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TidalForce M-750 x2.0 Electric Bike

GRK — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:01:46 +0000

Electric Motion Systems, designer of the E+ electric bike, has teamed with Matra, the French light electric vehicle company, to come up with this marvel of a machine.

Introducing the TidalForce M-750 x2.0 in a limited edition of just 240 units.

Features:

Fitted with an E+1000 watt advanced electric propulsion system
Off road top speed of 30+ mph
Range on a single charge is 25 to 28 miles, using only electric power
All E+ advanced propulsion system features are available on the x2.0 – 9 forward power modes, 9 resistance (exercise) modes, cruise control, anti-theft, etc. Each of these features along with a speedometer, odometer, and battery state of charge are easily accessible through the advanced LCD display mounted on the bike’s handlebar.
Uses the Darpa approved Montague Paratrooper folding frame
These are being made available to US customers by MATRA in collaboration with EMS.
Each unit is numbered and will include the owner’s name engraved for a truly personalized x2.0.
Has a LCD display unit that combines functions of a bike computer with that of an electric vehicle. It provides quick access to riding information such as bike speed, odometer, battery charge remaining, and much more.

Earthbox- The No Fuss Gardening System

GRK — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:08:32 +0000

The Earthbox’s own tagline is a bit much: “The World’ Most Revolutionary Gardening System!” The black plastic boxes come with generally positive recommendations, but they’re not magic—their main trick is keeping a reservoir of water at the bottom, letting plants wick it up as they need it, while keeping the soil at the surface dry and hardy against bacteria and bugs.

While the brand-name Earthboxes aren’t terribly expensive—around $60, and that includes some soil and fertilizer—building a similar box yourself isn’t a huge undertaking, either. (Here’s another variant.) Cut apart one Rubbermaid tub, put its guts inside another, add some drain holes and a fill tube, and you’re on your way to big tomatoes and eggplants and cukes with a minimum of effort.

Ecotones- Noises are now nice to hear

GRK — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:22:03 +0000

Silicon Valley start-up Adaptive Sound Technologies is out with its first product, Ecotones. It’s an adaptive noise-masking machine that blends with the audio in your specific environment to create a relaxing individually crafted soundscape called a “SoundStory.

Primary audio tracks are mixed with hundreds of individual secondary sounds in a pseudo-random way to create audio that’s less repetitive than that of the typical sound-dimming machine or CD. The company says its audio backgrounds are so vivid and realistic (listen to a few of them yourself below) you’ll forget the unit’s in the room.

The unit measures a compact 6.125 inches x 7.5 inches x 5.5 inches and has a frequency range of 90Hz to 20,000Hz. A headphone jack enables private listening as well as connection to an external stereo or audio amplifier. Also included is an adjustable sleep timer. You have to pay a price of around $300 for all the soft music you hear out of noises.

Dance 2 Charge!

GRK — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:05:56 +0000

The UK based Orange have developed and introduced an arm band capable of converting the kinetic energy from your hand gestures into Electrical power to charge Up your mobile battery….
Green, Eco friendly solution to recharge…..!!

C’mon just got another reason to dance…Lets rokk….

USB made from recycled material

GRK — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:21:26 +0000

A month ago Earthdrive’s eco-friendly usb drive claimed to be the world’s first completely green drive. Well looks like it’s about to get a little competition with this new usb drive. The new drive is made out of recycled newspapers. Yes it is excessively bland looking and if you lay it on a wood desk with similar coloring it will blend in easily with its surroundings making it harder to spot. There’s just not a whole lot about the drive that makes it stand out. Yet, it is made out of recycled materials which will likely draw in the more environmentally conscious.

The drive doesn’t have a lot of perks to it. Stacked against the EarthDrive, the EarthDrive is made from bio-recycled plastics so they are even there. Yet EarthDrive takes it farther and is also a recyclable drive and when you purchase one a portion of the proceeds go to American Forests. In all fairness though, I don’t know many people that would go out of their way to recycle a tiny USB drive. This new drive does come in 16GB, so it does come a bit larger than the EarthDrive. Sadly there is no word on pricing yet, so there is no way to know if this drive is going to cost a fortune or not.