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yikebike: the sitting man’s segway

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The YikeBike is a new electric transport vehicle coming from New Zealand. The compact personal transporter features an innovative design that can speed you along through city streets and country roads without ever requiring you to stand up.

The sit-down electric YikeBike tops out at 20km/hr (appx. 12 MPH). An electric chainless drive powers the…

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October 28th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys future tech strange + wonderful technology

air board: the rich man’s segway

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If you think that the Segway is too expensive, you’ll probably be disgusted with the Air Board, a $14,000 (USD) personal hovercraft. Then again, it’s a personal hovercraft! The product page clarifies for us peasants that “hovercrafts are not just very unique and unusual gifts, they are actually available.” So we’re clear on that okay? Hovercrafts…

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October 28th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful technology

toys for big boys: iphone remote controls honda civic, blackberry remote controls f1 car

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Man, these are smartphones indeed. The wise – and probably bored – folks at the University of Berlin made a one-of-a-kind iPhone app which they called iDriver, which allows them to control a Honda Civic via Wi-Fi. But it’s not like our German friends just coded the app and then began playing real-life Hot Wheels;…

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October 19th, 2009 comments (8) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing cool toys gps + navigation hacks + mods just plain fun mobile tech technology

runaway r/c ramen noodle cart: why? why not?

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The latest in a long line of strange and wonderful gadgets from Japan, this remote-controlled vehicle is modeled after one of those Ramen noodle carts you might see on the streets of Yokohama (mama).

The tiny noodle cart runs on 4 AA batteries, and can cruise along at up to 5 kilometers per hour. Luckily,…

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September 10th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys strange + wonderful

batmobile tumbler go-kart: for dark squires

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The Tumbler in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins and The Dark Knight is arguably the most bad-ass version of the Batmobile ever.  It’s a damn stealth tank is what it is. Now, thanks to auctioneer tully712, you can have your own Tumbler. Sort of. A tinier version. A go-kart Tumbler, to be precise.

It also can’t be put…

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August 17th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys design geek art + craft hacks + mods just plain fun strange + wonderful technology

mdi air-powered car gets priced and dated: air not included

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What would you say if I told you that your next car could run on air instead of gasoline, and that it would produce zero pollution? The MDI AIRpod might just bring that promise to reality when it hits the streets later this year.

The subcompact AIRpod runs on compressed air instead of traditional automotive…

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June 30th, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech strange + wonderful technology weird science

aperture science van tooling around, scaring the hell out of people [portal]

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Somewhere out there, one dedicated Valve devotee is driving around in a sinister white Aperture Laboratories van, thrilling and terrifying random people. Imagine: you’re just walking your dog, minding your own, and suddenly, this van.

I can’t decide if I would run the hell away or start high-fiving random people. Each reaction is equally likely…

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June 18th, 2009 comments (18) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun strange + wonderful video games

nissan rock mystery vehicle – my guess: cars for cats

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The guys over at Yanko Design came across this mysterious miniature vehicle called ROCK.

Created by Mexico City industrial designer Alberico J. Camacho, the ROCK dons a tiny Nissan logo, and looks something like an oversize bowling ball on wheels. Or maybe the Dark Helmet that Rick Moranis wore in Spaceballs.

Yanko thinks ROCK might…

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June 13th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design future tech strange + wonderful

kawasaki 1400 gtr motorcyclye to be equipped with nightvision, helmet-mounted hud and collision avoidance tech. no weapons though.

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Kawasaki’s upcoming 1400 GTR may just be the world’s most technologically advanced bike on the planet, surpassing even the Blue Hawk and the Battle Hopper. Kidding. Expected to be unveiled this coming autumn, the 1400 GTR will be equipped with 2 infrared cameras on its rearview mirrors, giving the rider night vision, which can be…

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June 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design future tech just plain fun mobile tech technology

tazzari zero tiny electric car up for bid on ebay

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How’d you like to be the very first person in America to own this brand new electric car?

The ZERO from Italy’s Tazzari Electric is getting set to hit U.S. shores by early 2010, and now there’s a chance for you to be the tooling around in this cute subcompact car before anyone else gets…

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June 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech technology

breakdancing r/c car arrives just in time for nobody to care about breakdancing

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I’ve been waiting all my life for the day that somebody came up with a gadget that would finally combine my passions for radio-controlled race cars and breakdancing. That day has finally arrived.

You can certainly drive this R/C car around the floor just like any other, but the real fun kicks in when you…

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April 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys strange + wonderful technology

dream car 123: electric car gets pyramid power

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While this pyramid-shaped car might look pretty goofy, it’s actually an energy-efficient electric vehicle which laughs in the face of today’s gas guzzlers. And with gasoline costing upwards of $4 bucks a gallon these days, anything that runs on alternative energy seems like a welcome change.

Created by Sugar Grove, Illinois inventor Greg Zanis, the…

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September 14th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech strange + wonderful

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