Some of the Switched team take to two wheels for the daily commute, and, although the streets of New York are hardly the safest place to be biking, we're usually more concerned about bike theft than we are swerving taxi drivers. Most of us use the low-tech approach of riding a cheap-o road bike, and lugging around a heavy chain to lock it up, but we're now considering the
Halo bike lock concept. Art director Steve Hunt embedded a wireless
Eye-Fi card in the bendable circular lock in order to alert you, via the 'Love Your Bike' iPhone app, if somebody's tampering with it. (Granted, the system is entirely dependent on your bike being parked in range of a free Wi-Fi hotspot.) If your lock has been snapped off, and left on the ground, you'll have no luck in chasing down your bike. Still, at least the smartphone alert will give you a head start on catching the thieving crook. [From:
Steve Hunt, via:
Crunchgear]
Tags: biking, concept, design, eye-fi, eyefi, greentech, HaloBikeLock, SteveHunt, transportation, wi-fi, wifi
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Subscribe to commentsScottJul 11th 2010 9:37PM
Letter to JOSHUA FRUHLINGER, Executive Director, Switched.com:
Greetings;
Regarding "Switched" contributor Lee Bains, for his take on Caucasians, 7-8-10, available at:
http://www.switched.com/2010/07/08/throw-idarts-at-idartboard-with-sister-iphone-and-ipad-apps/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl7|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.switched.com%2F2010%2F07%2F08%2Fthrow-idarts-at-idartboard-with-sister-iphone-and-ipad-apps%2F
I am curious as to what kind of reprimand you have in mind for his role in inciting racial prejudice, that is painfully obvious in the "Comments" section below his piece.
I will include your reply in my column.
If you do not respond, I will include That in my column.
Your reputation is at stake.
Thanks.
Joshua FruhlingerJul 12th 2010 9:41AM
Scott (and anyone else): If you ever have any questions about our editorial policies, feel free to contact me at publicly-available email addresses, but I'll give it to you here: fruhlinger [at] engadget dot com. Happy to talk.