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The Mobiu Smart Key offers secure chip and PIN security for online storage

Electronics

REVIEW: Mobiu Smart Key offers secure, remote data access on the move

The Mobiu Smart Key offers secure online storage and data access for those on the move.

The original MotionPower prototype undergoing testing at a Burger King drive-thru

Automotive

Promising tests for MotionPower system to generate electricity from traffic

New Energy, the company developing the MotionPower technology, reports it can produce a 25-fold increase in the system’s capacity to capture kinetic energy from moving vehicles.

The Philips Wireless HDTV Link replaces cables for wireless viewing up to 1080p

Home Entertainment

Philips' Wireless HDTV Link transmits up to 1080p

The Philips Wireless HDTV Link, which wirelessly delivers high-definition TV picture quality (up to 1080p) should appeal to viewers who enjoy HDTV but have suffered from a lack of flexibility with their set-ups.

The full-scale see through model of the Lexus LFA on display in the "art gallery" at the Tokyo Motor Show

Automotive

The Lexus LFA supercar – the long awaited production version arrives

The Lexus LFA that first appeared as a concept car at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show is finally production ready. Lexus made the announcement at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show where a full-scale see through model of the car was also on display.

Bicycles

Lexus HB Concept 2WD pedal-assist, carbon-fiber racing bike

Designed totally inside Lexus by Lexus designers, this sleek electric pedal assist bicycle is among the many hidden gems to be unearthed at the 41st Tokyo motor show.

Motorcycles

Yamaha's Super Tenere 'art installation' baffles Tokyo crowds

A twin-cylinder "Super Tenere" is in the pipeline which will compete against the BMW R1200GS.

More rider comfort at 30 percent less weight thanks to the CFRP-based spring-loaded seat post (Photo: Fraunhofer)

Bicycles

Carbon fiber seat post provides greater cycling comfort

Carbon fiber composite materials (CFRP’s – or carbon fiber reinforced plastics) have been used by Fraunhofer researchers to create a special bicycle seat post which adds to riders' comfort levels - without the high price tag.

The Cyclops mobile robotic platform is designed to be used as a surrogate for blind persons in the testing of visual prostheses (Image: Caltech/Wolfgang Fink, Mark Tarbell)

Robotics

Cyclops - the visually-impaired robot

Scientists at the Caltech have created a remote-controlled robot to help test the effectiveness of visual prostheses, such as an artificial retina, which are implanted into visually-impaired patients.

Automotive

Gordon Murray T.25 City Car interior revealed

Gordon Murray's innovative T.25 City Car internal layout has at last been revealed - it is designed around a central driving position with six reconfigurable layouts within the same vehicle.

Home Entertainment

LG’s flagship SL9000 ‘BORDERLESS’ LED TV

LG has unveiled its flagship SL9000 ‘BORDERLESS’ LED TV at IFA 2009 this week, where it stood out from the pack with a uniform, seamless surface from edge to edge, with no visible frame and 2.9cm thin profile.

Automotive

The new Rolls Royce Ghost - the most powerful Roller ever!

Due for its first public showing at the Frankfurt motor show is the new Rolls-Royce Ghost incorporates a plethora of complex electronic aids and safety systems designed to operate as one, imperceptibly to the driver.

The upright riding position allows the rider to see more and be better seen by others

Urban Transport

Old meets new in the form of the YikeBike

The YikeBike looks like a small Penny Farthing but is powered by electricity and folds up to fit in a bag.

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