iBike Dash CC Wireless Cycling Computer Launched For iPhone & iPod Touch

www.iBikeDash.com, a leading sports technology company and creator of the iBike® line of power meters, announced today the iBike Dash CC (Cycling Computer), a light-weight wireless bicycle computer system that turns any iPhone or iPod touch into your own personal fitness trainer.

iBike Dash CC Features:

• 50 power-based and Heart Rate (HR) zone workouts
• Includes ANT+ speed sensor with optional sensors for cadence and HR
• User customizable touch screens display cycling information in color with unique graphics and animation.
• Features easy-to-read large fonts with back-light display for night-time viewing.
• iPhone's GPS, map, and weather capabilities operate seamlessly with the iDash, greatly enhancing the rider's experience.
• Power-based indoor trainer feature.
• Bike odometer.
• Calendar feature keeps track of weekly cycling stats, including calories, miles and speed
• HR Zone dial presents cycling exertion in an extremely intuitive manner
• Easy-to-follow, on-screen instructions and instructional videos
• "Phone BoothTM" dashboard/case houses circuitry, keeps out water and absorbs shock
• Easy to install, use, and move from bike to bike
• No need for calibration
• Allows seamless hands-free calls using your iPhone and Bluetooth headset with no interruption to ride data collection
• Allows full use of touch screen, even while wearing cycling gloves
• A rechargeable/replaceable spare battery can be housed inside the "Phone Booth" to extend the operating time of your iPhone/iPod touch
• Compatible with all ANT+ speed, cadence and HR sensors

The iBike Dash CC is available immediately for iPhone and iPod touch, priced at $199 MSRP for the basic version and $329 MSRP for the advanced version with additional features (including cadence, HR, calorie measurement, battery and charger) through the Apple Store.
[Source iBikeDash]

iRun - the “World’s Most Advanced Mobile Social Media Studio”

Joseph Tame shows off the the iRun - “World’s Most Advanced Mobile Social Media Studio” he will be wearing as he runs in the 2011 Tokyo Marathon.

The iRun features four iPhones on rotatable mounts, an iPad, and Android handset, three mobile Wi-Fi routers, a four-in-one atmospheric monitor and a heart monitor – all to record his route round the 26-mile circuit.

A post on Tame’s website states: ‘This technology will allow me to broadcast live video on two cameras (using either skype or FaceTime to a local studio for re-broadcast), send live location/pace/heart rate data via Runkeeperon the iPhone, transmit temperature, COx/humidity/noise levels via a custom-made Android app – and do all of this while looking incredibly cool.’

[Source Japan Probe]

iTrail GPS Data Logger - Track Your Car

iTrail GPS Data Logger

If you have just bpought a nice acr and you are worried a little bit that somebody take it, all you need is this tiny GPS Data Logger to find out exactly where your car has been.

The smallest GPS data logger yet, this 1.5 inch GPS data logger fits easily in a backpack, car, or in your pocket to capture GPS location points and detailed information like speed and time. The iTrail sleeps when there's no movement to conserve battery, and springs into action when movement is detected to capture up to 120 hours of GPS location data. Perfect for tracking family members or vehicles, simply plug the iTrail into your computer to quickly and easily download everywhere the iTrail's been including details like time, speed, and exact addresses visited in Google Maps and Google Earth.

Features:

• Displays exact addresses and GPS location data in Google Maps and Google Earth
• Check speed, time, and exact address
• Small size - only 1.5" x 1.5"
• Water resistant for outdoor use
• Automatically enters sleep mode to conserve battery power when standing still
• 120 hours of continue tracking with powerful internal battery
• Export your travel data in multiple formats such as HTML, PDF, MS-Word, CSV, and more)

You can buy it at  Brick House Security for $189.95.

Fancy Tron Motorcycle Helmet

Luxury Parisian motorcycle helmet maker Ruby has produced a limited edition TRON themed helmet for the official French release of the movie January 2011. colette will be offering a series of themed collaborations, including the helmet that we showcase here. Something to look out for.

[Source Highsnobiety]

Audi Introduces a Wireless Multi-device In-Car Charger

Audi at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas introduced the first OEM applications of wireless device charging for its vehicles which enable people to charge their smartphones in their Audi vehicles without connecting a charging cable, cord, or adapter.

The system was developed in collaboration with Electronics Research Lab, Qualcomm Incorporated, and Peiker and works similarly to the inductive charging mats that are already available on the market today. Users simply drop their smartphone onto the pad, which mounts in the center console and connects to the vehicle's power supply with a single cable, and the charging begins.

Audi claims that the system doesn't interfere with the operation of Bluetooth or Wi-Fi wireless connections.

[Via Cnet]

World’s Lightest Bike Weighs Just Six Pounds!

This bike can be the lightest but it takes the heaviest pocket to buy it. This $45,000 racing bike designed by Fairwheel Bikes in Tuscon, Arizona weights 6 pounds. The professional racers use bikes of 15 pound, which is more than twice the weight of this new lightest bike!

Fairwheel’s bike, which was shown over the weekend at the Interbike Show, features front and rear brakes, a 10-speed rear gear, a two-gear chainset, and AX Lightness carbon fiber rims with titanium spokes. Maybe even the most avid cyclist would rather buy an entry-level luxury car and a regular bike.. Maybe we should think again: $45,000.

[Via inhabitat]

Apple Files Patent for Smart Bike

Apple so far has only produced electronic gadgets such as computers, tablet, mp3 players and smartphone. Recently Apple filed a patent application for futuristic bicycle as published by the US Patent & Trademark Office on August 5, 2010. This newly advance Smart Bicycle System is designed for both individual cycling as well as team. The system monitors speed, distance, time, altitude, elevation, incline, decline, heart rate, power, derailleur setting, cadence, wind speed, path completed, expected future path, power and pace.

The bike has a docking station on the handlebars where an iPad or iPhone slots in and connects up to the machinery and sensors to give real-time information to the rider on the screen. The sensors, the display and electronic device could communicate via communications network 150 – which covers GPRS, CDMA, EV-DO, EDGE, 3GSM, DECT, IS-136/TDMA, iDen, LTE and/or others.

I am just wondering how much it will cost, if I have one I will absolutely bring it inside the store every time I do my grocery shopping... I won't leave my Apple bike in the parking lot as I may lose the docking station or the sensors.

[Via patentlyapple]

New Era of Commuting

Simple transportation is a necessity in urban life. Many people rely on subway or underground line and cars but for those who have green vision or simply want to save a few dollars a day rely on bike.

According to its vendor ads, If Mode Bike is a bike for a next generation of commuting. This good looking folding bike avoids oily chains, complex tubes with hidden dirt traps. It is foldable for storage  in a house, apartment, office or for carrying in a subway so it is really for city. It is available online for $2,325 for one bike. A bit  expensive isn't it? Well, if we calculate the price of gas for a couple of years plus car insurance maybe this bike is a good alternative.

[uncommongoods]