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What a Bright Idea: Bicycle LED Lights are Not Only Cool but Also Promote Safety
Working in what appears to be a basement somewhere in San Francisco, two biotech employees and a former NASA engineer have developed a radically new lighting system…for bicycles. While advances in bicycle technology don’t typically arouse my interest, I’m a sucker for shiny objects and the wheel-mounted Revolights are actually very cool.
Drawing power from a rechargeable lithium ion battery, the system consists of four “light rings,†each sporting a dozen LEDs and a dash of electronics. While stationary, the lights simply flash in sequence and are as every bit as boring as one might expect flashing lights on a bicycle wheel to be. But just get those wheels spinning and watch the magic happen!
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This Flashy Ferrari 360 Spider Will Leave You… Bedazzled
For some bizarre and unexplainable reason, certain owners of Italian exotic supercars think that adding myriads of LEDs to their vehicles is a very cool idea. After the colorful Lamborghini Diablo and its super-LED trimmed Ferrari F458 counterpart,...
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Video: In China, The Ride Goes On Even If You're Missing A Wheel…
Albert Einstein once said, "Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance you must keep moving". Apparently, this Chinese rider took the famed theoretical physicist’s saying a bit too seriously when he lost the front wheel of his...
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Audi Teams Up With Renovo Design To Create Wooden Frame Bicycles
Audi is joining a long line of car manufacturers that have reached out to bicycle specialists to create their own range of two wheelers. Being that the brand with the four rings is renowned for the use of aluminum in its cars, you’d expect Audi...
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Volkswagen Introduces Led Rear Lights For The Golf R, Gti And Gtd
Over the past few years, LEDs have worked their way into automotive lighting, initially on high-end luxury and sports cars, but lately, on an increasing number of mainstream vehicles. In what the company claims to be a 'first' in the compact segment,...
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Jaguar Xf Diesel S In Police Uniform
Cops in Jags? We've seen worse like the Italian Polizia's Lamborghini Gallardo, but at least that was a one off - not to mention that it was donated to the police. In the UK, Jaguar seems to want a piece of the pie (aka government money) launching...
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