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freewheeler speaker looks like a tire, priced like a car

filed under: design | home entertainment | strange and wonderful

Viteo Freewheeler Outdoor Wireless Speaker

Nope, this isn’t some crazy whitewall tire for your car. It’s actually a high-end wireless outdoor speaker which can be rolled around anywhere you want.

Designed by Ron Arad and Frances Pellisari for Austria’s Viteo, the Freewheeler produces high quality stereo sound indoors or out…

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August 8th, 2008 7 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

porsche wheel casemod does rock, won’t roll

filed under: computing | hacks-mods

Porsche Wheel Case Mod

This automotive-inspired casemod embeds a complete high-end PC built inside an alloy wheel from an SUV.

The liquid cooled SLI-Machine Wheel PC is loaded into an 18-inch wheel from a Porsche Cayenne, then wrapped up in a Bridgestone Dueler H/P radial tire to round things out.

An intense green neon backlighting system gives the computer a bright glow as soon as the lights go out…

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December 18th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

magicwheel: 20 mph on a single wheel

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Magic Wheel

This dramatic looking mode of transportation is said to be the modern day replacement for the skateboard.

Using a single large bicycle (or I guess that would be unicycle) wheel in front and a smaller caster in the rear for steering, it lets you achieve speeds up to 20 miles per hour, simply using your own leg strength to kick off…

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July 23rd, 2007 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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