http://www.geekalerts.com Gadgets for Geeks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:37:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geekalerts.com/solowheel-gyroscopic-electric-unicycle/ http://www.geekalerts.com/solowheel-gyroscopic-electric-unicycle/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 07:05:51 +0000 James Scott http://www.geekalerts.com/?p=6842

While the Segway was a revolution in personal transportation, the Solowheel is the latest evolution in electric vehicle technology. Similar to a Segway, the Solowheel features gyroscopic sensors to maintain perfect balance, and the rider controls speed and direction by leaning. It is also similar in that it is an eco-friendly electric vehicle that is [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/solowheel-gyroscopic-electric-unicycle/feed/ 0 http://www.geekalerts.com/magic-wheel-the-swiss-do-it-again/ http://www.geekalerts.com/magic-wheel-the-swiss-do-it-again/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:33:02 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/magic-wheel-the-swiss-do-it-again/

There’s something about Swiss designers and weird transportation, something good. First we had the Bikeboard and now it’s the Magic Wheel – a unicycle / skateboard kind of hybrid. [Correction: At first we read that the Magic Wheel was a Swiss invention and reported it as such here. Subsequently we have come to learn that [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/magic-wheel-the-swiss-do-it-again/feed/ 11