Extreme wheel chair redux
There's a new baddie wheel chair on display in CES. It has rubberized tracks instead of standard wheels and looks more like a miniature Terminator 2 hunter killer tank than any of its regular cousins. An improved model of the original TankChair, the MK II offers a lower center of gravity, more torque and a stronger chassis--not to mention a full-height chair with abundant cushioning for added comfort to smoothen a bumpy ride.
The TankChair was initially conceived 2 years ago for the designer's handicapped wife who is an avid lover of the outdoors. This prompted a design which is capable of traversing difficult terrains such as streams, mud, snow, sand and gravel. On a side note, we are also touched by the company's generosity with a TankChair donation to a rural area fire station for every 10 sold--in the US, of course.
Via Register Hardware | Photo credit: Tankchair
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Philip Wong is an A/V, PC, photography and gaming enthusiast. Besides spending countless days and late nights fiddling with his home theater system and watercooled PC, he also hits the roads frequently on his iron horse to sweat it out. Now, who says geeks don't work out?
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