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		<title>monkeylectric monkey lights make bike wheels fly through the night in a splash of color</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/17/monkeylectric-monkey-lights-led-bike-wheels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great way to pimp out your bicycle without having to give it a metallic banana seat or stuffing those sparkly pom-pom things into your handlebars.

MonkeyLectric&#8217;s Monkey Lights snap onto the spokes of your bicycle and provide an amazing, colorful light show as you pedal through the streets at night.

You&#8217;ll have no&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a great way to pimp out your bicycle without having to give it a metallic banana seat or stuffing those sparkly pom-pom things into your handlebars.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-9205 aligncenter" title="monkey_light_bike_lights" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/monkey_light_bike_lights.jpg" alt="monkey_light_bike_lights" width="520" height="494" /></p>
<p>MonkeyLectric&#8217;s Monkey Lights snap onto the spokes of your bicycle and provide an amazing, colorful light show as you pedal through the streets at night.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-9206 aligncenter" title="monkey_light_bike_lights_3" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/monkey_light_bike_lights_3.jpg" alt="monkey_light_bike_lights_3" width="520" height="437" /></p>
<p>You&#8217;ll have no problem being seen in the dark with a couple of these strapped to your wheels. Although you might end up causing an accident as drivers are mesmerized by the trippy kaleidoscopic patterns.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9207" title="monkey_light_bike_lights_2" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/monkey_light_bike_lights_2.jpg" alt="monkey_light_bike_lights_2" width="520" height="435" /></p>
<p>Each MonkeyLight is a self-contained circuit with 32 super-bright full color LEDs, and comes pre-programmed with thousands of dazzling lighting effects and patterns. Plus, MonkeyLectric offers a <a href="http://www.monkeylectric.com/m132s_hacking.htm">full schematic and instructions</a> for installing your own applications, in case you want to hack in your own designs.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-9208 aligncenter" title="monkey_light_bike_led" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/monkey_light_bike_led.jpg" alt="monkey_light_bike_led" width="520" height="381" /></p>
<p>Just tie-wrap a Monkey Light board to each of your bike&#8217;s wheels, pop in 3 AA batteries, choose your lighting patterns, and watch it go as your wheels turn. The faster your tires spin, the cooler the effect.</p>
<p><a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2009/02/17/monkeylectric-monkey-lights-led-bike-wheels/"><strong>Click to View Embedded Video Clip</strong></a></p>
<p>You can grab the Monkey Lights for $64.99 (USD) per wheel over at the <a href="http://store.monkeylectric.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=m133s">MonkeyLectric store</a>.</p>
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		<title>freewheeler speaker looks like a tire, priced like a car</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2008/08/08/freewheeler-speaker-looks-like-a-tire-priced-like-a-car/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nope, this isn&#8217;t some crazy whitewall tire for your car. It&#8217;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&#8217;s Viteo, the Freewheeler produces high quality stereo sound indoors or out. The speaker measures in at about 22.8&#8243; tall x 9.8&#8243;&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nope, this isn&#8217;t some crazy whitewall tire for your car. It&#8217;s actually a high-end wireless outdoor speaker which can be rolled around anywhere you want.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-3456 aligncenter" title="freewheeler_speaker" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/freewheeler_speaker.jpg" alt="Viteo Freewheeler Outdoor Wireless Speaker" width="520" height="494" /></p>
<p>Designed by Ron Arad and Frances Pellisari for Austria&#8217;s <a href="http://viteo.at/">Viteo</a>, the Freewheeler produces high quality stereo sound indoors or out. The speaker measures in at about 22.8&#8243; tall x 9.8&#8243; wide, making it just about the same diameter as the tires on a <a href="http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=upcomingMX5Miata&amp;bhcp=1">Mazda MX-5 Miata</a> (and about 2x as thick).</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-3457 aligncenter" title="freewheeler_speaker_arad" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/freewheeler_speaker_arad.jpg" alt="Viteo Freewheeler Outdoor Wireless Speaker" width="520" height="414" /></p>
<p>Just roll the Freewheeler around your house, and it&#8217;ll play your tunes remotely. Simply plug your audio source into the included transmitter, and a built-in FM receiver and rechargeable battery pack lets you wheel the mobile sound system up to 656 feet (200m) away from the base station.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-3458 aligncenter" title="freewheeler_2" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/freewheeler_2.jpg" alt="Viteo Freewheeler Outdoor Wireless Speaker" width="520" height="429" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">A pair of coaxial speakers mounted inside the lacquered wood enclosure provide true stereo sound. Frequency response is 52 &#8211; 21,000 Hz, with a maximum output SPL of 112 dB. A single charge of the battery should give you about 8 hours of play time.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It all sounds really cool, no? Well here comes the bad part&#8230; The Freewheeler must be created solely for the uber wealthy. I&#8217;m hoping this price is a typo, but according to retailer <a href="http://www.madeindesign.co.uk/prod-Freewheeler-Wireless-Outdoor-speaker-Viteo-reffree.html">MadeInDesign</a>, the speaker sells for over $21,000 (USD), making it just about as expensive as that Miata I mentioned earlier, complete with four tires and a spare.</p>
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		<title>porsche wheel casemod does rock, won&#8217;t roll</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2007/12/18/porsche-wheel-casemod-does-rock-wont-roll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This automotive-inspired casemod embeds a complete high-end PC built inside an alloy wheel from an SUV.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/porsche_wheel_casemod.jpg" alt="Porsche Wheel Case Mod" /></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/porsche_wheel_casemod2.jpg" alt="Porsche Wheel Case Mod" /></p>
<p>An intense green neon backlighting system gives the computer a bright glow as soon as the lights go out.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/porsche_wheel_casemod_lit.jpg" alt="Porsche Wheel Case Mod" /></p>
<p>The system was sponsored by nVidia to show off their <a href="http://www.slizone.com/page/slizone_learn.html">SLI video</a> performance platform. Now all they have to do is make a networked set of four of these and bolt them on to my car. Then I&#8217;ll really be driving in style.</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/porsche-sli-machine-wheel-pc-mod/">GizmoWatch</a>]</p>
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		<title>magicwheel: 20 mph on a single wheel</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/23/magicwheel-20-mph-on-a-single-wheel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This dramatic looking mode of transportation is said to be the modern day replacement for the skateboard.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/magicwheel.jpg" alt="Magic Wheel" /></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2007/07/23/magicwheel-20-mph-on-a-single-wheel/"><strong>Click to View Embedded Video Clip</strong></a></p>
<p>According to the inventor of the wheel (I always wanted to say that,) its designed as an alternative to skateboards, scooters and roller blades, and is a great way to get around quickly. While it takes a bit of getting used to balancing on the wheel, it&#8217;s supposed to take just a couple of hours to get the hang of it.</p>
<p>Magic Wheel is <a href="http://www.magicwheel.co.uk/index.html">accepting pre-orders</a> now for £119 (appx. $245 USD plus shipping.) They expect to start shipping a fresh batch of them this August.</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/20/nwheel120.xml">Telegraph</a> via <a href="http://spluch.blogspot.com/2007/07/magicwheel-scooter-does-20mph-on-one.html">Spluch</a>]</p>
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