According to cycling ergonomics expert Sean Madsen, bicycle handlebar grips actually work better if they're flat on top. It also helps if they're narrow at the end, and have "wings." The resulting product, named for the manner in which a sushi cone is held, is called Sushi Grips.
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Gardening can be a lot of work. For some people, that's the whole point in doing it. If you're not one of those people, however, then you might like GardenSpace. It's a robotic device that automatically monitors, waters and protects your plants.
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You know those butter-smooth side-to-side sliding shots you see in the movies? Gear-maker Rhino is working to make this filmmaking trick more accessible, and its newly announced ROV shapes as its biggest leap yet, designed to give smartphone owners a new means of getting crafty behind the lens.
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We've already seen bike helmets with head/tail lights, turn indicators and built-in speakers, and the Beacon helmet … well, it has all of those too. What makes it a little different, however, is the fact that it laser-projects a bicycle-warning symbol onto the road in front of the rider.
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If you go mountain biking in the actual mountains, it's fairly likely that you'll encounter situations in which you have to carry your bike. It was with this in mind that German cyclist Marvin Kiesel created PeakRider, a hands-free bicycle-carrying system.
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Bike racks that mount on your vehicle's trailer hitch may be handy, but they can make it difficult to access the rear hatch. While some such racks do fold down or swing to one side, Saris' new Glide takes a different approach. As its name implies, it "glides" back out of the way.
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If you don't like lugging a bike lock around when cycling, then you might like Bisecu. It's permanently installed on the front wheel hub, and keeps that wheel from turning when the bike is left unattended. First announced this March, it is now the subject of a Kickstarter campaign.
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Folding electric scooter are certainly not in short supply these days, but many make users stand for that last mile journey. The eScooter is claimed to go from folded up to travel-ready in 3 seconds, with a chunky bike seat and integrated shock absorber to get users to work in comfort.
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SproutBox Design says its Aivia speaker has similar smarts to Google's Home speaker and Amazon's Echo, but with better sonic output. Like those devices, it can be controlled by voice, but it also has a touchscreen, a video camera, a wireless device charging surfaceand a 15-watt subwoofer out back.
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Dirty floors seem like just the kind of dull task that robots were made for. The latest droid to which we can delegate mopping duties is the Everybot RS700, which uses a bunch of sensors to cleverly seek out dirty spots in the dark and stay on the straight and narrow.
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