News Archives - November 2014

Black Friday Bicycle Bonanza – 20% off Aura LED lights

The Aura is a nylon webbing belt with a flexible LED and fibre optic lighting system embedded within. It emits a constant glow, slow pulse or strobing flash and makes an ideal stocking filler. To celebrate Black Friday, snap up an Aura belt for £19.99 (usual price £24.99). Simply visit the Aura website and use the promo code ETA01 at the checkout.…

Sound Racer: Turn your car into a Lamborghini, or string quartet

The Sound Racer plugs into your car’s stereo to make it sound like a powerful sports car. However, unlike the snarling of an Italian sport car, the sound remains inside the cabin. As cars get quieter, so does life for motorists and pedestrians alike, but the accessory promises to shatter the tranquility of your next journey by allowing even the smallest…

Bamboobee – world’s first build-it-yourself bicycle

It’s a present that can be endlessly shaken without revealing its identity, will keep the family occupied well beyond Boxing Day and is useful all year round – Bamboobee is the world’s first build-it-yourself bicycle kit. Singapore-based engineer Sunny Chuah’s fondest memory is of hs father teaching him how to cycle – an experience that inspired Bamboobee. He hopes the interactive…

Winter driving tips 2014

Turning the ignition key first thing on a damp November morning was once a gamble, with little guarantee the car would stir itself into life. Thankfully, cars today are more than capable of dealing with the British winter and a few simple precautions can help avoid an unnecessary breakdown. Antifreeze During the winter you use more windscreen wiper fluid so…

Van Gogh-inspired glow-in-the-dark cycle path

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has designed a glow-in-the-dark cycle path based on Vincent Van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night, which opened to the public this week. The glow-in-the-dark cycle path absorbs energy from the sun during the day and releases it at night, causing the particles embedded in the ground to glow like a carpet of stars. The system offers…