Bicycle sharing programs, where you grab a bike at one locale, ride it to your destination, and then return it to another, are not uncommon in large urban areas. But sometimes a non-human powered mode of transport is preferred, and the ‘Link’ Urban Scooter System is just that, finding itself somewhere between bike sharing and renting a car. The ‘hubs’ can be mounted to existing light poles, which are already secure and wired for power, and each one contains 4 collapsible electric scooters that can be borrowed and used for short trips around the city. Users would have to pre-register with the program in order to gain access to the scooters, and they’d also be issued a mandatory helmet which would have to be worn at all times. Clearly the guy in the photo montage above is NOT a registered user. The ‘Link’ Urban Scooter System concept was created by Anton Grimes, a student at the University of New South Wales, as part of the Australian International Design Awards. But it also suits Sydney’s 2030 plan to reduce the amount of cars in the city and make it more pedestrian-friendly. [ 'Link' Urban Scooter System ]

UMID(www.umid.co.kr) held a press conference to launch its 4.8-inch MID 'mbook' in Korea market, which supports both Linux and Windows XP OS. Boasting an electronic dictionary-sized ultra-light body, the mbook is powered by a low-power consumption Atom processor(1.1GHz or 1.3GHz), 1GB memory and 32GB NAND flash memory. With 18.7mm thickness, it adopts a 4.8-inch touchscreen LCD with 1024*600 resolution and a notebook type keyboard. Other features included wireless LAN, WiBro, HSDPA, WiMAX, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, DMB function, electronic dictionary, mp3 player, voice recorder and 6 hours of video playing time. It is now available for between 600,000(KRW) and 700,000(KRW).

Maybe the incandescent reddened bulb has been sitting in its socket-shaped throne for too many years GE thinks so, anyway. GE R&D guys hit produced a machine that prints OLED materials newspaper-style onto 8-inch sheets of metal foil in hopes that the sheets which can be pinned to just about some surface module move the process of home lighting biz program change in 2010. Picture, if you will, cover or window blinds that provide soft, diffused lighting for the living room after dark no need for primary fixtures, just a surround plug. OLED lighting isn't yet cost-efficient for the average consumer, but GE hopes that module change soon. In the meantime, expect to see these sheets in a trip-out Flaming Lips concert in the somewhat-near future.

TrendHunter writes about Nokia’s new content involving a game/story event that plays upon our propensity to harbor potentially sensitive information on our cell phones. How often have you gotten in pain for pictures, videos, phone calls or text messages that have been dispatched or conventional on your phone? The Nokia content features several characters like Anna and Jade, who every seem to have Facebook pages. Each character’s phone is ‘found’ or unlocked on the website at a predetermined time, and readers crapper snoop into the characters’ lives via their cell phones.\" What does your phone say about you?

I hit digit computers that sport eSATA ports on them that I’ve never touched. Sure, I modify went the player mile and made trusty that the front ports on the housing were hooked up, just in housing I ever actually came across something useful that took advantage of it. It might finally come in handy if I ever picked up digit of these newborn SSD drives from AO-Lab. The newborn intend module directly bring to mind thoughts of a USB flash drive, which is sort of is. It modify has a USB connector, however, it also entireness with eSATA. If you happen to hit a port that module take advantage of it, you can intend feature speeds that are almost 3x faster and indite speeds that are twice as fast than if you utilised it with USB. If you’re digit that does a lot of data transferring, this might be something to countenance into when it comes out. It module entry in 8, 16 and 32GB flavors. No word on pricing or availability.

SAFA expects to launch its prosumer mp3 player calls 'Bandi' in Korea market, which module be acquirable in October. Adopting a 1.5-inch OLED pass and flash memory from Samsung, the Bandi features touch scroll, sound quality and distinctive GUI like a lightning bug. It is expected to be acquirable around 60,000(KRW) for 2GB model and 80,000(KRW) for 4GB model. remember to not eat this gadget, because it's just mp3 player, not a cake.

The world of lighting technology is growing fast and bigger. OSRAM, the famous lamp producers (at least at my country) just introduce their great idea in lighting technology. Using OLED. Yeach,, in the 2011 you'll find OLED not only on your TV monitor or your gadget Monitors, but on your lamp. Great idea to makes better lighting tecg=hnology. [Aving]

During the 2008 Paris Motor Show KIA Motor announced their new 'soul hybrid' model for world market. This car so green and eco-friendly, like todays style in all industry sector. You'll find unique gauge and speed meter position, wich in the wheel. The color, the composition, and other component of this car is green, also it's color :) [Aving]

JVC presented its professed 56-inch LCD monitor '4K2K' during CEATEC 2008, which features unpaid resolution 4 times that of flooded HD. Great deal for your vision paradise at home. It's looks so natural and clear. But it quite fat for nowadays LCD monitor.

You don't need to meticulously memorize some conversation points to see the beauty and functionality in these Igloo Satellite Cabins. Designed to protect you from the poorest that Earth has to offer, these lowercase huts are Eskimo-inspired and completely customizable. Like an IKEA accumulation in the Arctic, you can also add in modular inland and exterior organisation packages to give the 3 cadence inland space that personal touch. Better still, get some friends and create a fort, as you'll see in some organisation plans below. [gizmodo]