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Wraith gives new meaning to industrial
Wayne Cunningham | Apr 17, 2009
The B120 Wraith uses carbon fiber forks with integrated LED headlights.
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)
Crotch rockets with bright farings may dominate the motorcycle world, but Confederate Motors takes a different direction. Opting for an ultraindustrial design, the company uses raw carbon fiber and unpolished aluminum to build its motorcycles. The latest example, on display at the 2009 New York auto show, is the B120 Wraith, a nasty-looking piece of work.
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Don't junk that cassette tape yet
Kelvin Low | Apr 17, 2009
(Credit: Novac)
In almost every way, this looks like a media player docking station with a speaker built in. However, the MV-CM001U from Japanese company Novac is designed to convert cassettes (if you still have any left) into MP3, WMA or WAV files.
This USB gadget can store MP3 and WMA files at 32kbps to 320kbps bitrates, features a 1.5W speaker and has an attractive wooden box. The device is compatible with only Japanese versions of Windows XP or Vista.
The MV-CM001U will go on sale in Japan on April 24 for 7,980 yen ( US$80.20 ).
Via Gizmodo
 Kelvin Low is CNET Asia's very own go-to intern for Music & Play. When he's not fiddling with gadgets or setting up new PC rigs, he can be found hitting the dirt tracks on his mountain bike. Kelvin is currently studying mass communications at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore. Email Kelvin. |
Just perfect, a battery-powered battery charger
Juniper Foo | Apr 17, 2009
(Credit: Flickr)
Newlaunches.com spotted this on Flickr. And I must admit that while the vendor's name, Naivetek, is definitely dodgey, like a leftover April Fool's gag, this still makes for a good chuckle to share on a Friday. So here it is again, a battery-powered battery charger to top the solar, handcranked, USB, kinetic, viral and pee-powered options out there. Oh yeeah.
Reader-assisting biblio-bot on the right page
Leslie Katz | Apr 16, 2009
(Credit: Nishizawa Electronic Measuring Instruments)
The blog you're about to read is a page-turner. No, really, it is. It's about the Book Time, a hands-free machine out of Japan that automatically turns pages for you. At first glance, this might seem like yet another gadget for the lazy. But it actually has found a home in old-age facilities and public libraries, proving useful for people who have difficulty lifting or maneuvering.
The contraption from Nishizawa Electronic Measuring Instruments holds books and magazines in place and turns their pages with windshield-wiper-type arms when the reader presses a button with hands or feet or blows into a tube. Sometimes it looks like the pages are about to get caught and possibly damaged, which makes us think the Book Time isn't quite ready to hold collectors editions of the classics quite yet.
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Automatic human washing machine
Juniper Foo | Apr 16, 2009
Meet Japan's idea of a robotic bath in the form of a human washing machine. (Credit: Avant)
From clothes to dogs, now it seems humans are also being tossed into the wash. The Avant Santelubain 999 is putting the spin on clean with a life-sized washing machine that can deliver a good rinse to any intrepid user.
For pure indulgence, all you have to do is lie down and let the machine spray you with soap and water, along with infrared light for a steam bath, and even apply on the body lotion. Further pampering comes in the form of aroma and sound therapy, with the option of a seaweed wrap; though how that's done boggles the mind. But our favorite part has to be the self-sterilizing at the end of the cycle; well, not you, the machine.
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