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Vroominator adds some oomph to your ride
Are you envious of those who own muscle cars, and do wish that one day when you grow up (or earn enough), you will be able to splash some good money on yourself so that you can enjoy the fruits of your labor while engaging the green-eyed monster among your peers? That’s easy to do if you have a good imagination – all you need is to get the Vroominator to be placed in your car and you’re good to go. The Vroominator is basically a device that fills your vehicle’s interior with throaty sounds of a sports car’s V8 engine.
It will need to be plugged into the vehicle’s DC adapter for it to work, where instant audio “muscle” is transmitted to a car’s radio on an unused FM frequency. Bear in mind that this $39.95 purchase will not play nice with hybrid or electric vehicles – they’d look rather out of place in the first place anyways, so why bother?
Hydrocycle lets you move around easily on water
Like to sweat things out, especially when you’re trying to keep your New Year’s resolution of keeping fit and trim into the second quarter of the year? That is what the Hydrocycle is for – this watercraft will allow one to get around on water in a manner that is as easy as riding a bicycle. Your rider’s pedals will move around to spin a 12″ propeller which will help drive the Hydrocycle smoothly on rivers, lakes, or oceans at speeds of up to 6mp – that is as fast as paddling a canoe or kayak, although you will be less tired for it.
The Hydrocycle boasts of seamless polyethylene pontoons that were developed by a professional canoe designer for optimum buoyancy, speed, and stability. Operating in less than a foot of water, it is no slouch either, being able to handle 3′ ocean swells as well. Of course, it makes perfect sense to wear a life jacket at all times with this, not to mention you’d better have the ability to swim as well.
With a 17″ powder-coated aluminum frame that comes with a quick release seat clamp that will adjust the seat height, the Hydrocycle will also be accompanied by twin storage compartments alongside cup holders to prevent gear from becoming waterlogged. The $3,600 asking price might be a wee bit too much for most folks, however – what do you think?
Angel Bicycle Helmet
Forget about the circle of life – this is the circle of light that is known as the Angel Bicycle Helmet. Of course, this “halo” that you wear will be electronically and not divinely powered – after all, you still have very much to live for in this life, right? Investing £49.99 in this is a no-brainer (lest you end up with no brains on the road), since it will work in your favor when you take statistics into consideration – we are talking about 60% of road traffic accidents involving cyclists happen after 4pm.
Since the law requires cyclists to mount lights on the front and rear of their bikes, it still does not offer adequate protection when traffic is queuing nose-to-tail, hiding you from a driver’s view. Since the built-in halo of LEDs are there, you ought to be a whole lot more visible than your cycling counterparts, letting you be seen from just about any angle for a full 360 degrees of visibility as either constant or flashing light.
Aquastar lets you scoot – underwater
Remember the scooter craze that happened around a decade ago? Yeah, where kids as well as adults alike start traveling around on those highly portable two-wheelers, letting those who commute using their legs primarily zip around in double quick time. Well, it seems that the idea has been brought forward to the underwater world in the form of the Aquastar – of course this model will not come with wheels since it won’t have any need for those when you are submerged, but at least you can bring a date along with you with this.
The Aquastar AS2 two-seater scooter is a reality after going through intense design and engineering moments, and the fact that you have someone to accompany you underwater at the controls ought to do away with any fear of drowning in the deep, leaving you and your partner undiscovered for centuries. The AS2 is touted to be the perfect form of “transport” for couples who want to explore underwater wonders in an extremely safe environment, as both riders are free to dismount, swim around and climb back aboard.
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QTvan is the World’s Smallest Caravan
Some of you might remember that we just covered the McCar, a car that has a scooter in back. Imagine a scooter that drags something that is the equivalent of the space of a car.
This is the QTvan, and it is designed specifically for scooter users. You can see how it attaches behind to be dragged behind this guy, and I suppose that one could use this for some serious short trips. It has a range of only 30 miles, and can go only six miles per hour.
It really has a lot of interesting features inside like a 19-inch flat-screen television, radio, alarm clock book shelves, and a full sized single bed. It also has a “tea-service”, but I’m not certain what that means. However, it comes with a kettle.
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Electric/Hybrid Car comes with a scooter in the back
This is the McCar, and before you crack the most obvious Mcjoke that you are thinking, it is built by Geely, the same Chinese company that owns Volvo.
The McCar is presently on display at the Shanghai Motor Show, and it is both a car and scooter at the same time. I suppose that you could call it a “cooter”, but I don’t like the implication.
The purpose of the car and scooter combo is so the user/driver is able to use the scooter to get to where he or she is going if the place is far away from where he or she had to park. For example, let’s say you park in a huge parking lot at the mall, and instead of walking the city blocks to get to your favorite store, you unload the scooter from the back and drive there.
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Japanese bus uses personal luxury cocoons
What you are seeing here isn’t the maximum security section of the Imperial detention block. Think of it as the first-class section of a bus line.
The Willer Express, a bus with a route from Osaka to Tokyo, is a twelve seater bus that has luxury seat modules that are appropriately named cocoons. The relaxation pods are able to recline 140 degrees, and have a personal entertainment system, power outlets, even Wi-Fi.
The best part about it is that each passenger is totally separated from the other. It doesn’t look like it is completely private, but it is enough so that you don’t feel that you have to talk to a passenger next to you “just to be polite”. You can also take your nap and not worry if anyone notices your drooling problem.
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UNO III Streetbike
For many kids living in South East Asian countries, hitting their teens would often mean one thing – gaining the freedom and independence of movement through the use of motorcycles, and after that, moving on to cars when they’re of legal age to drive. Well, when they first start off on those two-wheelers, they’re certainly excited like all get out, and would do their best to modify and trick out their bikes to stand out from the rest of the crowd – not to mention impress the chicks.
The UNO III Streetbike is no vehicle for teens though, considering the rather expensive £8,500 price tag attached to it. What makes this piece of engineering so different from others is the ability to deftly switch from a two-wheeled dicycle to a sleek, three-wheeled sports bike (and of course, back again if the need arises) at a moment’s notice.
When in Uno Mode, the U3 can prop itself on two rear wheels, where internal gyros will control the bike to maintain stability even as it makes tight turns and slow, controlled movement a breeze. Whenever you start to go faster, the third wheel will fold out automatically, whereas the rear wheels slide back to transform the U3 into a sleek urban streetbike, now how about that! A single charge will give you a 30 mile range, while juicing it up from empty might take the better part of four hours.
