Interesting article <http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/bicycle-of-the-future-shifts-gear s-via-brain-waves-20110801-1i71s.html> > You¹re looking at the bike of the future, where you¹ll control gear shifts > with your mind. This design concept is now in the prototype stage, and from > the looks of the video below, it¹s well on its way to a high-end bike shop > near you. And > The cyclist acquaints brain with bike by practicing with an experimental > iPhone app, moving a cube on its screen until the neural technology associates > that thought with the neurotransmission. Once the link is made, all the > cyclist has to do is think in that way and the bike¹s gears will shift > accordingly.
The video is worth watching - the bike looks like a work of art - and note the iphone incorporated as a handlebar display: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWzdWMapJ-c> Personally, I suspect there may be better ways to control the gear shifting - I don't expect this to become the mainstream bike of the future - but I love seeing new and beautifully engineered concepts. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
