Smart, responsive and elegant, the Copenhagen Wheel is a new emblem for urban mobility. It transforms ordinary bicycles quickly into hybrid e-bikes that also function as mobile sensing units. The Copenhagen Wheel allows you to capture the energy dissipated while cycling and braking and save it for when you need a bit of a boost. It also maps pollution levels, traffic congestion, and road conditions in real-time.

The project website: senseable.mit.edu/copenhagenwheel

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iPhone OS4 beta 3

I installed iPhone OS4 beta 2 last night. Not my best idea. I don’t see any new features other than some animation. There are numerous problem though, the camera and screenshots no longer work. This is probably an issue with storing the photos. I have tried photo apps, but none work.

There was an other issue when trying to update app from the App Store. It repeatedly refused to update advising me to download the updates using iTunes or when connected to a WiFi network, the problem, I was connected to my WiFi. To get around this I deleted the apps in question and reinstalled them.

I hope beta 3 comes out soon.

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Microsoft Windows Mobile 7

Microsoft launch Windows Mobile 7 Series, below are two hands on videos on the interface. It looks really impressive. Gizmodo said;

I’m sorry, Cupertino, but Microsoft has nailed it. Windows Phone 7 feels like an iPhone from the future. The UI has the simplicity and elegance of Apple’s industrial design, while the iPhone’s UI still feels like a colorized Palm Pilot.

Unfortunately it will probably be like most of these great technology ideas. It will be US only, at least at the start, and more importantly only really is of value if all your friend are using the same platform. The Facebook integration is an nice idea if all your friend are heavy Facebook users. It isn’t clear how well other 3rd party services can be integrated into the interface, but if they can be done as well as Facebook has it could be a huge plus for the platform.

Some Apple fan boys are not happy ;) Gizmodo is dead to me – Walt Mosspuppet

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Just noticed the cafeteria mug I bought from Amazon is in James Cameron’s Avatar.

Smart Cafe cafeteria mug in Avatar

Smart Cafe cafeteria mug

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Kindle Box

Inside the Kindle Box

Kindle manual

Kindle PSU

I’m charging it at the moment. It is smaller than I thought it would be. Annoying the PSU is American rather than European.

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Apple’s packaging is not very environmentally friendly. This is a picture of the box my new keyboard arrived in.

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