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Hot Rod Heated Travel Mug
You know the drill – most of the time during your mornings when you find it really difficult to get those eyelids open and stay awake, there is either the colleague whom you have a vendetta with to walk by and snap you into consciousness so that you will keep your guard up, or for the majority of us, a piping hot cup of your favorite brew will also do. Unfortunately, the mugs which our coffee come in tend to lose heat far faster than what most of us would like – and toting around a thermos might not look cool at all.
Check out the $24.99 Hot Rod Heated Travel Mug that might just make your day even better than it already is – you fill up the Hot Rod Heated Travel Mug with your favorite brew, head out to the car after giving a goodbye kiss to the missus, and plug the mug into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter. This 12v outlet will ensure your coffee remains at an optimum temperature all the way through the gnarling rush hour traffic, and you can step into the office with a skip that would make your colleagues wonder just what did you put in your coffee. Your answer? It is more of where you put your coffee. The analog temperature gauge adds a dash of class, and there is always the on/off toggle switch to get you started.
Multicopter uses sixteen deadly spinning blades for flight
Sure, you could take a ride in a helicopter with one giant spinning rotor on top, or even go with two. However, why not live on the edge and go with sixteen smaller ones.
This is e-volo multicopter from Germany, and even though I would never risk being the pilot, I admire what they were trying to do. Like most new flying vehicles, the first flight was not long. Pilot Thomas Senkel used a handheld wireless control unit to keep it up in the air for 90 seconds, but he could have kept the gas/electric hybrid multicopter up in the air for about 30 minutes. There is a video after the jump if you want to see some more about it.
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iSafe cushioned car is the safest ever
Yesterday, we covered the Ford Motor Company’s lane keeping technology that could help prevent accidents. Today, I have discovered another way that accidents can be prevented with the iSafe.
The iSAVE-SC1 by Humanix is essentially an electric-powered, three-wheeled golf cart that is the safest thing you can drive. It is essentially a frame made of inflatable balloons, and being hit with it is like being hit by a giant marshmallow.
Considering its top speed is 30 miles per hour, I am going to have to agree with my Source when it states that “you may be better off getting hit by the iSAVE-SC1 than you would be driving it”. There is a video of it after the jump in case you don’t believe me.
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Award Winning Stroller To Tricycle
When someone describes something as “award winning”, one would most probably think of the Oscars or perhaps, the Grammys. Guess things are slightly different when you drop things down by several notches – case in point, the $179.95 Award Winning Stroller To Tricycle, which is pretty much self-explanatory. This unique toy picked up the Nuremburg Toy Fair’s prestigious “Toy Innovation” award, as it is a stroller which is capable of turning into a push bike, followed by a tricycle after that to suit different stages of your child’s growth. Talk about saving money with just one toy!
Starting from 10 months, children are able to sit securely in the stroller’s padded seat, where they will be surrounded by a metal safety bar and harness, and the full-length back support and stationary footrests will make sure they can rest comfortably for the entire duration of the trip. A handlebar and front wheel are locked in place, letting all steering control fall under the parent’s responsibility.
Different ages will see different stages of conversion, so you can be sure that this gift will be one that lasts for a fair number of years.
Lane keeping technology by Ford could help save lives
I guess with all the technological improvements that are incorporated into vehicles, we drivers start to relax ourselves more and more, taking things for granted while we are behind the wheel. Perhaps there should not be so much technology thrown behind the steering wheel so that drivers will always be alert each time they are behind the wheel. Ford’s latest exploits would be a new kind of lane keeping technology that is smart enough to detect a drowsy driver behind the wheel, pointing towards the need for a coffee break at the same time.
This new Lane Keeping System will roll out sometime early next year, where there will be a trio of unique features that were specially designed to assist drivers in maintaining control while they are behind the wheel. Among them would be a Driver Alert System which will notify drivers should it detects signs of drowsiness. If that happens, then a coffee cup light will appear on the dashboard instrument cluster – markedly suggesting for the driver to take a break.
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Snow Boogie Inflatable Sledges
If you happen to stay at a place that gets snowfall every single year, then you might be pleased to know that it is about time you took a look at your garage or attic and check out whether there are enough choice implements to keep you and the family entertained when the ground is covered with inches of thick, white snow. Live at the edge of a hill with a lovely slope that goes down gently? I guess there is no better way to appreciate that than with the £14.99 Snow Boogie Inflatable Sledges. You can place a pre-order for it now, where it will ship in a few weeks’ time before winter, and being inflatable, you can be sure that this is going to be a snap to stash away whenever winter ends and you welcome spring.
Far more comfortable compared to a rigid plastic sledge, but not compromising on speed, the 44” (1.12m) inflatable snow tubes look set to deliver hours of fun regardless of your age – although the older ones out there might want to increase your insurance policy just in case you suffer from a broken bone due to misadventure. Made from cold-resistant PVC vinyl, they’re tough enough so that you are able to handle whatever comes your way without bailing out. Which design would you like – polar bear or penguin?
Solar Ship is one fuel-efficient blimp
There is one thing that I like to see in the air, and that is blimps. This Solar Ship makes me like them all the more, because it is one very green thing in the wild blue yonder.
As you might have guessed, the Solar Ship is solar-powered. I’m sure you know that blimps stay in the air because the helium makes them lighter than air, but something has to propel them. Why not have solar-powered lithium-ion battery that fuels the propellers?
The Solar Ship can travel up to 600 miles with two tons of payload. You can watch a video of it after the jump, and you can see that it doesn’t require too long of a runway for takeoff and landings. This is important for situations for when you need a craft that can land in tight spots, like areas hit by a natural disaster. Sometimes you just need to be airlifted out, and the Solar Ship is the craft to do it, and probably more fuel-efficient than a helicopter.
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BMW car-to-x communication system might pave the way for safer roads
I am quite sure that you have read or are at least aware of the outrage in China where a young girl was knocked down by a vehicle on the street, and left there to bleed to death for a good 18 minutes or so without a single passer-by offering any form of assistance or help. Well, surely drivers will need to do their part at all times to remain vigilant and responsible on the roads, and more technology might just help make our roads safer. BMW has long been an advocate of safety, and they intend to introduce even more intelligent driving by fitting a large number of sensors that were specially designed to improve safety, comfort and efficiency.
Known as the “car-to-x” communication system, this unique set up will extend the predictive capability of the sensors, otherwise known as the “horizon”, by a rather significant margin – and in the future, it will enable drivers to “see” long distances ahead, even into areas that are hidden from view at the moment, and even to check out what is ahead of not one, but many corners. Interesting permutation, don’t you think so?
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