Air Wheel will change the way we travel

A unicycle electric vehicle called the Air Wheel currently in the UK has a lot of fans, and has been sold out at various outlets and online bookings and apparently this vehicle will change the way we travel.

The Air Wheel has a range of 24 miles on a single charge and changes direction by the user leaning. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1zN2HJk)

As reported by the DailyMail on Monday, January 26, 2015, this vehicle similar to a Segway, by using a small engine and designed to help us traveling around the city to reach a distance of 24 miles at a speed of 14 mph on a single charge.

If you are able to walk, then you can drive this Airwheel. Just need one day, even just a few hours to learn how to drive it yourself. This vehicle will be sold at a price of £429 or approx Rp. 8.05 million.

The Air Wheel costs £429 and can hit a top speed of 14 miles per hour. (Picture from: http://dailym.ai/1zN2HJk)

By using gyro technology and stabilizers make the Airwheel be easy to drive. When you lean forward, you can accelerate this vehicle, backwards to slow down, and aside to steer the vehicles that made by Airwheel Technology Holding (USA) Co., Ltd. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AIRWHEEL | DAILYMAIL]

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Here it is the sightings of another Weird 'Monster' Shark

Sharks that have a similar appearance eel found in Australian waters. This discovery is the first in memory of local communities. "We could not find a fisherman who've seen it before," said Simon Boag from the South East Trawl Fishing Association. The sharks known as the Frilled Shark.

Weird ‘monster’ Shark called Frilled Shark caught in Australia. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1H9BrJ0)

The shark is found at a depth of 700 meters, the maximum depth of trawling can be used in Australian waters. Despite the strange and rare, the frilled shark actually been known in biology and called Chlamydoselachus anguineus species.

Frilled sharks are not captured often, which is fortunate for our capacity to sleep at night. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/15HmXyS)

C. anguineus live at a depth of 50 meters to 1 kilometer. However, the species is more to live in the deep sea so they rare to be seen. The sharks can grow up to 2 meters in length and sometimes a by-catch in the Pacific and the Atlantic.

It is thought the sharks use their flexible necks to grab prey and vicious teeth to hold them. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/15HmXyS)

"The shark was seen coming from the 80 million years ago. It seems prehistoric," said Boag was quoted as saying IFLScience.com on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. According to him C. anguineus regarded as one of the oldest shark still exist to this day.

Frilled shark was 1.6 meters long. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/15HmXyS)

This species allegedly lived since 95 million years ago. "This shark has 300 teeth which are arranged in more than 25 rows. So once you are in the mouth, you will not come out," said Boag (See another prehistoric fishs that are still alive today). *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | IFLSCIENCE.COM]

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Three-wheeled car that can float in water

The North America International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2015 is an automotive exhibition, which is being held in Detroit, USA, and seems to be a proving ground for Lon Ballard, to show off his three-wheeled car creations named Spira4u. Similarly, as quoted from Autoevolution on Tuesday, January 13, 2015.

The car, now undergoing production in China. The country is selected, so that the car can be had reasonable prices or cheap. As we had knew, the Spira4u car has passed the emission test and has been approved and will be marketed in the United States.

Spira4u booth on the NAIAS 2015. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1yXuoh4)

Spira4u car model is a three-wheeled vehicle type with the composition of one wheel in front and two behind, and can accomodated only one person. This vehicle steering is made with 2 grip with the shape of an inverted 'V'. The acceleration and braking system was made like the cars in general which are also equipped with the gas pedal and brake pedal.

Spira4u microcars is a three-wheeled vehicle type that made of polypropylin foam material wrapped with honeycomb fiberglass. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1yXuoh4)

According to Ballard, the eccentric car has a very light weight. Therefore, the material he uses consists of polypropylin foam material wrapped with honeycomb fiberglass. On the front it has a thickness of about eight inches, while the side of the four-inch thick.

Interior and dashboard view Spira4u three-wheeled microcars. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1yXuoh4)

Because the use of sponge and foam, so the car has a unique character like the amphibious car, which is able to float in the water. However, this car can not be sped on the water surface, because there is no propellers device on it.

Right side view Spira4u three-wheeled microcars. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1yXuoh4)

Spira4u will be available in two variants. The first variant uses the electric motor, and the other uses a conventional engine. The first variant, using a 10 kW electric motor. Car with an empty weight of 236 lbs (520 lbs) was able to accelerate up to 62 mph (100 km/h).

The color options of Spira4u three-wheeled microcars. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1yXtLEv)

For this type of electrically equipped with single and dual engine. For single engine has a power of 10 kW with a supply of 72 V battery pack with the distance as far as 70 miles (113 km). The car can be charged at the standard power used in homes (110 V) for 2 - 4 hours and the car is sold at a price of US. $9,000 or equivalent to Rp. 110.7 million.

Because the Spira4u three-wheeled microcars made of sponge and foam, so the car has a unique character like the amphibious car which is able to float in the water. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1yXtLEv)

An additional battery pack for $3,500 (Rp. 43.4 million) can be installed on this car, so the mileage is increased to about 140 miles (225 km). The car can also be added another electric motor again and charged an additional $1,500 (Rp. 18.6 million) to increase the car speed.

As for the conventional engine variants using a motorcycle engine that has a capacity of 150 cc with the automatic transmission system and injection technology which made by Chinese manufacturer, Wangye. The car with a conventional engine can drive with a top speed of 53 mph (85 km/h). The capacity of the tank is claimed to be able to fit about 2.4 gallons (9.5 liters). And if the tank is full, this car will be able to travel up to 200 miles (322 kilometers).

This car has a fairly light weight of around 440 lbs (200 kg), but not like a car that uses an electric motor, for the conventional engine variant is not equipped with the backwards gears. And this car is sold at a price of about $5,000 or equivalent to Rp. 61.4 million. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SPIRA4U | GIZMAG | AUTOEVOLUTION]

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A unique Café Racer with Scrambler accents

1969 Honda CB350 is a reliable classic motorcycle because it uses an engine with the capacity of 350 cc and has two parallel cylinders.

Now it has changed zoom into a 'ride' carrying the classic racer style that we are known as the Café Racer style.

Original 1969 Honda CB350. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1M87oS6)

Perhaps you are already familiar when hear the 'DucatiBoy' name, which is an association of the custom motorcycle lovers as well as the 'builders', based in Sydney, Australia. They tried to combine the Café Racer figure with a slight scrambler accent.

DucatiBoy's Honda CB350 Limited Edition Café Racer, a unique Café Racer with Scrambler accents. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1CcBoGE)

Right side view of DucatiBoy's CB 350. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1M87oS6)

The fuel-tank was a custom made. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1M87oS6)

Overall, the bodywork is identical with the character of the classic racer, but if you look carefully there is a slight scrambler accent that attached to this CB350, ie the position of the muffler. The position of the exhaust pipe and muffler systems especially in the middle of this body was the hallmark of scrambler style.

The position of the exhaust pipe and muffler systems especially in the middle of body was the hallmark of scrambler style. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1M87oS6)

Today the builder's much do the same thing to mix several custom styles of classic motorcycles in the form of their works. One of the 'branch' of the merger custom café racer is a Café Fighter - a combination of the fierce figure of Street Fighter with classic Café Racer style. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | BIKESHED]

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Nand Logic's Smart Helmet

You are a biker who is looking for smart helmet? Yes, we mean really smart. Maybe later you can buy this Nand Logic's Smart Helmet when it goes on sale.

Nand Logic Smart Helmet is not mediocre smart helmet because this helmet does have a myriad of features that guarantee no other helmet could match its ingenuity.

Nand Logic's Smart Helmet features cameras, turn signals, collision alerts and more. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1Eo4MNp)

This smart helmet is worth mentioning 'smart' because it constitutes Multicore SoC (System on Chip) that controls a lot of electronic devices including multiple sensors in it.

Front & Rear Cameras

In the front and rear, there are 2 HD cameras that can record our travel activities and saved to an SD memory card, the recorded video may be useful when we have an accident or to claim the insurance.

Intelligent Lightings

At the helm, there are LED lights that serve as spotlights (headlight), turn signals and brake lights. Cool isn't it, and everything is working or active automatically depending on conditions because in this helmet has Ambient Light sensor and Accelerometer.

The helmet includes built-in turn indicators and a brake light. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1zRznkS)

So when we turn, the sensor will automatically turn on the turn signal in the turn direction or when it is dark, ambient sensor will automatically turn on the spotlights on the front, as well as when you brake, the brake lights will automatically turn on.

Object Recognition

Through the help of a camera and software in it, the helmet is able to detect danger, for example, there is an object in front is too close, the system will give a warning to light or sound.

Temperature and humidity sensors

When the weather at the helm felt quite hot, the fan is on the inside of the helmet will begin work to create a better air circulation so that the wearer is not easy or quick to sweat which can sometimes interfere with concentration.

When the temperature and humidity sensors notice that things are getting too warm and moist inside the helmet, an onboard fan is automatically turned on to provide ventilation. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1zRznkS)

Intelligent DSP

This helmet has internal and external noise cancellation mics that can muffle the noise from the outside but on the one hand, the existing system is able to recognize the sound of a siren so that we could still hear the sound of sirens.

The Smart Helmet's aerodynamic design is intended to lessen wind noise. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1zRznkS)

Bluetooth

Where if there's a lot helmets like this, it is able to communicate with the phone via Bluetooth signal.

So far this Smart Helmet is still a prototype but already had exhibited anyway so it most likely will start to be produced. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | NAND LOGIC | GIZMAG]

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Watch out this electric car has 'Insane Mode'

Sounds like James Bond features that will be installed on his Aston Martin, but this is the latest Tesla e-car which have 'Insane Mode', ie an acceleration form which drove the Tesla Model S P85D e-car from 0 to 60 mph in three seconds.

Tesla Model S P85D. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1zFVWJL)

A car website has been trying to bring a passenger with the electric sedan and then filmed it to see the reaction of the passengers when the 'Insane Mode' is active.

The video was filmed by DragTimes, a Florida-based company, which shows the driver known as Brooks Weisblat, who invite the people riding the electric car that sold at a price of US. $120,000.

In each test, Brooks drove the car from a stop before pushing the gas pedal. Car accelerates with the jolt, so pushing the driver and passengers to the rear.

In the video shown a woman holding the ceiling and clutching her chest in shock. Then there was a male passenger seemed to said much profanity when he suprised. And the other, two children who sit in the back of the car was shocked when the gas pedal is pressed.

As reported by the Daily Mail that the P85D has a top speed of 249 kph and offers two acceleration modes - Sport and Insane. In 'Insane Mode', its 691 hp power coming from two electric motors applied in a single beat.

Tesla Model S P85D was inaugurated by CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk last October. He said the car is capable of reaching 60 mph from standstill in three seconds. This car has two electric motors, one drives the front wheels and the other drive the rear wheels. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DAILYMAIL]

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