Without Jasmine around to keep us classy, the Crave crew spiral into an abyss of kinky robots, violating tricycles, and retro-digital alcoholism. Still, it's an entertaining descent into low standards and thinly veiled innuendo. All that, plus some iPad 2 hands-on impressions from Donald Bell.
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Links from Thursday's episode of Loaded:
Facebook will soon release auto-photo tagging software
MetroPCS is rolling out 4G networks like gang busters
Google's newest Chrome browser is apparently ready for business use
Google is in trouble in France for findings of anti-competitive practices
A porn company shows off 3D role-play sex simulation using the Microsoft Kinect. I know I promised a video but it looks to have been removed from YouTube. Sorry!
A new plug-in electric tricycle will make you super cool on your urban commute
They might almost be men selling ice cream.
They ride around on tricycles, a big fridge-like box perched on the rear wheels, a brightly colored logo on its side.
And yet that 10-foot-tall mast between the rider and the box tells you that this isn't pistachio peddling. No, this is surveillance, Google-style.
Those nice people at Google Street View became frustrated that their cars couldn't access every single corner of the world. Indeed, earlier this year the company removed footage of one of its cars after it transgressed traffic regulations. Then there are those pesky pedestrian areas and … Read more
If you can't get your hands on an "Armchair Cruiser" (or don't have the guts), there's an alternative to pursue your Wild Hogs fantasy without excessive risk of bodily harm.
The "V2 Roadster" by Triketec is a tricycle on mega-steroids, turbocharged by a three-cylinder engine that can reach 92 horsepower with independent rear suspension. That may seem like a lot for a trike, but be aware that the V2 weighs 1,227 pounds, so it's not exactly something that can be hauled around on a bike rack.
Adding to its inconvenience is … Read more
People laughed when they first saw wind sailing, so hold your snickers. The Pterosail may look a little silly at first, but we wouldn't be surprised if it took off.
The custom street-legal tricycle, which Treehugger says can reach 40 mph, is outfitted with an electric motor and full sailing system. And despite the Goldbergian appearance of this contraption, it's no slouch in the tech department: It can convert wind energy into electricity for two 24-volt batteries. Now we just have to keep it away from our 3-year-old.
(Photo: Pterosail Trike Systems)
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