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Sociotransit – using the crowd as your low cost global courier service

Yeah times are weird all right. It’s not enough that we’re using random strangers as our taxi drivers with services like Uber, or hoteliers…thanks AirBnB, or even as our bankers, but now we’re apparently going to be able to send parcels around the world using people we don’t know too.


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Sociotransit – using the crowd as your low cost global courier service
cool tech November 5, 2013 posted by

Elio – $6,800, 84 mpg, 107 mph, a 3 year warranty and lots of ambitions…

It may look a little unconventional, but the three wheeler Elio from Elio Motors may one day usher in a new era in economical motoring. The US built vehicle is the brainchild of engineer Paul Elio, and is scheduled to start production in an old GM Hummer plant in Louisiana sometime next year. The front engined, front wheel drive car, which is actually classified as a motorcycle, doesn’t scrimp on features or safety either, which is definitely different.


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Elio – $6,800, 84 mpg, 107 mph, a 3 year warranty and lots of ambitions…
cool tech November 1, 2013 posted by

Immerse-A-Clean wand cleans without toxic chemicals

Every household has an array of cleansers tucked into a cabinet somewhere. Most contain harsh chemicals that we’ve become used to using . But there are greener alternatives. The latest of these is the Immerse-A-Clean wand, by Texas-based GenEon Technologies. This industrial cleaning device can turn regular tap water into an effective sanitizer, glass and all-purpose cleaner, using only electricity and a non-toxic catalyst. This is a compact, portable and battery-powered device that uses a bucket or other container that…


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Immerse-A-Clean wand cleans without toxic chemicals
cool tech October 24, 2013 posted by

StarPath – cool new spray-on glow surface is pretty, but probably won’t replace streetlights just yet

ProTeq Lighting has developed what it calls Starpath, a new spray on glowing surface coating which they hope will help reduce energy costs for city councils everywhere. The Starpath surface absorb UV light during the day and then glows after the sun goes down.


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StarPath – cool new spray-on glow surface is pretty, but probably won’t replace streetlights just yet
cool tech October 11, 2013 posted by

Wysips Crystal – infinite standby technology could make phone chargers a thing of the past

Amazing as it sounds we could be on the verge of enjoying a whole new portable electronics experience, where wall chargers are a thing of the past and every device can keep working indefinitely purely through the power of the sun or a standard light bulb. No, it’s not science fiction, this is the exciting promise of a new photovoltaic technology which is being developed in France right now.


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Wysips Crystal – infinite standby technology could make phone chargers a thing of the past
Eco Friendly October 7, 2013 posted by

Eliminata Laptop Saver – extend the lifespan of your laptop battery the easy way [Review]

It’s one of the perpetual debates of the Internet. Does leaving your laptop plugged in ruin the battery quicker than keeping it unplugged and charging as needed? Some say you should definitely leave it plugged in to keep the battery charged up, while others insist you need to discharge the battery to help preserve the cells. Now there’s a new device which aims to solve the problem once and for all.


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Eliminata Laptop Saver – extend the lifespan of your laptop battery the easy way [Review]
cool tech October 7, 2013 posted by

The Ocean Garbage Harvester – project aims to remove the trash and plastic from the world’s oceans

How often have you heard anyone say that they don’t want any publicity because their project is not ready and they want to make sure it works first? Yeah, not many. Which is what makes us think that Boyan Slat and the team behind an ambitious plan to clean up the planet’s oceans may be worth watching.


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The Ocean Garbage Harvester – project aims to remove the trash and plastic from the world’s oceans
cool tech October 4, 2013 posted by

Soylent – is this really the future of food…or just an engineer’s wild fantasy?

What do you get if you take one software engineer, an obsession with nutritional macros and a desire to help the world eat more efficiently? Well for one thing you definitely don’t get a medium rare steak done over charcoal with a side of avocado salad. Oh no. What ends up on your plate is a hugely successful crowdfunded project which has pulled in over $1 million to mass produce a powder which delivers all the nutrition you need in…


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Soylent – is this really the future of food…or just an engineer’s wild fantasy?
Eco Friendly October 4, 2013 posted by

Eco Throwable Fire Extinguisher – a fire fighting grenade which hates flames

What happens if (God forbid) a fire breaks out around you? Calling your local fire fighters is the best move, but sometimes you need to take some quick action to save yourself and your loved ones. Fire extinguishers are an obvious solution, but they can be a bit tricky to operate at times.  Wouldn’t it be better to have something simpler yet just as effective?


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Eco Throwable Fire Extinguisher – a fire fighting grenade which hates flames
cool tech October 2, 2013 posted by

OnBeat Solar Headphones – hands on with headphones that charge your phone from the sun [Video]

It’s such a simple and yet clever idea we wonder why no-one else has come up with it. Where is the best place to put a solar panel to charge your gadgets? Why on top of your head of course, because it’s usually facing in the right direction skywards (unless you’re an acrobat of course). Well an enterprising Scottish company has taken that basic physics data to heart and created the world’s first multi-function headphones with an inbuilt solar charger.


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OnBeat Solar Headphones – hands on with headphones that charge your phone from the sun [Video]
but is it art? October 2, 2013 posted by

Shipping Container Garden gives hope to unemployed containers everywhere [Video]

They say it’s an ill wind, and nowhere is this more true than in the world of the shipping containers. Thousands of these magnificent animals, the workhorse of our industrial age, have found themselves thrown on the scrap heap of life as the economic downturn bites, consigned to graveyards across the world. But there is hope, as we discovered this week on a building site in London.


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Shipping Container Garden gives hope to unemployed containers everywhere [Video]