I’m not sure who decided that in the future nobody will ever want to walk again, but with the slew of odd transportation devices I’ve stumbled upon lately, I’m starting to feel like “using your legs” will soon be a thing of the past. Enter the Honda UNI-CUB personal mobility device: a battery-powered wheely stool thing that goes just under 4 mph, can travel approximately 4 miles, and will be marketed primarily for indoor use [...]
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DeLorean has jumped into the bicycle game in what looks to be a very big way – they are getting ready to release three bicycle models, starting with a swanky looking commuter. Interestingly, they have opted for a belt instead of a chain – which is really nice when you bike to work in your work clothes. The bicycle looks well thought out and the design is great – the only thing not to love [...]
Amphibious vehicles always look like a lot of fun, but most of the time they look like some sort of weird boat-car hybrid monstrosity that you wouldn’t really want to drive on the road. The Sea Lion is different – in a good way. It looks like something that might have graced a Le Mans circuit 30 or 40 years ago… and it’s fast – really, really fast. The Sea Lion’s 13B Rotary Engine (Mazda) [...]
All hovercraft can hover, this one actually flies. Thanks to its wings, the Flying Hovercraft is able to hit heights of up to 50′ while carrying up to 600 lbs of passengers and cargo. Mileage isn’t great, the dual 9 gallon tanks will carry you about 160 miles before you need to fill up; the twin-cylinder turbocharged gas engine will let you hit a maximum of 70mph. The catch, and there is one (there are [...]
Remember Segways? They were supposed to be transportation of the future, but now they’re just a silly trend we’ll laugh at in 10 years when we see them on VH1′s “I Love the ’00s.” Segways were for rich yuppies, but the ZBoard ain’t your rich trustfund beneficiary’s skateboard. Electric skateboards are nothing new, but this one is weight-sensing, much like the Silly Seg. Kicking and Pushing is so Lupe Fiasco’s first single (you probably don’t [...]
Straight out of an 80′s flick comes the RYNO Micro-Cycle: A one-wheeled, electric motorcycle that is set to revolutionize the scooter industry. You may have thought you wanted a Vespa to get around the overpriced metropolis you live and work in, but with the Micro-Cycle you look less like a pretentious European, and more like a Terminator-style Matrix villain. The brainchild of RYNO Motors, this badass unicycle is powered by a zero-pollutant electric motor that [...]
Meet Yves Rossy, known ’round the world as “Jetman.” He has accomplished something that many have thought about but haven’t quite had the stones to try, and that is to become the first and only human being to actualize flight with a jet-propelled wing, which he can do for 10 minutes at a time. Perhaps no one has ever quite dreamt up such a colorful goal, but basically the dude can fly. 10 years [...]
Personally, I think coffee pods are evil – I like my coffee freshly roasted and freshly ground. However, there are certain times that one can make sacrifices and one of those times is when you are on the road. The Handpresso Auto is the latest in Handpresso’s tiny portable espresso maker range, but it represents something of a departure from the rest of the line in that this one is doesn’t have a hand pump [...]
If you grew up like me, watching the Jetsons jet around in their aircrafts, commuting to work in their flying hovercars, flying them on air highways, and spend a holiday on the Moon, or Mars, or Saturn then this might jerk a tear from your eyes. Starting in 2014, space tourism will begin to spread its wings in the United States, rocket planes and spaceships to carry passengers beyond the atmosphere, similar to the suborbital [...]
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People are animals – want proof? Apparently electric bicycle battery theft has become a problem. The manufacturers of The Flow have a way around that problem: they incorporated the battery in the seat post so that it can easily be removed from the bicycle. Obviously that would make theft easier – but the idea is that you, the rider, remove the battery from the bike when it is left outside. Personally, I would rather have [...]
Meet the Action Trackchair. This tracked wheelchair – is the brainchild of Tim Swenson – who designed it to provide disabled people with a lot more mobility. It is able to ride over dirt, snow, sand, mud at speeds of up to 5mph. At $9000 it is pricey, but electric wheelchairs have never been cheap – according to Apparelyzed.com, prices for http://www.apparelyzed.com/wheelchair/electric-wheelchairs.html range from around $1500 to $30,000 but people spend around $6500 on average. [...]
The Overade is a concept helmet designed by Patrick Jouffret of French studio Agence 360. It folds in half and is meant to offer the same amount of protection as a regular non-folding helmet. Being a concept, such claims are essentially meaningless, but a less bulky helmet, that can be packed away easily, might encourage more people to ride – or wear helmets – both of which are good things. [The Awesomer]
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