Smart folks at the University of Kobe Gakuin (in Japan) have built an actual hover-chair. It does about what you would expect a hoverchair to do… it floats around on a cushion of air. They best part… it can carry Americans as it has a payload of 330-pounds. Video of it in action after [...]
A German company called Kettler will soon be selling pedal powered ATV’s for kids in the US. These days kids get the best toys. The pedal powered ATV is called a Kettquad and will sell for around $800. The four-wheeler has pneumatic tires for off-road action, an enclosed drive chain, disk brakes, and a [...]
Porsche is finally updating the 911 Turbo S after five years of the same. The new 911 Turbo S will get a 30HP boost to 530HP which will get the car to 60Mph in under 3.3 seconds. All this from the famous Porsche six cylinder boxer engine.
We have seen the BioLogic FreeCharge (renamed ReeCharge) that charges a 1600 mAh Lithium Polymer battery while you pedal your bike. Now there is another competitor… High Tide (a California company) is making a bolt on bike charger called the RollerGen.
The RollerGen can make as much as 30 watts of power while you [...]
Recently Toyota has been getting headline news because of some quality issues, and it is starting to look like a classic witch hunt. Let me start off with my disclaimer and bias… I think Toyota makes a quality fair priced product and I am a big fan. Now on with my rant of what I [...]
“Even if titles like "Most Powerful Production Motorcycle in the World" don’t last forever, earning one at all is quite an achievement. The current title holder is the Vyrus 987 C3 4V ($70,000 and up). Ditching traditional front forks for a unique design that’s steered via a center hub, the C3 4V claims its [...]
At first I thought this bike and website was a joke… some of the bullet points for the bike say things like, “shape shifting frame”, “7-speeds Ceramic-Kevlar Clutch”, “Kevlar Body”, “Double Wishbone Suspension”, etc… Not to mention the bike is a bit fugly. The whole thing seems to be a crazy dream of someone [...]
“Is it possible for a one-person electric plane to take off vertically and fly 300 mph? NASA says yes, and shows us how it’s done with Puffin, a single-passenger aircraft that’s 10 times quieter than the most hushed helicopters. The design, accomplishing the same goal as a jetpack with a cockpit, could be the [...]
Which will win in a head on car crash? I 2009 Chevy Malibu with modern technology… or a 1959 Chevy Bel Air with tons of thick American steel? Watch the video and see…
Concussions and motorcycle crashes kinda go hand-in-hand. One way to limit injuries and speed recover is to cool the affected area as quickly as possible. The ThermaHelm motorcycle helmet does just that… when an accident happens the helmet cools down by mixing water and nitrate. The cooling should last for about 45 minutes helping [...]