The Optibike OB1 is an electric mountain bike. It sports a lithium-ion powered electric motor that is good for two hours of use and comes with a built-in GPS and PDA. Judging from the picture, it also packs in some good quality suspension. It looks good, but its pricey – word on the street is that these are selling for $15,000 a pop and that only 24 of them will be made. So you better love your cycling and have a lot of large pile of lazy cash sitting in the bank. [Ubergizmo]
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[ December 2nd, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]
Optibike OB1, Electric Mountain Biking Bliss
[ August 29th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]
Pedal Powered Snow Plower Makes Lighter Work of that Driveway
I feel thankful that I live in a fairly low-snow area. We might catch a couple of feet over the winter, so while most people own a snow shovel, they rarely come out of the shed. Shoveling snow is one of the worst chores I have ever experienced and I do my best to get out of it whenever possible.
Kevin Blake, a Trek (the mountain bike company) engineer saw the opportunity for awesome fun of the best kind and built a recumbent bike with a big shovel attachment up front. So eager was he to try out his new gadget that he allegedly asked his wife not to shovel the driveway before he got home from work; something I don’t think I would ever do, unless I had a pedal powered snow plow. [Bicycle Design via Hacked Gadgets]
[ June 30th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]
Guy Sells Life on eBay, Gets Less Than He Hoped For
Ian Usher, an immigrant to Australia from England, ended up in a messy divorce and decided to pack it all in and take off. So, like many Internet savvy folks do when they want to sell something, Ian set up an auction on eBay. The only difference between Ian and the kid across the road selling his old mountain bike was that he decided to sell his “life”.
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[ June 23rd, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]
Lazy Geek’s Cushion to Spare Geeks Neck and Shoulder Pain
The Lazy Geek’s Cushion now has me envisioning a day when I never need to leave my bed, let alone my house. It is actually a very clever idea; a cushion that supports the weight of your upper body so that you don’t have to. It props you up into a good laptop browsing position and takes the strain away from your shoulders and neck. (more…)
[ April 21st, 2008 ] ... [ Vic DaSilva ]
13 Earth Lovin’ Solar Gadgets
In celebration of Earth Day, here is a collection of some wonderful, crazy and strange solar powered devices. From solar powered bikinis to solar powered wheelchairs, they all accomplish one thing, making Earth a little more green. Happy Earth Day.
Solar Powered USB Bikini
This itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny photo-voltaic bikini has enough produces a total of 5 volts of charge, enough to keep your iPod shuffle running for a day at the beach [via Gizmodo]
Solar Robot Snow Surfing
A solar-powered robot tows this snowboard which was designed by Thayer School of Engineering researchers at Dartmouth College. The “scalable, sloar-powered, science platforms” ought to perform well in the endless daylight of Antarctic summer as scientists and their laptops are towed over the ice at a sedate 5 mph. [Zedomax via The Raw Feed]
Solar Powered Roller Blading Chariot
Bob Schneeveis, the inventor of the Solar Powered Walking Chariot spends his time designing environmentally sustainable solar-electric vehicles and gadgets; he is also known to tinker very successfully with robotics as is evidenced by this solar-powered rollerblading chariot.
