July 7, 2007
As basic as a bike can get
We have seen so many innovations to bikes, carbon fiber and even wood, yet this one has been cut right back to the barest minimum that you could ever get. The Nimbus Ultimate Wheel is what they have called it and it must take a bit of getting used to, but once mastered you can probably take this bike anywhere you want and with no worry about the ... More
July 3, 2007
The safest back pack in the world
Possibly the Day Safe 100 is amongst one of the safest back packs in the world, and here is why: Features of the Day safe 100: eXomesh® Ultimate complete lock and leave system - slash proof, snatch proof, tamperproof. Slash proof adjustable shoulder straps. Snatch proof shoulder strap allows you to anchor the bag to a secure fixture. Tamperproof ... More
June 21, 2007
A 100 decibel alarm
Movement sensor enable alarm will sound off a massive 100 decibels should anyone try to move your valuables, it has a steel cable that is also retractable so as not to take up too much room. This sort of thing is ideal for secure bags and cases in hotel rooms, after all anywhere else and people may not even take any notice of the alarm sounding o ... More
May 25, 2007
Maker Faire 2007 - The Soul Cycle
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool Soul Cycle! We saw a guy and a girl riding this through massive traffic throughout the Maker Faire. It was cool because we got some good music for free! They were playing some good Bob Marley music, which is my favorite. (awesome!) I gu ... More
May 23, 2007
Zedomax Maker Faire 2007 Coverage - Electric Motorcycles
I love motorcycles in general since I own a Gixer but WOW; I was amazed at these really cool electric motorcycles at the Maker Faire. These things have like 30 batteries hooked up to it! Auto, Auto, Batteries, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, Earth, Earth, Educational, Educational, electric-motorcycles, electric_motorcycles, Energy, Energy ... More
HPV - Human Powered Vehicle or Cool Bike we say
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, there’s so much stuff still to come from our Maker Faire 2007 coverage. It’s like a massive virus or a bomb that hasn’t released itself yet… With all the cool bikes we’ve covered in the past, this is probably the coolest bik ... More
May 21, 2007
Zedomax Maker Faire 2007 Coverage - Sit and Pedal Persistence of Vision!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode It’s been a blast yet we’ve been able to get barely 5 hours sleep. But we will get all this cool stuff posted. Mayhem & Chaos brings you some really cool sit and pedal POV (Persistence of Vision) using recycled bicycle parts. I guess Mayhem to ... More
Zedomax Maker Faire 2007 Coverage - Electric Skateboard
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool electric skateboard these guys made. Thanks Frank for letting me get on it. I was about to take off with it to my house… It’s an electric skateboard that goes forwards and backwards by simply putting your weight towards where ... More
May 20, 2007
Maker Faire Live Blogging - ALAVs by Jed Berk!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out these Cool ALAVs (Autonomous Light Vessels) by Jed Berk! Tight! It uses Sun Microsystems SunSpot microcontroller, which can be programmed in Java. I like this idea since there’s a lot of Java embedded processors out there but this ones from ... More
May 15, 2007
Steam turbine tank!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Cool, we are looking forward to Maker Faire for cool steam tanks like this! So what do you do after you’ve made a bunch of steam powered r/c tanks? Well you try making a steam turbine tank of course! Making a steam turbine r/c machine has sort of been one ... More
May 14, 2007
DIY HACK - Supercharged Airplane
Check out this cool supercharged airplane you can make in your free time! The single-sheet paper airplanes you made when you were a kid (or perhaps last week in your cubicle) were, well, kid stuff compared to this beefed-up paper craft, which uses an electric motor from an old pager or toy powered by a big electrolytic capacitor. Known as a ... More
May 11, 2007
Funny Escalator
After work, instead of taking the usual elevator, stairs, or escalator, you can simply slide down the Funny Escalator and save some time too. If we ever get a chance to build our own building, this would definitely be one of the features. But you’d probably need to pay a lot of money for insuring it. via picture-mania.blogspot blogspo ... More
May 7, 2007
Newest Navy Aircraft Unveiled by Northrop Grumman
Oooh, this is a cool plane… t the heart of the aircraft is the new radar, the APY-9, designed and built by Lockheed Martin Corporation. It can “see” smaller targets and more of them at greater ranges than the E-2C. The new rotodome, developed by L-3 Communications Randtron Antenna Systems, contains the critically important, conti ... More
April 30, 2007
Cool Human built UFO!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool human built UFO! Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, Cool-Human-built-UFO, Educational, Educational, Entertainment, Entertainment, Human-built-UFO, Industrial, Industrial, magic, magic, Motor, Motor, Travel, Travel, Video, Video ... More
Cool Bike Stand
Oooh, make sure to check out these cool bike stands if you got a bike. The patented locking mechanism effortlessly and securely supports your motorcycle in an upright position on the ground or on a trailer. See The Video The Pit-Stop also serves as a Trailer-Stop and easily snaps onto trailers or pick-up beds with the adapter kit. With the Trai ... More
April 25, 2007
DIY Boat - THis guy makes a Paddle Boat for under $20
Wow, check out the cool paddle boat this guys in China made for under $20! Li Zhiyuan assembles a paddle boat made of recycled materials on the river at a park in Hefei, east China’s Anhui province, April 23, 2007. Li, the designer of the paddle boat, spent one and half months making the boat using trashed wood, bottles, cans and bicycles w ... More
April 24, 2007
Darth Vader Hot Balloon?
Cool, here’s Darth Vader Hot balloon for all you evil-spirited Star Wars lovers! Lucasfilm gave its approval for Lambert to have the balloon built with his own funds, using one of the most recognizable characters in cinema, as long as the balloon was not used for commercial pursuits. “We contacted Cameron — the world’s larg ... More
April 23, 2007
Booster Blades!
[via] Booster-Blades, bp, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, cool-stuff, Entertainment, Entertainment, Gadgets, Gadgets, roller-blade-alternative, Sports, Sports, tech, technology, Travel, Travel, Video, Video, Zedomax ... More
Cool Go-Cart
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool Felixtimlock Electric Go Kart! via Auto, Auto, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, Cool-Go-Cart, Entertainment, Entertainment, Gadgets, Gadgets, go_kart, hackedgadgets, Motor, Motor, Travel, Travel, Video, Video, Zedomax ... More
April 20, 2007
Roomba HACK - Roomba with Laser sighting Soft BB Gun
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool Roomba that can shoot continuous soft BBs to the target which it tracked through it’s laser sighting. This is a current project of mine, hacking a Roomba Red. After seeing all the roomba hacks on MAKE and Hack A Day I really wanted to ... More