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Author Archives: David Ponce

Helios Handlebar Brings LEDs, GPS, Navigation And More To Your Bicycle

By David Ponce on 05/21/13 • Leave a comment!

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Handlebars on a bike can be so much more than rests for your hands, a place to affix the brakes, and a way to actually turn the two-wheeled vehicle. With the Helios handlebar, you can add the following features: button-activated rear-facing LED turn blinkers, 500 lumen headlight, smartphone controlled ambient lighting, speed indication and even navigation assistance. The blinker functionality is pretty straightforward, but the others can use some explaining. The speed indication will have the LEDs progressively change colour as you speed up; red for slow and green for fast. The Helios uses the GPS in your phone (paired through Bluetooth 4.0) to not only determine your speed, but also to give you directions; just load up a course and it’ll interface with Google Maps’ cycling directions to light up the appropriate LED as a required turn approaches. How exactly you’re supposed to see the LED on the rear-facing part of the handlebar we’re not entirely sure, but we trust that some thought has been put into that.

Finally, a low power GPS module is integrated into the handlebar itself. Just pop in a prepaid SIM card and you can track your bike from anywhere in the world, which is great if it ever gets stolen.

All this for $200? That’s a bargain if you ask us. Heck, it’s even $149 in Early Bird pricing on the Kickstarter campaign that should get off the ground sometime today.

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[ Product Page ] VIA [ Engadget ]

There’s A Portable Ironing Gadget For Last Second Crease-Making

By David Ponce on 05/20/13 • 1 Comment

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You’re about to go in for that interview and notice the crease on your pants isn’t razor sharp? Or that snazzy tie of yours could be just a bit flatter? How about the lapel on your suit? God is in the details, and to make sure you put your best wrinkle-free foot forward, the Palm-sized Portable Ironing Gadget was created. It’s battery-powered and USB-charged, and comes with a clip attachment that pinches the pant crease for easier ironing. Anything on your person that folds and can use a little sharpening, this thing can take care of it. It measures 100mmx60mmx18mm (3.9in. X 2.3in. X 0.71in.) and weighs just 60 grams (2.1oz.).

It’s $10.

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[ Product Page ] VIA [ DamnGeeky ]

Video: That Belly Landing In Newark? Yeah, There’s A Grainy Video

By David Ponce on 05/20/13 • Leave a comment!

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You guys might have heard about the US Airways Express Flight 4560 that landed on its belly last week. It was carrying 31 passengers plus crew, and through the skillful piloting of Captain Edward Powers, was able to land safely despite not having been able to deploy its landing gear. Well, there’s a video of the feat, albeit one apparently shot from the Newark terminal on a Nokia flip phone from 2001. Or a potato. Or something. Point is, you see very little, but it’s impressive nonetheless.

A few more details about the flight. On approach to Newark, Captain Powers noticed the landing gear wasn’t lowering properly. Even after repeated attempts, nothing was to be done. So the decision was made to retract fully and attempt a belly landing, but not before circling the airport for an hour to empty the fuel reserves and minimize the risk of a fire.

So while things don’t quite always work out, it’s reassuring to know that belly landings can be done and aren’t an automatic death sentence.

[ TheDailyMail ] VIA [ Gizmodo ]

The Electric Unicycle Is A Retro-modern One-Wheeled Take On The Segway

By David Ponce on 05/17/13 • Leave a comment!

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Looking a little bit like a 50′s Vespa mated with a 21st century robot, the Electric Unicycle is a lot like a Segway, except where it isn’t. It is a gyroscope-balanced personal mobility device with a 500W motor that can push a 160lbs man at 13mph for up to two hours on a three hour charge. But unlike the Segway, this one has one wheel. So while your forward and backward movements are gyro-controlled (and serve as the throttle), your side to side movements aren’t; you will have to have some sense of balance or you’ll fall. It shouldn’t be that hard though, and once you get the hang of it, you’re sure to get a lot of enjoyment out of your $2,700 expense.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Gizmodo ]

Monkey Shares Lollipop With Little Puppy, Then Beats Him With It

By David Ponce on 05/17/13 • Leave a comment!

The sound the lollipop makes is priceless. Watch, it’s only 18 seconds long.

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Recoiling Bicycle Mudguard Works Sort Of Like A Snap Bracelet

By David Ponce on 05/17/13 • Leave a comment!

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Getting mud sprayed all over your back when you’re riding is fun. Ok, no, it’s not. But mudguards are often badly made, unsightly, and people generally tend to avoid them. If they had the Plume, pictured above, they might change their mind. Made from stainless steel and a flexible polymer, the Plume “extends out into a sleek mudguard or recoils back into a tight circle under your seat with the gentle press of a finger, even if you’re in motion.” The action is much like that of the snap bracelets of your youth, and doesn’t require springs, or any special mechanism. It’s $35, currently on pre-order on Kickstarter.

[ Project Page ] VIA [ GearHungry ]

‘Tis But A Bacon Press

By David Ponce on 05/17/13 • Leave a comment!

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We won’t wax poetic about our love affair with bacon, since our case was made long ago. But aside from being interested in bacon-related products, we do like to have some actual bacon now and then. You can cook it the natural way and let it get all curly and wavy, but some people prefer to press it flat. And sure, any old press will do but let’s face it: it’s better when it’s shaped like a piggy, innit?

Cast iron, $12 to $14.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ Uncrate ]

3D Printed Shoes Feature iPhone Holster

By David Ponce on 05/16/13 • Leave a comment!

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Given that the iPhone pictured is likely a 4S, you’ll correctly surmise that the above product isn’t exactly new. In fact, the iPhone Mashup Shoe by Alan Nguyen was created some time in 2012 and exhibited at the Milan Design Week in 2012 and the Maison et Objet show in Paris, again in 2012. But it doesn’t matter, since we’re pretty sure that a good number of you guys haven’t seen it and as impractical as the actual shoe is (who wants to bend down to their feet just to answer the phone?), we think it’s a great example of the kind of things 3D printers are capable of. The shoes were commissioned by Freedom Of Creation for FreshFiber, a company that makes “personalized 3D accessories.”

There isn’t whole lot more to say about them. We’re not sure you can even buy them, but you can hit the jump and look at two more pictures, and links.

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Clutch Bag Looks Like A Bloody Cleaver

By David Ponce on 05/16/13 • Leave a comment!

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You’re probably going to want to pick and choose when you wear the above Kreepsville 666 Bloody Cleaver Clutch Bag. Halloween or that banging goth club are probably better options than the airport, or you know, church. But regardless of where you decide to flaunt this thing around, we just had to let you know it exists. For some reason the original website that sold it no longer lists it, but you can find it on one eBay link we included below for the most reasonable sum of $42.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ BoingBoing ]

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