The Motor Shoes have been named the “smallest motor vehicle”. They are basically a set of wheels that you stand on and you then just control where you want to go. The demonstration shows a guy rolling around the supermarket and its quite cool to watch. I do not have any other details yet, but I will post details as they arrive.
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Motor Shoes
August 17, 2007 by 1 Comment
Nissan Makes an In Car Breathalyzer
July 26, 2007 by Leave a Comment
In Car Breathalyzer will not allow the car to start if intoxicated
Nissan have created an in car breathalyzer which prevents the car from being started if the person driving is over the limit. The sensor is required to be used before the car starts and will not start until a person under the limit is tested. This is a nice step forwards and helps those driving know if they should drive, and prevents them if they shouldnt. Of course it could be bypassed by having someone else use the breathalyzer… but hopefully all those under the limit would be smart enough to say no to a request like that from a drunk person.
Toyota have also been working on a system, but this time it uses sweat sensors on the steering wheel which take blood alcohol reading while driving. Using this information with a mixture of steering patterns and a test on your pupils while driving it could be set to immobilise the car while driving.
These systems should be available over the next couple of years and might one day become standard in cars to help prevent dangerous driving while intoxicated.
Via: MotorTrend
Sideways Bike
July 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Sideways Bike is like a Skateboard… Kind of
For those who prefer to travel sideways, you have a few options such as a bus, skateboard or tram. The sideways bike is now another option which allows you to ride sideways. Instead of trying to keep your balance from left to right, you now need to balance back to front. It sounds like a difficult task. To add to this complexity, each of the wheels is independently steered which means you can steer from the back (or left) or steer from the front (or right). This allows you to go more then sideways, and allows you to go front ways, diagonal ways and any other ways you can think of.
All I can tell you is that I wouldnt want to fall off this thing, and looking at the bike I can assume I would be off it with in seconds of starting. It is still kind of a funky idea though.
Via: Gadget-Reviews
Hovercraft Office Chair
July 4, 2007 by 3 Comments
Hover around your office on the hovering chair
Yep, I am sure you know this isnt actually real but it is still fun to mention. The hovercraft chair is an idea put forward by someone over at ideawicket and is basically a chair that hovers with a large fan under it. The crazy idea behind this is to allow for more fun at the office and give a faster way to travel around places. To control the chair you just lean forwards or in which ever direction you want to go. I guess in a similar way to how you control a segway but in this case you are sat down and floating.
Waterproof iPod – H2O Audio Series
May 17, 2007 by 2 Comments
If you are looking at going swiming with your iPod then you will need one of these cases from H20. The case features rubber seals which keeps it completly waterproof down to 3 meters which is just fine for regular swimming type activities. The case still allows you to control the iPod by its unique CommanderTM scroll wheel control. Just remember that you will need the correct type of headphones to go under water. H20 also have sorted that already with their nice designed headphones which are also fully waterproof. A picture of the headphones can be found after the jump.
Clocky Robotic Alarm
May 17, 2007 by Leave a Comment
I came across this cool alarm clock today from ThinkGeek which adds a different level on to the average alarm clock that you use. The Clocky Robotic alarm is a small alarm clock with 2 wheels on it. It started as an engineering student project and has now been produced. The wheels on the alarm clock propel it off your table and on to the floor. To switch it off you need to catch up with it. The one problem is that it turns and twists out of your way. This is surely going to get you out of bed unless you can fall back asleep and still ignore it. The chances are that most people will want it to shut up, and the only way to do that is to catch it and hit snooze.
Scary Old Mice
May 4, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Can you imagine having to use a mouse like this? It looks like it is dated from years back. The mouse today isnt too different from it though to be fair. Most have dropped the middle button for just 2 on the top front, but also now we see more scroll wheels and thumb controls down the side of the mouse as well as less wires and no mouse ball. More mouse pictures from that era are available after the jump.
Nintendo DS iPod Hack
January 5, 2007 by 2 Comments
With the Wii getting all the Wiimote mods recently it seems only fair that Nintendo DS needs some of them too. We cant go leaving it out in the cold now can we. The Nintendo DS is a popular dual screen portable gaming device which was launched last year. The bottom screen is a touch screen which is what this mod utilises. The touch screen iPod is a program which can be run which emulates the iPod touch wheel and allows you to scroll through your collection of MP3s. Its a cool idea and well worth checking out if you are an avid DS user. Watching the video we can see that it functions just like an iPod would. Check it out after the jump.
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The Sony Skateboard Patent
January 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Sony has recently filed for a patent for something out of their normal scope. The Sony Skateboard Patent has been spotted and it looks like a similar concept to the segway – just without the handles. As you can see from the picture above it looks like a cross between a surfboard, skateboard and hoverboard with gigantic wheels attached. The skateboard works by you moving the centre of gravity to move in the direction you want to go. For those people who have not quite got the balance to surf or skate, this design allows for 2, 3 or 4 wheels so you can choose how daring you want to be.
We do not know if this idea will be hitting our shops any time soon, but what we have learnt with Sony is to watch this space.
Via: Engadget
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RoadBox Accident Recorder
December 28, 2006 by Leave a Comment
If you have ever been in a car accident and wish you had a witness to back your claim then the roadbox could be ideal for you. The RoadBox does exactly what you need it to. It will record your journey and if the unfortunate should happen then you will have a recording of what actually happened. The problem is that one of these would need to be on each corner of your car if you were to get hit from an angle out of the viewing angle of the camera. It is still a great idea though and ideal for those who do lots of mileage or have bad luck when behind the wheel.
Via: OhGizmo
Samsung SPH-B5800
November 27, 2006 by 2 Comments
The Samsung SPH-B5800 is a multimedia slider phone. It’s camera is a pretty much standard 2 megapixel, it has an LCD display and also a built in DMB TV tuner. The memory can be increased by a microSD card. Jogwheel navigation is included as well as bluetooth. Although the below video does not show an SPH-B5800, it shows what DMB TV is like on a mobile phone.
Via: TechEBlog
HP iPAQ rx4000
September 6, 2006 by Leave a Comment
HP have launched an iPAQ which is based around the Windows Mobile 5.0 OS but as the picture shows below, it seems that they are wanting to promote the music and video capabilities of this device. I have always liked the Windows PPC platform to work with and I find they are very functional.
What sets the iPAQ aside from from your average HP iPAQ is that this device has more built in media type applications. It has been designed with the consumer in mind. The screen can rotate the image so that it can be worked with in either portrait or landscape mode. We expect this device to hit the markets at around $299.
