Transportation

Ride The Skies With A Hoverbike

People have been dreaming of hover devices since Back to the Future. Australian inventor, Chris Malloy, is helping make the hover dream come true with his new Hoverbike, reports gizmag. His efforts were prompted when his helicopter instructor likened a Robinson R22 light utility helicopter to an airborne motorbike. Disagreeing, Malloy set about building something

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Carting Food And Compost

The green trend is a growing one. In Ditmas Park, a man has created a unique cart for his bicycle that allows him to collect compost from people within the neighborhood and bring it to the community garden. When the food has grown, his cart is also made to carry the fruits of their labor

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Niche Biz: The Bicycle Taxi

Bicycle taxi’s are not a new form of transportation, but the shift toward green living has brought this trend back. Unlike a regular cab that may charge by the mile, the Eau Claire Bike Cab works on tips alone, reports WEAU.com. “Just as quick as driving, a little more fun and a lot more safe

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Drive Legally And Earn Money

PSFK reports that the Speed Camera Lottery, in addition to photographing speed violators and issuing tickets, would also capture those vehicles that are driving within limits and enter them in a lottery to get a chance to win money from the revenue which was generated from speeding tickets. The idea was tested with great success

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Niche Biz: 4th Amendment Wear

According to the CargoCollective.com web site, the concept behind 4th Amendment Wear is simple: to get a few people to think a little more about their constitutional rights. The brainchild of Tim Geoghegan and Matthew Ryan, 4th Amendment Wear is underwear printed with the 4th amendment in metallic ink that is readable on TSA body

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A New Twist On The Escalator

Discovery News reports that since the original idea for a “revolving staircase” back in the late 1850s, the whole concept of what an escalator is, and how it works, have come a long way. Escalators, when they’re working of course, are a marvel for getting from Point A to Point B. That’s particularly true when

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