Nissan’t Latest Robot Car Avoids Crashes
Nissans latest jump into the accident-avoidance world is the BR23C robotic car. The BR23C uses a laser range finder (LRF), which works like a bumble bee’s eye, to detect obstacles up to two meters away. Supposedly this system then allows the “car” to “instinctively” react to obstacles and avoid them. This is still, obviously from […]
Personal Submarine – Battery Powered
The C-Quester 3 by U-Boat Works is one bad lil personal submarine that is actually available for sale, unlike the hard to find Seabreacher. Although, not cheap at around $575K the C-Quester is both a boat and a submarine. The unit can dive to depths of 100m and can stay under water for six hours.
Man Crosses English Channel With Jetpack
Yves “Fusion Man” Rossy crossed the English Channel last Friday, going from England to France with a jetpack strapped to his back. Believe it or not, he is the first person to do this. 49 year old Rossy is a pilot who normally flies large airliners for a living. The jetpack was powered by […]
Brakes For Skateboards?
Folks, I can’t make this up. I know, I know… some parents reading this are thinking this is the best idea ever… and that they are going to buy them for Johnny’s skateboard. And I guess if Johnny sucks at skateboarding and lives on lombard street, this might be a good idea. But, for any […]
30 Minute Charge = 30 Miles Of No Pedaling
I love it… I get 30 miles of pure non-pedaling laziness with only 30 minutes of charge time. Very nice. I can hear my BS story already… “I rode my bike to work 5 times this week… who’s the man!?” The 2009 Schwinn Tailwind eBike manages to hide the electronics pretty well so people will […]
Chinese Building The Emdrive – To "Boldly Go" And Stuff…
Chinese researches claim they have confirmed the theory behind the so-called “impossible” space drive called the Emdrive. They are building a prototype, evidently believing that Newton’s laws are for pussies… If they are right, this would be a huge boon for the space exploration and for the Chinese Space-Uberness. The Emdrive, developed by British scientist […]
Tailgaters During Your Commute?
I sure could have used this on my commute this morning! A tailgaters worst nightmare. Video after the break.
Fith Gear Pits The Mitsubishi EVO GQ-300 vs. Subaru WRX STi
We have seen this test last year… but this year the EVO and WRX have seen some serious changes… let’s see who comes out the winner this year. Jason Plato and Tiff Needell do battle in these two pocket racers with some funny video after there break.
Splinter Car, Gotta Read It To Believe It
Once upon a time there was a man in North Carolina who decided to build a car made almost entirely out of wood and call it Splinter…. No, he didn’t have brothers who built cars out of straw and brick. Man’s name is Joe Harmon, and he has a pretty honest down to earth mission […]
Bicycle Belt Drive
Let me start off by saying… it is about time! Bicycle manufacturers are starting the switch from the metal bike chain to the new smoother belt drive. The clunky bicycle chain has been one of the weak points of the bicycle, in my opinion, for too long. I will never forget slipping chains, greasy […]