Stockholms futuristic 68mile subway may be the world’s longest art exhibit. Its 90 subway stations are all painted by contributions from 150 artists dating back from the 1950’s.
Gigabot 3D Large Format Printing
The Gigabot 3D Large format printer is currently on Kickstarter for funding. Its already reached funding goal so once it goes to market it will provide 3D printing with claimed 60x volume of current 3D printers. The Gigabot printer has a 24X24X24 build envelope which can build large production quality projects.
Pinion bike transmission
If you ever had to deal with a bike derailluer system you know how difficult they can be to adjust and maintain as well as susceptible to damage easily. The pinion bike transmission is fully
contained system that is sealed and eliminates cassette hub assembly as well. The trade off would be the weight differential but for some who rather be out riding it may well be worth it,
especially in rough terrain and elements.
JVC GY-HM650 Camera
The JVC GY-HM650 camera is really the complete camera for today’s demand of real time 24/7 competition, not just news anymore with social media, smartphones, etc. It allows direct uploads via ftp directly from the camera to ftp server with wifi or 4G broadband usb stick. It has an amazing 29-667mm 23x zoom (35mm equivalent). Includes HDSDI and hdmi outputs. 2 SDHC or SDXC cards that record independent formats simultaneously, possible to record full HD (.mov, mxf, avchd or .mp4 native sony xdcam ex) and simultaneously record low resolution proxy size file for web.
Also other useful features includes wireless/networked smartphone, tablet or pc remote zoom, record, edit controls.
iPhone IOS6.1.2 emoticons
If you are running latest version of IOS6 a really nice touch is the huge array of emoticons that have been added. Go to settings>general>keyboard>keyboards>add New Keyboard>Emoji
when the keyboard pops up select the global symbol on lower row to access the emoticons- there are pages of them.
Lumio Lamp
Every once in awhile something old becomes new again, and the Lumio Lamp fits the bill. It unfolds from a traditional book into a lamp, has very powerful magnets built into the cover so can easily be hung anywhere there is flat metal surface. The Lumio Lamp will run up to 8 hours and can be recharged via traditional usb connection.
Budnitz Bicycles
The Budnitz Bicycle claims to be the most elegant and fastest custom built city bikes in the world. Each one is individually hand built from either titanium or stainless steel designed for speed,comfort,beauty and to last a lifetime.
Msrp:2600-4900
Parrot Minikit+
The parrot minkit+ allows true handsfree speaker phone capability in your car. It also provides voice recognition allowing voice navigation via your smart phone, or listening to music. Provides syncing to up to 20000 addresses, and connect simultaneously to two phones.
Msrp:99.99
Haier Eye Control TV
Haier Eye Control TV was unveiled earlier this year at the 2012 IFA show. It was a truly working television that could be controlled by just eye movements. The television actually calibrates to the viewer’s eye, and once calibrated the user can use eye movements to scroll thru channels as well as volume and double blink to activate the content.
Vespa 946
Today there are actually a lot of automobiles that are getting comparative or better mileage than many motorcycles on the road.
The Vespa 946 is powered by an extremely fuel efficient 125cc engine and provides nearly 130mpg fuel efficiency. This is really amazing considering this is much higher than slower 49cc mopeds that are too slow to keep pace with traffic around town.