transportation

The Beer Moth Truck-Tent Is the Ultimate in Car Camping

If driving up to a campsite and setting up a tent is too much “roughing it” to endure, this tent/truck chimera is just what you need to enjoy the great outdoors without sacrificing the amenities of a cabin. The Beer Moth operates out of Inshriach House in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. It accommodates two guests…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 3

How Far Would You Be Willing to Drive If It Meant Avoiding Airport Security?

The TSA is quickly becoming America’s most hated agency (you’re welcome meter maids) and for damn good reason—stealing from veterans, hassling kids, hassling handicapped kids, and stealing from everybody else. They’ve become a greater threat than whatever they’re supposed to be protecting us from. http://gawker.com/5904821/tsa-forces-four-year-old-girl-to-undergo-pat+down-after-unauthorized-hug-from-grandma?tag=tsa So when considering transportation for my trip to LA this…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Apr 26

Goodbye Charlie Card—Boston Bus Fares Could Soon Be Sold by Smartphone

There are fare vending machines in fewer than half of Boston’s commuter rail stations so most people buy their tickets on-board the trains. However the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority announced today that come fall, riders may be able to prepurchase their fares on their phones. The MBTA is pairing with Masabi, a UK-based mobile ticketing…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Apr 24

You Better Watch Where You’re Walking in Utah

Utah’s Transportation Authority is tired of scraping pedestrians off the sides of its trains, deposited there on account of the person’s “distracted walking.” So, the UTA is taking the only logical step—imposing fines! The UTA voted 11-3 today to ban “distracted walking” near train tracks. This includes activities such as talking on a cell, using…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Mar 29

How will we get around in the post-apocalypse?

One of the irritating things about many post-apocalyptic movies in TV shows is that everyone drives everywhere, with little thought about alternative modes of transportation. But how will we get around after armageddon? We weigh the post-apocalyptic transit options. Top image by Dave Schmidt. Hopefully, down the line, we’d see groups of people teaming up…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 25

12 Floating Airports That Turn City Skylines and Rivers into Landing Strips

Whether sitting atop the Hudson or drifting just above a skyscraper, these conceptual floating airports put landing strips where they’re needed most: in the middle of bustling metropoleis. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 of the best. Be sure to also check out these converted jets and jungle planes. Aerial landing field on blimp…

Tech News Oobject.com Feb 4

This Gigantic 1600 HP Engine Used to Power an Entire Stadium Single-Handedly

It may not be the largest diesel engine we’ve ever covered but this vintage, 30-ton diesel engine is no less impressive. It used to power the whole of the Auteuil Racecourse in Paris. https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-most-gargantuan-diesel-engine-5822447 The engine is a Type 9 V.O.S. built in 1962 by the Duvant company. Only three were ever produced, each measuring…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 3

Grapefruit-Sized “Goal Balls” Aim to Clear Indonesian Train Roofs of Ruffians

Need to keep the riff-raff off the roof of your shiny new commuter train? Do what Indonesia’s state railway did and just sweep the little bastards off with a broom made of suspended concrete balls. Remember to duck. PT Kereta Api Indonesia, the country’s state railway company recently announced that it will be installing barricades…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jan 20

The TowPlow Goes Double-Wide on Snowy Streets

No, this snow truck is not jack-knifing, the trailer is supposed to do that. It’s the TowPlow and it clears snow-bound lanes in a flash. Are you listening Seattle? The TowPlow is a steerable trailer-mounted plow pulled behind a 350HP tandem axle snow truck. It can swing out to one side and is equipped with…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jan 18

Four-Wheeled Personal Rover: A Segway For Cheapskates

I still think the Segway has a lot of potential, but not until it reaches a reasonable price point. So in the interim, this Personal Rover could fill the gap, providing similar functionality at a fraction of the cost. Riding it looks like a cross between skateboarding and cross-country skiing, since steering the four-wheeled non-balancing…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 17

Backpack Scooter Has Already Made My Essential Travel Gear List

Airports can be a daunting place to navigate, and trudging to your gate can be time consuming and exhausting. And since Segways are downright obnoxious, I like Gustavo Brenck’s Gig Pack concept which straps a collapsible scooter to your backpack. The scooter’s base and back wheel stash inside the backpack when you’re hoofing it, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 17

Americans Are So Fat, Washington State Ferries Have to Carry Less of Them

America’s gotten significantly heavier over the past twenty years and we should have seen this coming. First Kevin Smith gets booted off that flight, then that guy sues White Castle for not having plus-sized booths. Now, one of the nation’s largest ferry systems is obligated to carry fewer people on each trip. The rule change…

Health Andrew Tarantola Dec 22

Honda’s Self-Balancing Unicycle: A Segway For Sitters

Comfort and safety are the top features when it comes to buying a new car, so in an attempt to make its U3-X personal mobility device more consumer-friendly, Honda has improved both those aspects in its new Uni-Cub concept. Unlike the Segway, the self-balancing U3-X was more like a unicycle, allowing riders to sit and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 13

What Batman Would Ride, Were He a Skater—and Desperate

I’d imagine this is the sort of thing the Dark Knight would use as a last resort. If the Batmobile, Batwing and even Batpod were all out of commission, he’d still be able to run down baddies at 20 MPH using this gas-powered motorboard. The 58-pound device is powered by a 2HP, two-stroke engine with…

Gadgets Andrew Tarantola Nov 19

Midnight Rider Is the Biggest Limo on the Planet

Cramming yourself into a Winnebago for your next road trip to Vegas? Ludicrous. Get there in the back end of a big-rig, a rolling disco, the worlds biggest limo. The 25-ton, 70 foot long Midnight Rider is the world’s heaviest limousine, according the the Guinness Book of World Records. Technically a “Tractor-Trailer Limousine,” it was…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Nov 9

The Waldorf-Astoria’s Presidential Entrance Includes a Secret Train Station

How did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt get into the Waldorf-Astoria without alerting the paparazzi? A secret subterranean train station, obviously. This is track 61, a little-known extension of the New York subway system that runs directly under the world-famous Waldorf-Astoria hotel. It has hosted numerous luminaries from General Pershing, who visited in 1938, to Andy…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Nov 9

Being Struck by the iSave Only Slightly Worse Than Being Slapped With a Marshmallow

You’re not an overprotective parent, just…cautious—which is why your kids still write with safety pencils and circles of paper even though they’re nearly in college. And how are you going to teach them to drive? Thos things are automotive deathtraps! The Humanix iSAVE-SC1 might be a good start. The Humanix iSAVE-SC1 is a pillow-protected runabout…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 29

This Motorized Big Wheel Looks All Sorts of Deadly

Do you have more money than sense? Really? Fantastic! That qualifies you to purchase this 60HP, three-wheeled contraption from Hammacher Schlemmer for a mere $75,000. Dubbed the Lean Mean Green Machine, this nine-foot long, gas-powered tricycle sports a fixed 45-inch front wheel with the rear wheels controlling the steering via two handheld levers. Gear changes…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 18

Row, Row, Row Your… Wheelchair

It’s not the most orthodox approach to getting around in a wheelchair. And you’re sure to get some odd looks as you row yourself down the sidewalk, minus a set of paddles. But this chair’s innovative propulsion system does more than just miminize arm and joint pain. The RoChair gets its name from its unique…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 12

The Billion Dollar ALMA Observatory Can Spot a Golf Ball from 15 Kilometers

The windswept, sunburned Chajnantor plateau in Chile rises 16,500 feet above sea level and has some of the driest air on Earth. That makes it the perfect location for the world’s biggest, most sensitive, and most complex ground-based telescope. The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) studies sub-millimeter astronomy—energy at the millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelengths where…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola Oct 4

The Beer Moth Truck-Tent Is the Ultimate in Car Camping

How Far Would You Be Willing to Drive If It Meant Avoiding Airport Security?

Goodbye Charlie Card—Boston Bus Fares Could Soon Be Sold by Smartphone

You Better Watch Where You’re Walking in Utah

How will we get around in the post-apocalypse?

12 Floating Airports That Turn City Skylines and Rivers into Landing Strips

This Gigantic 1600 HP Engine Used to Power an Entire Stadium Single-Handedly

Grapefruit-Sized “Goal Balls” Aim to Clear Indonesian Train Roofs of Ruffians

The TowPlow Goes Double-Wide on Snowy Streets

Four-Wheeled Personal Rover: A Segway For Cheapskates

Backpack Scooter Has Already Made My Essential Travel Gear List

Americans Are So Fat, Washington State Ferries Have to Carry Less of Them

Honda’s Self-Balancing Unicycle: A Segway For Sitters

What Batman Would Ride, Were He a Skater—and Desperate

Midnight Rider Is the Biggest Limo on the Planet

The Waldorf-Astoria’s Presidential Entrance Includes a Secret Train Station

Being Struck by the iSave Only Slightly Worse Than Being Slapped With a Marshmallow

This Motorized Big Wheel Looks All Sorts of Deadly

Row, Row, Row Your… Wheelchair

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