The Chinese Government is planning to send an orbiter named Change-1 to the moon by 2012. The Chinese have stated that a primary goal of Change-1 is to make it "better" than the early US and Russian rovers. The average speed of this rover is 100m or 328ft per hour. The rover is nuclear powered, which will allow it to operate for a longer period of time, and use more energy than conventional battery based systems. American rovers have traditionally run on lithium-ion batteries for safety and enviormental reasons. Source: Gadget Lab
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This alarm clock rolls around and makes sounds like R2-D2. It sounds pretty annoying, but thats exactly the point, it should get you out of bed pretty quick. It’s hard to tell if this clock is a droid with a built in alarm clock or a alarm clock with droid abilities. The clock will roll its way off your desk and hide if you don’t wake up. You can hit snooze once before it starts to run away and hide. Thankfully you can disable his wheels if you don’t want it to run away. This very interesting alarm clock requires 4 AAA batteries which should last 6 to 8 months. You can own Clocky for $49.99. Check out the video below. Source: Digg, Nanda
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This bike is for non-cyclists, as weird as that sounds. The Trek Lime Automated Bike is an electric powered bike with an automatic transmission on the rear hub thats powered by a generator on the front hub. The 3 speed automatic Trek Lime also has a trunk-like feature, the seat opens up for some storage space ( I cant imagine it would be much though). This unique bike retails for $580. Source Gadget Lab, Oh Gizmo
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If you don’t mind looking a little weird and you use your laptop in the sun often, this in the thing for you. The Sunshade is an ultra lightweight high density polyethylene that attaches to the back of your laptop screen. It unfolds in seconds to hide your screen for sun glare. It fits on laptops with screen sizes from 10-17 inches. Genius idea, weird looking product. Source: Oh Gizmo
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Inspired by games such as Dance Dance Revolution and the Nintento Wii,  the Motivatrix is a hybrid exercise / gaming machine. In an effort to replace boring traditional workout machines such as the elliptical or stationary bike, the MX9 Workout Master takes the general design of a Dance Dance Revolution arcade machine, and infuses it into a new generation of workout machines. The MX9 has built in arm sensors so it can see your arms flailing about and sensors under your feet so it can pick up on your fancy footwork.  You can even jam out to your own music on the MX9 although it comes preloaded with some tunes of its own. Probably the most interesting feature of the MX9 is the machines ability to connect to the Internet so people can compete against each other virtually, kind of like a fitness version of Xbox Live.   Source: Engadget
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This new three wheeled security vehicle that resembles the Segway is actually a completely automated killing machine..ok without the killing. People at T3 Motion are hoping that their new automated RoboCop is utilized by security-minded people and police forces. The automated security vehicle has a zero emission status and a very low cost of use and maintenance. The robot is powered by two rechargeable batteries and uses LED lights to reduce use of the batteries. The top speed of one of these unique vehicle is 18 miles per hour so you won’t see one of these in a high speed chase in the near future. go on reading »