ROKR U9

September 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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Motorola are releasing a new clamshell phone named the Rokr U9. It looks ok, although I am not a huge fan of clamshell phones. The screen is a 1.4 inch 128 x 160 pixel OLED which seems quite cool. It is a quad band phone with GPRS and EDGE. The camera is lacking at 2 mega pixels with no auto focus or flash. Inside is a 1.8 inch QVGA screen which has more colours then the outside one and is slightly larger in resolution at 240 x 320 pixels. Other features such as MP3 playback, memory card slots and Bluetooth connectivity can be found. Its not a bad phone, but nothing too exciting to be honest.

Via: akihabaranews

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Nokia Maps get an Upgrade

September 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Nokia Maps
Nokia Maps has been released which has a few new features. A GPS status indicator can now be seen which shows you when a GPS signal is available and when it is in use. Also the map loading software is quicker which allows quicker navigation loading. Maps by Nokia is a powerful free application which has maps for more then 150 countries. The only things you need to watch out for are data charges from your mobile phone carrier. It helps to have an unlimited plan. Nokia Maps can pinpoint where you are via GPS and can pull information from a database of POI (point of interest) telling you things like how far the closest cash machine is.

Via: Nokia

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Mitsubishi i MIEV Sport – Concept

September 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Mitsubishi-i-MIEV-Sport
The iMIEV sport is a concept car from Mitsubishi. The car has a couple of interesting features such as a solar roof and two compact wind turbines in the front grill. These two features help increase the range of the car slightly by keeping the batteries more charged. Another feature to assist charging the batteries is a regenerative braking system which pushes charge back in to the batteries. The lithium-ion batteries are stored underneath the floor where the passengers sit.

The lighting on the car LED which allows for more energy to be conserved. To allow the car to run cooler inside the windows are heat absorbing so that less heat travels in to where the passengers sit.

Seems like a cool idea although I cannot say I like the look of it too much. If it can give the electrics that extra boost then all must be good.

Via: TreeHugger

Filed Under: Concept Gadgets, Cool Gadgets

MikroSol Solar RC Plane

September 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment

MikroSol
MikroSol was built way back in 1995 and was capable of flying at 4.8m/s powered by solar energy. Over the next few years it was replaced with a few other models such as the NanoSol. Maybe solar is the way forwards for planes. I think it would take a HEFTY amount to carry weight though.

Via: rhein-zeitung

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets