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Ten students from TU Delft teamed up to engineer a hybrid of an aircraft and a sailboat. The result is a green kooky vehicle titled Hydro Kite that is surpassing our imagination. This sustainable bad boy is supposed to be powered just by the power of wind and incorporates a kite, a keel and a cabin.

This whimsical concept features 157 meters 2 huge kites flying which are expected to fly above the Atlantic and power this unimaginable vehicle by means of wind energy. The futuristic cabin is going to be floating in the sky at the height of 15 meters above the Atlantic.

This marvelous two-seater includes special amenities designed for food and restroom to make your flight as comfortable as possible. In addition to that, the steering is provided by the aircraft shaped keel designed to be sailing several meters below the surface of water.

The keel is planned to weigh 66 pounds, which is around 2 meters in length along with the same width for a wingspan. This ecologically conscious vehicle is made of glass reinforced plastic resembling us a traditional aircraft including a rudder and its tail.

Shaped like this, this green flying object makes it easier to maneuver while its keel prevents the kite from colliding with cabin. The wind powered Hydro Kite is scheduled to sail from New York to Cornwall, England reaching its top speed of 90 kilometers per hour. The travel is expected to last four days and an hour.

This environmentally friendly wind powered vehicle concept could be an ideal replacement for gas consuming aircraft but at the same time a lot of revamping still needs to be done before its production phase. With such a clean and green concept, hopefully we have a brighter future to have less pollution and more technical revolution.

The work on the concept design is still under way with a one time astronaut Wubbo Ockels to manage the project. To be capable to set this monstrous vehicle in motion, wind should be a strong as 100 meters per second to give you a new sky surfing experience.

The kids are the love of our lives and quite obviously if would be an ingenious idea if children could tell us when they are ill. What is interesting is that Chris Ebejer aged 42 seems to have known about how make our dreams materialize with his novel concept of baby suit he designed for us. Dubbed Babyglows, this smart innovation appears to be a color changing suit to let us know that the children are getting too hot.

Chris Ebejer has spent many years and money to make it possible for children to have this intelligent cotton suit. This is going to be an invaluable gadget for every mother and you will find it easy to use. Once the temperature of your child was risen, the color of the garment would be changed and here is the point when the urgent actions should be taken.

In order to identify the temperature of your baby’s body, special heat sensitive ink pigments are used with Chris Ebejer who used at least 700 000 pounds of them to come this helpful suit to life. So be ready to visit a doctor, once the suit has a white color. This handy suit is expected to go on sale in October with each of them costing 32, 70 USD with 3 different colors available, blue, pink and green.

Heat is rated to be the factor of meningitis as well as sudden infant death so using these Babyglows will make it possible for you to prevent your child from any potential risk caused by heat.

The Garmin Forerunner 405 appears to be GPS-enabled sports replica which combines a high functionality and smooth design. For all of you who love wearing stylish watches and running at the same time here is Forerunner 405 available in two colors black or green.

This sport oriented time piece is capable of transmitting your personal data like distance covered, speed achieved, calories burned wirelessly to your PC while a touch bezel is able to change screens with a touch of button.

In addition to that, Forerunner 405 constantly observes your pace set and even heart rate. This fabulous time keeper seems to be responsible for your state of health, making it possible to facilitate your sporting activities.

Besides, this stunning wrist watch is also a perfect analyzer, as it is able to store your personal data so that you could analyze the data collected and learn of whether or not there were some record braking achievements.

The Forerunner 405 offers its unique high sensitivity GPS receiver which supports satellite reception whether you are running in the countryside or scaling some trackless mountains. However, Forerunner 405 can be had with or without heart rate monitor.

The Forerunner 405 boasts a water resistance and if your choice was to have a replica with digitally working heart rate monitor, you would be able to analyze your heart beating every minute. This time keeper is really aimed at your improved fitness.

Its state of the art touch bezel allows an easy navigation with you keeping track of your previous workouts to make your training more successful. Also the time keeper is compatible with ANT + Sport system thanks to which your recorded training data will be easily viewed on your PC with no needs for cables at all.

Additionally, you will be able to wirelessly transmit your workouts data from your PC to your digital wrist watch. So this feature could be useful if you need to share some data with other Forerunner 405 watch users. In order to track your running speed, you may connect your digital watch to a foot pod, if no GPS signal is available.

If you are a bike enthusiast, you find it helpful to additionally use the cadence bike sensor to finally record and analyze your speed and distance covered. If you are interested in more ride information available, you are advised to upload Garmin Training Center software.

In addition, you will be able to view a detailed map of where you were traveling, plan your workouts with the help of calendar, categorize your sport activities, make special workouts with certain goals and even have workout templates developed by well skilled experts.

The Forerunner 405 sport watch comes equipped with AC adapter, reference guide, user’s guide, charging clip and USB ANT stick. This appealing replica also features 124 X 95 pixel high readability display and could be your best friend on the run even if you are indoors.

If you feel like adrenaline rush cycling, this model of super bicycle appears to have been designed exactly for you. Called the Montague Paratrooper Tactical Bike, this mountain bike is a unique bike with its unsurpassable feature to withstand 1000 foot parachute jump. I am not joking this is what makes it a standout.

But this is not the only feature this mind boggling bike offers. Having a strong construction, the Montague Paratrooper Tactical Bike is also capable of being easily folded with no additional tools required. This plug and play bike is specifically created to be able to sustain any terrain. This wonderful mountain bike is available for 800 USD.

This aggressively looking bicycle is designed for paratroopers but now that the bike is available for everyone you may easily feel secure with such a robust bike model. The Montague Paratrooper Tactical Bike comes equipped with 24 speed SRAM X-5 shifters, a RST CAPA-T8 front suspension, powerful double cage aluminum pedals producing a perfect handling on the rugged terrains.

The Montague Paratrooper Tactical Bike comes in military green color. In order to fold or unfold it, you will have to use a release lever placed on the top side of the tube so as to remove the front wheel with the whole process taking in less than 30 seconds. So if you have some urgent riding plans, you will save both time and nerves folding it easily.

The Montague Paratrooper Tactical Bike has traditional bike wheels and other components to be easily changed at a bike shop however it requires zero or little maintenance. When folded, the bicycle measures 36 x 28 x 12, so you may easily stow it practically anywhere. Its braking power is provided by front disk brake making your stoppage quick and stable. Compared to standard bikes, you will not find any hinge or tubes cut in half.

If are willing to have a robust health, this gadget is going to be your magic wand. Titled Verilux CleanWave Sanitizing Light Wand, this cleaning wand is capable of keeping your household hygienic while eliminating allergens. No matter, whether it is a virus, germ or a dust mite egg, it will be safely eliminated by the Verilux Wand.

UV-C light is reputed to be able to instantly kill 99, 9 per cent of invisible bacteria, viruses, germs and it is not hazardous to your health. The Verilux UVC Sanitizing Wand is very intuitive and it quickly sanitizes the targeted surfaces making it possible to eliminate spores and even mold.

Thanks to CleanWave Lightwave technology, any surface can be safely treated by the Verilux Sanitizing Wand including footwear with odor and viruses eliminating effect. The Verilux CleanWave Sanitizing Light Wand comes equipped with a rechargeable battery pack, user’s guide and AC Adapter/Quick-charge battery charger.

The life expectancy of its 6 watt fluorescent UV-C bulb is expected to last 15 000 hours to be an equivalent of 7 years if normally used. The Verilux CleanWave Sanitizing Light Wand is a perfect sanitizing unit for keyboards, flatware, mattresses, counters and other surfaces of potential risk.

The Verilux CleanWave Sanitizing Light Wand includes safety shut-off which turns the bulb off as soon as your magic wand is upward positioned preventing your skin and eyes from dangerous exposure. This disinfecting wand is powered by a NMH rechargeable included battery with 4 hours of operation time.

The sanitizing light wand features a fitted timer which comes with 3 disinfecting cycles of 5 minutes, 30 minutes or one hour with light shutting off at the end of the chosen run time. The wand is light weight of 1, 2 lbs and has a convenient slender design so if you have to select a one hour operation mode, it will be easy. Moreover, this high efficiency wand can be operated in silent mode.

The Verilux CleanWave Sanitizing Light Wand features a low battery warning light to let you know when recharging is due. Exposure time may be different depending on the surface treated, but generally the exposure time should be from 10 to 30 seconds. Its high readability digital display indicates both the run time selected and battery status with the indicator light turning green when charged and red when the battery is low.

If you disinfect bedding, it is advised to hold the wand about 2 inches from the targeted surface with constant motions over it while hygiene items like toothbrushes or razors require 10 seconds of light exposure at a distance of 2 inches from the item. Shoes can be treated inside it for 10 seconds each to kill the fungus with the same run time for kitchen utensils but at 3 inches of the item.

In order to expose counters or bathroom fixtures, you should hold the wand 2-4 inches above the targeted area with 10-20 seconds of exposure. Even fruits and vegetables can be sanitized with 10 seconds of exposure needed at a distance 6-10 inches but keep in mind that overexposure can influence on their flavor.

It is strongly recommended not to use the sanitizing wand on pets, food products or plants including your skin or eyes. This long lasting device can prevent many diseases including cold, allergic reactions, infections or asthma attacks and requires little maintenance. Once not in use, you may store it safely in its base charger stand to be included.

Just in couple of weeks from now Toshiba is going to add a new model of notebook to its shelves. Named Qosmio G50W/95JW it is a very slight refinement of G50. Qosmio G50 was released quite a considerable time ago and since its very first days has already gone through variations with hardware and model name. The Qosmio GX was planed to be Christmas Time bestseller and now its turn of G50W/95JW to fancy customers.

In fact, there is not very much to fancy for the added price I shall say, but anyway here are the specs. And I start with what I expected to be changed but it wasn’t. G50W/95JW has same international V.90 modem and Gigabit Ethernet LAN. Built-in 3G broadband antenna would be cool but no. The original Qosmio G50 still has a decent GPU (NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT) and enough RAM (2 x 2,048 MB DDR2) so they remained untouched. It appears so that manufacturers of the G50 were pushing things up a little bit because it was designed to run Genuine Windows Vista which always needed a bit more of everything over its required specifications. In future if you install Windows 7 on G50 or on G50W/95JW it will be even better.

So finally the changes are made to processor. The new Core 2 Duo T9600 runs at 2.8GHz which is 0.14GHz faster than the previous one and Intel PM45 Express Chipset is still there. HDD now has 500GB though you could have even a bigger one before. The price is about 3,175.00 USD. The rumors were that Qosmio G50W/95JW comes out in end of July but we heard that it will on July, 2.

Husqvarna Panthera Leo appears to be a trend setting concept super mower giving your much more comfortable mowing experience whether you are about to mow down the long grass in the big field or do a little yard work. With many people willing to have a garden in the future, this ground breaking mower affords an ideal opportunity for self-sustaining experience.

This ecologically friendly mower is powered by lithium-phosphate rechargeable batteries to be lasting 2 hours if fully charged. Panthera Leo mower includes a sophisticated LCD display as well as sensors being capable of keeping you informed about the recommended speed and cutting height of mowing. Furthermore, this intelligent display lets you know when you about to on a steep area or going to strike an object.

Not only is this a fashionable super mower, but also is it a mighty ride-on mower concept to make the mowing process easy and convenient. A team of well skilled designers and engineers were developing this powerful environmentally friendly super mower which appears to be a perfect solution for the future sustainable mowing.

Panthera Leo mower is constructed from recyclable materials breaks the mold of the old gas-guzzling mowing thanks to the zero emissions technologies. This high performance Panthera Leo mower features a battery to be charged at any electrical point and it seems to be operating silently. Panthera Leo mower features 5 powerful brushless electrical engines coming with a sound-absorbing cutting deck making its operation running smoothly.

This all-electric Panthera Leo mower has advanced exterior looks and its beautiful sleek design while its three individually suspended cutting decks and can be easily adjuted from narrow to wide lawn areas ranging from 85 cm to 120 cm. To get a perfect cutting result you will need to manage your super mower by special paddles placed on the steering wheel.

With this silently working super mower, there could be no more worries about disturbing your neighbors. Additionally, your clever LCD display will inform you about the battery status or other service needs. Its mighty electrical engines are easy to both clean and maintain. With its intuitive dashboard you will be overjoyed to keep mowing.

The 2CLight Solar Light cap appears to be useful gadget for all those who want to be protected from the sun during a day while lit up at night. This one of a kind cap is an easily operated headdress which features a special solar panel built-in on the top of the cap coming with a microprocessor controlled P.W.M. operation and discharging system keeping control over the brightness of the light.

The 2CLight Solar Light cap concept is easy to use with all you need is just to stay under the sun so that it can be charged. This solar powered headgear requires 3 sunny days to be fully charged to provide you up to 4 hours of lighting at maximum brightness and 36 hours by low brightness option. With the Solar Light Cap you will be able to harness the solar energy by using it at night.

Just put a cap on and press the button and shiny LEDs light would be emitted when darkness fell. The solar power seems to be stored in a tiny battery mounted on the cap to make your nights visible while the light switch is conveniently placed at the top of the cap. 2CLight Solar Light cap offers three main styles such as Baseball, Trailblazer and Sportsman with miscellaneous color options.

This environmentally friendly wearable flashlight is priced at 35 USD and is expected to be able to run for 5000 hours. Now that the 2CLight Solar Light cap available, you may easily illuminate dark areas and feel free walking during the night. If you are a cycling enthusiast, you find it helpful to light your road up. This green baseball cap features 2 spot lights while the light switch is weather resistant.

This environmentally friendly baseball cap seems to be a waterproof headgear and 2 hours of charging in fully sunlit area can produce up to 18 hours of flashing depending of the brightness selected. The button positioned on its brim is designed for brightness level settings. This intuitive cap is a one button operation headgear offers different dimmer settings including steady on mode, alert flasher mode, SOS blinking mode and party flash mode.
Its LED lights have downward angle of flashing meaning you are not going to illuminate somebody’s eyes.

This ground breaking washing machine turns out to be an ecologically conscious washing machine which is capable of using just one cup of water for one wash. This green washing machine is developed by Leeds University scientists and is expected to be able to wash a usual load with the help of just one single cup of water.

The revolutionary Xerox technology makes it possible for this new green product to save both energy consumption and water consumption using just a third of the power of other conventional washing machines. The technology applies plastic chips in order to collect and absorb dirt from your clothes being done on the humid conditions.

These chips being around a half of a centimeter in size are reusable and can be used hundreds of times. All you will need is a cup of water with added detergent and approximately 20 kilos of these magic nylon polymer chips which are going to be easily collected once the wash procedure is finished.

This mysterious washing machine heats water to turn it into water vapor which is essential for normal chips operation while the chips are about to clean your clothes and remove stains with no risk for future usage. This cunning washing machine is about to be available next year while millions liters of saved water and reduced energy consumption will take our sustainability to the next level.

The most recent electric concept car has been revealed. Called Alpine Renaissance, this electric marvel features 300 horsepower 220kW electric engine. Designed by a transport design student Mayeul Walser who has been working to conceptualize the sophisticated electric car, the Alpine Renaissance was inspired by both nature and wind.

The concept car consists of carbon fiber chassis which is clearly seen from its front. It was expected to be a smooth exterior design driver’s car and it seems to meet the expectations. The body of the car is made of fiber glass while the car is supposed to be light weight however there is no information on its range per single charge.

The Alpine Renaissance electric concept car measures 4 100 inches in length, 1 200 inches in height and 1 690 inches in width while its wheel base amounts to 98 inches. Its looks are more noticeable thanks to its high reflection paint and some wind like lines.