Don’t you just love inconspicuous USB thumb drives? Nothing much to say, except, I wish I had one when I was in grade school…oh wait, USB flash drives didn’t exist back then. Oh well, these kids today are so damn lucky.
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Via: Instructables
Archive for March 28th, 2008
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Mar
Pink Eraser USB drive
Dirt bikes are one of the most annoying sounding vehicles ever made. Remember what BigDog sounded like? Yeah, it’s just like that. Thankfully, Zero Motorcycles has developed an electrical powered motorcycle, dubbed the Zero X, that offers the same performance capabilities as its gasoline powered equivalent. The Zero X sports a 23 horsepower, 17,400 watts electrical motor, a clutchless one-speed transmission, fully hydraulic (stainless steel) brakes, 140 pound curb weight, and a range of 40 miles on a full charge. Charging time is about 2 hours. The base model Zero X runs for about $7,450. Optionally, the motor can be upgraded with a “German made motor” that offers 10% more power — bumping the price tag to $8,350.
Watch the demo, notice how quiet it is:
The Discovery Channel did a show about the Zero X going up against the Yamaha YZ250F, which you can watch the entire four parts after the jump.
Continue reading ‘Zero X motorcycle: electric powered dirt bike’
28
Mar
Finger Piano
Apparently, the Finger Piano came bundled with Japan’s Shougaku Ichinensei magazine, which is targeted at 1st graders. Essentially, the Finger Piano has buttons on its finger tips and attaches to your hand sort of like a glove, allowing you to press down on your fingers to generate sound. It also has additional sound making buttons on the top of the device. Engadget posted a video two weeks ago showing a toddler demoing the instrument, which was quite boring:
However, Imprint TALK has a ‘Pro’ showing you how it’s done:
I wonder if the dude stole the toy from a kid?
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Via: Imprint TALK and Engadget
28
Mar
Plasma Speakers
Wow. I thought I’d never see a breadboard ever again after graduating from college, but I guess I was wrong. Well, at least it’s being used for something really cool, like the Plasma Speakers. Unlike traditional speakers which compress air waves (to generate sound) using magnets and flexible cones, the plasma speakers use “the non-gas, non-liquid, non-solid ‘fourth state of matter’ plasma” to generate the compression waves. Running at 50W, the speakers are set at a frequency response range of 200Hz to 12kHz.
If you thought that was cool, check out a pair of tesla coils playing the classic Super Mario Bros. tune after the jump.
