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Toyota Unveils Green iQ
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Design, Transportation
Toyota’s new iQ concept car was recently introduced at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. The vehicle is only 2.98 meters in length yet has room to seat up to three adults and 1 child with its innovative 3+1 system which allows the fourth seat to be utilized for luggage space. We could not find any information concerning what type of fuel the vehicle will use, leading us to believe that this is not a plug-and-play automobile. All the same, we are hoping we will get a glimpse of it at the NAIAS early next year. The iQ will make its formal debut in Europe probably in 2009.
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Inventor Builds His Own Solar-Powered Vehicle
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Misc. Tech, Science, Transportation
Yes, it looks huge, klunky, difficult to navigate and impossible to park. But hey, when’s the last time you built your own solar-powered car? Which is why we give inventor Saqr Bin Saif serious props for building his own environmentally-friendly vehicle. The DIY car utilizes four 170 watt solar panels, two batteries, and was built in only three months. Bin Saif’s baby can only reach a speed of up to 50 mph, but hey, it’s a start, and we look forward to his next car, which he promises will be more compact and faster.
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The Bleeding Edge 065: Sticks and Stones
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Design, Features, Mods / Hacks, Videocasts, Videos
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Bleeding Edge 065: Sticks and Stone Rube Goldberg Machine
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Hack Attack, Short Bytes, Design, Features, Misc. Tech, Videocasts
Back in the summer, Jesse Ferguson, Andru Edwards, Nate True, Bre Pettis, and Jake Ludington got together to construct and film a Rube Goldberg machine that would be made completely out of items found in nature at Earth Sanctuary. After many try and try agains, everything finally came together, and we were able to capture this amazing piece of footage.
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