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HMK 561 electric bike concept seats you on the battery, makes you significantly more attractive

By anthony | Published: March 12, 2010
Most electric bikes are fairly sordid affairs, little more than an ordinary bicycle with a motorized hub , a strap-on battery pack and regenerative braking capabilities (if you're lucky). Not this HMK 561 electric bicycle concept, which took home an iF Design Award for some seriously forward thinking. It's not just the stylish forward rake of this juiced cruiser that's innovative, it's the frame -- composed completely of a conductive carbon fiber weave that allows the bike's body to not just pass electricity to the motors, but actually store it like a giant capacitor. Factor in integrated lights and a pinch of that aforesaid regenerative braking at each axle, and you've just about got the bicycle of our dreams.
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Watch Jonathan Ive’s Segment in Objectified [Apple]

By admin | Published: November 7, 2009
Objectified , Gary Hustwit's look at the world of industrial design , featured a lengthy section on Apple Chief Designer Jon Ive —and now that clip is online for impatient Apple fans to see. [ Brainstorm Tech ] The clip is pretty interesting, even if you're not normally enamored with Apple. Ive is the most prominent tech designer of the last two decades, and I like his philosophy on "getting design out of the way." Hopefully the clip motivates you guys to go see the full movie, which is great , even if it doesn't reach the heights of Hustwit's previous effort Helvetica .
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