Archive for the 'Gadgets' Category
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
There is a promising new direction service out there called ‘Dial DIR-ECT-IONS’. You can find their web site here.
The skinny on the service is this. You call in from your text enabled cell phone by dialing 347-328-4667 (DIR-ECT-IONS) and give voice commands for your start and destination. Then shortly, you will receive [...]
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
A company named d30 (dee-three-oh) has been working on a flexible material that has some armor-like characteristics upon impact. You can find the d30 website here.
Here is what the d30 website has to say about the material:
(dee-three-oh) is a specially engineered material made with intelligent molecules. They flow with you as you move but [...]
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Here’s a great way to take home a little vino after your have visited your favorite new winery on your motorcycle.
Although not specifically designed for motorcycles, you should still be able to strap one of these on your bike and get your precious cargo home.
The carriers, by WineCruzer, were actually designed with the ‘jet-set’ [...]
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
Covertec, known more for their high quality leather phone and pda cases, is coming out with a couple of new laptop bags that just may be of interest to motorcyclists. Especially those of us who have a tendency or need to cart around our laptops with us
The two new models, the Racer M (for [...]
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Interesting new product for bikers. See the press release below.
Meet Your Newest Riding Partner, the Biker+ID
This guy won’t slow you down or ask for gas money, is comfortable, extremely durable, and looks good! This practical piece of riding gear not only looks good, but could easily save your life. “BIKER+IDâ„¢ can prevent serious delays [...]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Google has added a feature to it’s Google Maps that allows you to include the map on your blog or website. You can find the link to the tutorial that explains how to do so on Google’s site here.
Perfect if you want to share that awesome ride you just had or want to provide [...]
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Saturday, August 25th, 2007
Yesterday’s post about mounting an iPod to your motorcycle lead me to another site that is stock full of mounts and useful gadgets.
CycleGadgets, which you can find here, has all kinds of imaginable (and some not) gadgets, mounts and other useful items for your motorcycle.
Check them out if you are looking for something in particular, [...]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Have a gadget to mount to your motorcycle?
Chances are you can find a mount for it over at the RAM Mounting Systems web site, which you can find here.
I was looking for options to mount my iPod to my bike and found their ‘wizard’ which gave me some more ideas. Looks like they have [...]
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
There is a nifty little web app over at Mica Peak web site that allows you to create a packing list for your motorcycle travels. You can find the Mica Peak site here.
On the site, you can find a couple of checklists that you can taylor to your specific needs. One, the ‘Motorcycle [...]
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
When Rod MacKenzie built the first Rockit Guitar, he did so to stop the ribbing he was receiving from his buddies he was jamming with. And when he showed up at with it, he silenced them all.
Combining two of his passions, Rod got so much positive feedback from the first Rockit Guitar that he [...]
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