Hummer H3 built out of losing lottery tickets
What would you do with a lot of losing lottery tickets? Probably throw them away. But not if you’re an artist… Brooklyn-based artists Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was collected $35,000 such tickets and built a car. And not a Smart or a Mini – it is a Hummer H3. Beside looking very cool, the piece, [...]
Do you need speakers for your bike? Check out the View Gate VMP-300
Speakers on a motocycle don’t make much sense… But perhaps you want to listen to music while standing still. If you feel this is the accessory your bike was missing, check out the View Gate VMP-300 Motorbike Speakers. They have a 25W output, have built-in 15W amplifiers and are powered by 12V DC. They come [...]
Virginia Tech students develop new system of braking lights; actually not that new
Businessman Meade Gwinn had an idea when involved in a chain accident: braking lights that show the drivers how fast you’re hitting the brakes. Together with students in Professor Mehdi Ahmadian’s mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, he developed a new system of braking lights. The system features an array of LEDs that glow according to [...]
Smartlets: the future way of charging your EV?
One of the biggest questions concerning plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles is “Where will we charge them?”. A personal charger is one solution, but it limits range and requires the driver to have a garage or a driveway. A California company called Coulomb Technologies says Smartlets is the future solution for this problem. According to [...]
Wearable airbag to make biking safer
Some might say that the danger is part of the appeal of motorcycle races, but protective bike clothing manufacturer Dainese has been thinking about a novel way of improving the safety of bikers for close to 10 years. The result of that research is the D-Air, which is basically an airbag for the drivers. The [...]
World’s smallest solar powered car – fun demonstration of alternative energy
Some consider solar power the future of electricity, but there are still many issues to be addressed before it can be used on a large scale. So… companies are using it on a smaller scale. Very small, in this case. Dubbed the world’s smallest solar powered car, this toy measures just 3.3 x 2.2 x [...]
1967 Tote-Gote turned into steampunk electric motorcyle
This impressive motorcycle is the work of Tom Sepe, who converted a 1967 Tote-Gote, one of the first off road motorcycles, into an electric steampunk work of art. The motorcyle was fitted with a 15 hp motor, the kind used in electric motorcycle racing, and a steam boiler made from a fire extinguisher tank. The [...]
Bluetouch = Bluetooth + touchscreen (hands free, only not really)
What most people expect from a Bluetooth car accesory is being able to use their phone without touching it. The Bluetouch does things a little differently: it lets drivers use a large touchscreen to control their mobile phones. It has both phone and music functions, supporting a range of players and phones (you can check [...]
African toy cars and motorcycles
These ingenious toy cars and motorcycles come from several parts of Africa, and they are only made from scrap metal, tins, wire and pieces of leather. Nothing much to say, so we’ll leave you with some photos. The wheels are made from spray cans. Made in Ghana. Wire motorcycle from Kenya. Tin cars from Ghana. [...]
CallMe Prism-i LCD Display serves unknown purpose
A Korean online store is selling a peculiar device. The CallMe Prism-i LCD Display is apparently meant to attach to your rear window, letting the other drivers know what your phone number is. The question on everybody’s lips is: Why? In case you step on the breaks too hard and the car behind you crashes [...]