Afraid of Breaking out that Bike?
July 19, 2008
Love the look. Love the name. Love the “power on demand” feature that could be so beneficial to people who are too out-of-shape to get regular exercise on their own.
OHMcycles manufactures hybrid bicycles in either “urban” or “sporty” styles.
Urban styles comes standard with fenders, rear carry racks, chain guards and kickstands, while both variety come with front and rear lights. They’re built more for comfort, and leisurely pace.
Sport varieties have larger batteries, offer more power, and are suited to rough terrain.
Both go up to 20 miles per hour (32 km per hour) and charge in 3 to 4 hours. Depending on how much power you demand from the bike, a charge can provide for 19 to 74 miles with 500 complete charges finishing up a battery’s life.
The bikes are available at retailers throughout North America and Europe, an easy to use search can be found at their website.
Image: OHM
Tags: electric bicycle, electric bike, hybrid bicycle, hybrid bike, ohm, sport, urban
Fun in The Sun
July 19, 2008
Although not a big Diane Lane fan I was persuaded to rent “Under the Tuscan Sun” a few days ago. I must admit that although the person that recommended it to me has rarely steered me wrong I was a little less than thrilled with this suggestion. Not that I think she can’t act and since I was recently pleasantly surprised with “Untraceable” I decided not to bemoan their selection to much and just watch the dang movie.
Let me set the premise for you. A lady finds out that her husband has cheated and basically looses almost everything. Because they are worried about her some friend send her on a “Gay” tour of Tuscany to help her get over this point in her life and while there she impulsively buys a Tuscan Villa and decides to move. Sound pretty far fetched if I had asked me. However, it isn’t. Yes, most people wouldn’t do what she does or for that matter have the money to do what she does but this story is artfully written so that you understand not only why she does it but why it turns out to be the best decision she could ever have made.
Plus they keep you guessing as to if this is a romantic movie or an uplifting one and I would hazard to say that even in the end your still not sure if it can be categorized as one or the other or both. Over all the story will touch you and you will find yourself feeling her struggles (especially if you have ever been hurt before) and joy. I mean after all who hasn’t done something foolish and it accidentally worked out?
Extras where a little less enjoyable for me. There was a commentary from the director but it really started to put me to sleep. One person doing a commentary just isn’t the same as a group. To me it comes out as a little more like narration but that is strictly my opinion.
In short if you like movies that can make you think and open your eyes to some things in your life you might want to change this might be the movie for you. And if not you still might enjoy the sunsets and atmosphere of the movie.
Tags: comedy, diane, DVD, lane, Movie, review, romance, sun, tuscan, under
Motorola sues former exec for joining Apple iPhone sales team
July 19, 2008
Michael Fenger was formerly from Motorola. He joined Apple in March to be in charge of global iPhone sales.
Prior to joining Apple, Fenger was an executive for Motorola in that amorphous MBA-created part of the world known as EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). As such, he was in a position to know almost everything about Motorola’s business practices and strategies, and Motorola thinks he is now using that information to harm the company and help Apple, according to Bloomberg. [source]
Motorola has been in a bit of a stumble ever since they left the mother company. But your guess is as good as mine as to why they are really suing. I guess with the iPhone playing a crucial part in Apple’s road to competition in the mobile phone industry, Motorola already has enough trouble staying in the top 5. What a blow.
Tags: Apple EMEA, Motorola
Winners of the Hybridfest MPG Challenge!
July 19, 2008
Give a big hand to this year’s winners of the MPG Challenge. For the third year running, the competition has had drivers at Hybridfest keeping their eyes on their fuel consumption.
36 drivers competed in the 2008 challenge, and drove a course of 26 miles. Here are the winners:
Division 1 - Honda Insight
William Kinney of Kennewick, WA
2002 Honda Insight
109 MPG
Division 2 - 2nd Generation Prius
Jerad Parish of Madison, WI
2005 Toyota Prius
99 MPG
Division 3 - Honda Civic Hybrid & 1st Generation Prius
Wayne Gerdes of Wadsworth, IL
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid
73 MPG
Division 4 - Toyota Camry Hybrid, Honda Accord Hybrid, Nissan Altima Hybrid, Lexus GS 450h & Lexus LS 600h L
Rob Colucci of Shorewood, IL
2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid
53 MPG
Division 5 - Chevy Malibu Hybrid, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Ford Escape Hybrid, Mazda Tribute Hybrid, Toyota Highlander Hybrid, Lexus RX 400h, Saturn Aura Hybrid, Saturn VUE Green Line Hybrid
Richard Krueger of Warren, MI
2006 Ford Escape Hybrid
44 MPG
Division 6 - Chevy Silverado Hybrid, Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, GMC Yukon Hybrid
Richard Krueger of Warren, MI
2008 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid
28 MPG
Division 7 - Non-hybrid vehicles
Mike Sefton of Winnipeg, Manitoba CA
2001 Volkswagen Golf TDI
82 MPG
Congratulations to all the drivers! Hybridfest will continue through Sunday, July 20, as part of the Dane County Fair. More info available…
Source: Hybridfest
Tags: 2008, hybrid-cars, hybridfest, hypermiling, MPG challenge, winners
Dr. Horrible and Hulu
July 19, 2008
There’s been a lot of press recently about Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, which just released its third, and final, act this morning. It comes down off the free web tomorrow, so watch it now, while you can. It’s brilliant!
While watching it, I noticed that it’s hosted by Hulu. I’ve come to watch a bit more Hulu recently, especially since I noticed that they have complete movies on the site. Who doesn’t love free movies?
Even better is if you just go to their RSS Feed page and subscribe to the Recently Added Movies feed, so you can keep track of all of their new releases.
And, of course, while you are watching, note that there is an option (after you start it) to switch to a higher-resolution (480p, in this case) mode. Not HD, but better than nothing.
Tags: dr. horrible, Hulu, rss
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