Ubicycle public bicycle service: Unmanned bike rental kiosks by Continuum
By Andrew | May 30, 2008
Renting out bicycles for public usage is no new thing. But devising a complete automated and unmanned bike rental kiosk like system is definitely a novel idea. Ubicycle public bicycle service, thought by design firm Continuum, the Hundred Dollar Laptop project people the bike rental system definitely comes to fore as a promising one.
These kiosks will be powered by solar panel roofs and RFID-embedded Smart cards to keep a track of users and security purposes. Not just the RFId tags, but also the unique green colour of the bikes will not let thieves fly away or ride freely on these bikes.
The fact that the bikes can be rented with your good old public transportation card makes them all the more convenient to use and access. He kiosks will be available through out the city so that you can drop the bicycle at the point nearest to your destination.
Via: Dvice/DContinuum
BacVac Concept by Continuum
By Andrew | May 15, 2008
I really cherish the advent of evolving concepts that vouches for its possible functionality. Readers, customers, retailers enjoy going through such stuff that makes them familiar with the futuristic patterns thereby governing the hi-tech style era. And the latest in the news is a cool-tool vacuum maker called “the BakVac” from Continuum
It helps you do away with your old exercise of dragging moving parts that helps you clean dust by positioning them at your back like a turtle. Quite sensible! This thought of adding an inch extra of comfort level can be factored by its electric motor powered by a fuel cell, keeping those pesky electrical cables from tripping you up.
It may take some time to be functional enough as its dependence upon fuel cell technology is not cheap enough in juxtaposition to other wild designs available today.