Denmark Now Makes 25 Percent Of Their Power From Wind
When reading about Denmark’s ambitious plans to get 50 percent of their energy from wind turbines in the next eight years, I wonder why other countries aren’t doing the same thing. Tapping sustainable energy sources like wind and solar pay for themselves in time, improve air quality, reduce health issues associated with pollution, and […]
Cleatskins
A good pair of cleats makes a big difference when trying to get traction. This holds true for soccer, football, rugby, baseball, and more. Cleatskins aims to protect your cleats/studs from dulling or wearing down. They will also protect your flooring. Imagine the damage cleats can do on hardwood, laminate, and tile floors. They make […]
Mercedes B-Class All Electric Car
Mercedes Benz plans to release their own all-electric car as a B-Class. The car skips right over the hybrid style and runs purely on electricity. We can expect to see the Mercedes B-Class in the USA at the beginning of 2014. Read on for details of the electric B-Class after the break…
BikeSpike
While a bike lock might protect your ride from a casual/opportunistic bike thief, it won’t stop someone who really wants to steal it. Short of keeping your bike stored safely indoors, there aren’t too many great options. Well not yet, anyways. Another KickStarter project, BikeSpike, is trying to get funded and become a reality. To […]
Pinion P1.18 Bicycle Sealed Gearbox
If you ride a bike much, you know the one part of your bike that is most likely to fail you. The rear derailleur. Not much of a surprise considering the complexity and the fact that they spend their time exposed to the elements. They constantly have to be greased and need to deal with […]
The Space Saving Slot Sofa
While Matthew Pawk’s Slot Sofa isn’t exactly new, it is still pretty cool. The Slot Sofa manages to save quite a bit of space while being fully functional in all configurations. It goes from a couch with a built in center table to a couch with extra seating and/or a coffee table setup. That’s the […]
Shinola Runwell Watch Is Made In Detroit
Just when you thought “made in America” was a thing of the past… Shinola makes a hand-assembled watch… get this… in Detroit. The Shinola Runwell Watch ($550) is made up of nearly four-dozen Swiss made parts and includes an quartz Argonite 1069 movement, domed sapphire crystal, an illuminated dial, a stainless steel case, a vegetable-tanned […]
Toyota Shows Off A Fully Enclosed Electric Three Wheeled Vehicle The i-ROAD
Toyota will be dropping this bomb, at the Geneva Motor Show, which is surely to make folks at Lit Motors and Smart take notice. The Toyota i-ROAD is a fully enclosed all-electric two-seater that has three wheels. Think of a motorcycle that is fully enclosed, balances while stopped, that leans into the turns. Toyota is […]
Police Using Electric Motorcycles?
Apparently police departments are flush with cash despite posturing about budget cuts and layoffs. Oh the hypocrisy. Lucky for them the general public is quick to forget yesterdays news. Now on to the exciting and obvious bits. Zero Motorcycles is pushing their latest bike the Zero S to the local, Northern California, police departments. This […]
LifeStraw Portable Water Filter
Luckily water is relatively easy to find in most places. Unfortunately, most water is not suitable for drinking. In fact, less than 1-percent of the Earths water is drinkable. In other words, don’t drink from that river, stream, or rain barrel without some serious filtration. Or a LifeStraw. The LifeStraw is an small and portable […]