Saturday, December 22, 2007
Wheel Gas Powered Bicycle
The RevoPower Wheel is a really cool new invention that makes your regular foot powered bicycle into a Gas Powered Bicycle while letting you travel cheaply, efficiently, and easily. The RevoPower Wheel is simply a 25cc two-stroke gas-powered engine and gears within the front wheel of a bicycle. Revo says it can be installed on any bicycle by any person with very basic mechanical skills.
All you have to do is select your bike (most bicycles with 26" wheels will work), remove your old wheel, open your new wheel, and install your new wheel. Sounds pretty simple to me. Your just replacing it! Your new Gas Powered Bicycle can now travel for 200 miles per gallon at a top speed of 20 mph. To start the engine simply start peddling while the wheel can be used manually or motorized at any time. The RevoPower Wheel is expected to come out in the first quarter of 2007 retailing around $400, but you can reserve your wheel today at Revo.
Via Gearlog
Rubber radio
This rubber radio designed by Marc Berthier and made by Tykho Lexon is built entirely from splash-proof green rubber! Simple but different, this radio is currently on display at New York's Museum of Modern Art. It picks up FM and AM and enables you to tune in to your favourite stations by turning the green dial.
I-Home iH85B Beach Bicycle iPod
You’ll want to put your pedal to the metal with the iHome iH85B Bike to Beach Bicycle Speaker for iPod. A water-resistant iPod speaker case that clamps to your bike frame, the Bike to Beach features a handlebar-mounted remote control, which allows for safe cycling while listening to your tunes. This iHome bicycle speaker features Reson8 technology which provides full, rich sound, and a tough water- and impact-resistant polycarbonate case. You can even use it when you're not riding – it’s perfect for the beach and poolside as well. The iH85B comes with an AC adapter, mounting bracket and all the hardware.
VIOLight Toothbrush Sanitizer
Every time you flush the toilet in a way your setting off a germ bacteria volcano which erupts into the surrounding air and gets all over your bathroom, and onto your toothbrush! Yuck! The VIOLight Travel Toothbrush Sanitizer makes sure you toothbrush is properly sanitized with its built-in UV bulb (1,000 hour lifespan) that turns off automatically once the process is complete. VIOLight Travel Toothbrush Sanitizer is perfect for travel purposes, and is powered by 2 AA batteries.
Thin Plasma Speaker MP-C100
This new approach to plasma viewing comes complete with TFT-columns, made of a thin film-like material and is the latest technology in speaker sound. Film Speakers are transparent as glass and can accept any kind of quality and intensity of sound depending on the form. The large window is said to be constructed from materials found in LCD screens. Other pro's include that they are light and save space, can be manufactured with a variety of designs, and are easy to produce.
French Porta Potty
I found it interesting that porta potties there charged money. These street toilets are easy to use. The green light button means it's unoccupied and changes to red when occupied. When coins are inserted, the round door on the corner opens electronically and slides back in a quick motion... much more techy then any I've ever seen.
SciFi chair
After the development of gaming chairs that move according to the games action and computer beds designed so that you end up being a “computer potato” and never see anything else weather you’re awake or sleeping, now G-Tech Neber releases a chair that confirms the theory that sitting correctly on a chair is so overrated.
This new SciFi chair is at present on show in Korea. The design includes so much chrome, that it actually looks like one of those Matrix chairs - you don’t have to take the blue pill.
The company says that, giving so much support to the back, head, hands, wrists, back and feet, the chair is completely ergonomical. Also, having the curved back, the chair gives you the opportunity to seat in any position you want. Just look at the picture, it looks so cool!