Category: Travel Gadgets
Ted Baker & Quella launch these beautiful racer bikes from £1995
Bike envy has been taken to a new level, with the launch of made-to-order model by Ted Baker and small artisan bicycle firm Quella. The two British companies have teamed up to create the Italian-inspired racer, which is available in "Redfinn, Bluetail or Greengill" colour from £1995. The stylishly retro bicycles feature a unique copper-plated design over a fine steel…
5 driving gadgets for the summer getaway – including EE Buzzard 2 and Cobra Drive HD ‘DashCams’
Planning to get abroad in the car this summer to beat the airport queues? Or maybe you just want a staycation with a long drive to the coast or to a camp site in the wilderness. Keeping the car packed with snacks and drinks is one thing. But the latest driving tech provides peace of…
Will Samsung ‘Safety Truck’ video display improve road safety or not? We’re not so sure
Really not sure what to make of this. I think it's a great publicity stunt for Samsung but not sure whether it will do anything to improve road safety or not. Basically it's a huge video display (or rather four displays) on the back of Samsung trucks which show the driver behind the view in…
It’s rickshaw wars in India as Uber takes on Ola with cash only service
UberAUTO has launched a new cash-only service in New Delhi for hailing auto rickshaws, just as its rival Ola has announced its latest $310 million funding round. Under the uberAUTO service, the company will not charge a fee for booking autorickshaws, users will be allowed to pay for the journey in cash, and the pricing…
Hailo introduces the Piggyback – revolutionising personal transportation
Watch the YouTube video above to see Olaf Spirls, Head of Hailo's Personal Transportation Product, talk about how cab app Hailo came up with its latest revolution in personal transportation. In the video, we are privileged to see the actual brainstorm where they came up with the stunning development and where they wrestled with important…
TRON: Legacy Light Bike up for sale – but you’ll need at least $25,000
Above: The replica Tron Light Bike which will be auctioned next month When it was released in 2010, TRON: Legacy may have disappointed a few fans who remembered the 1980s cult Tron movie. But the one thing that really did capture peoples' imaginations was the redesigned light cycle which has since spawned a whole host of…
The Digest: Uber promises 50,000 jobs in Europe… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Uber taxi firm promises 50,000 jobs under 'new' Europe deal | BBC News "The chief executive of the online taxi-sharing firm Uber has said he wants to make 2015 a year of rapid expansion in Europe. Travis Kalanick told a conference in Munich that Uber could create 50,000 jobs as part of a…
European flights no longer need airplane mode
Excellent news for travellers: There's no longer any need to worry about switching off your devices before take-off, in Europe, at least. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced new guidance for airlines, which allows the use of phones, laptops and other devices through-out the flight - with no need to switch off or…
Whistl trials electric unicycle, the AirWheel Q3, for urban deliveries
It may look a bit like a poor man's Segway, but meet the AirWheel unicycle. Billed as a futuristic transport device, it's being deployed by whistl (formerly TNT Post) to get parcels around the city more quickly. Posties from whistl took to the streets of London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham on Monday 15th September, creating…
Review: A2B Galvani Electric bike, £1450
Unless you are a big aficionado of electric bikes, A2B is probably not a brand you've ever heard of. But they actually launched one of the first electric bikes, or e-bikes, nearly four years ago.Dubbed the A2B Metro it was…
