When you think of bicycles, you think about steel, Cr-Moly, aluminum, and carbon fiber. How about bamboo? Bamboo has numerous qualities that make it an excellent material for a bicycle frame. It has excellent tensional rigidity with the dampening quality of carbon fiber and the durability of steel. Bamboo is…
Amazing, I wish I was a kid again. A solar powered (more like solar charged) go-kart. The electric go kart is powered by a 16Ah, 24V battery and 350 Watt DC motor and can reach speeds up to 15-mph. Features integrated 2x5W monocrystalline silicon solar panel that continuously recharges the…
It's from Sanyo, Sanyo landed a huge hit with the introduction of the eneloop brand that includes a number of "green" products, such as lamps, batteries or even Wii controllers. In the past few months, the company also introduced electric bikes that featured eneloop technology, one of which it wanted…
If you want an affordable hybrid, you have the choice between the Toyota Prius or the Honda Insight. If money is no object, then you will probably go for the Tesla Roadster. If you want a hot hybrid but don't want to shell out the big bucks, the wait is…
Members of the Jinan Special Weapons and Tactics team use Segways during an Olympic anti-terrorism training drill in Jinan, eastern China’s Shandong province, on July 2, 2008. This is a bit old now, Olympic 2008 in Beijing… but rather unique.
Captain Slow is given the task of driving the Bugatti at it’s top speed – 253 miles per hour. Can the slowest driver in Britain do it? Watch the video to find out.
I must be hungry, because this waffle printed corn dog maker seems like a great idea. No need to bring out the fryer, and the fat that comes with it, to make corn dogs, just add the hot dog, batter, and boooom you have corn dogs. Prepare up to 6…
Gerber has come out with, yet another, handy tool. This time for your keychain, the Gerber Shard. The tool is supposed to have 7 functions (not mentioned what they are on the Gerber site which is funny). If we had to guess we would say the Gerber Shard has…
I like Google, don't get me wrong, but I am concerned about how much information they have access to. They have access to my traffic, email, voicemail, advertising, browsing patterns, etc, It seems this trend of googlevasion will only continue, so why not hand over my cell phone voicemail while…
If you are doing a fresh install of a new OS (say Windows 7?) and want to update a bunch of applications (59 in total) in a hurry Ninite may be for you. Pick the apps you want. Start your customized installer. You’re done! Ninite works in the background 100%…