Remember those old episodes of Looney Tunes with the Cars of the future? One had a compartment waaaay in the back for that naggy mother-in-law. Well, here are some really cool vehicles that appear to be from the future.
Code X Yacht - This comes complete with touch screen control, a Kevlar/carbon shell with phototropic-shaded screens and windows and a GPS-controlled virtual anchor system that utilises the electric motors to maintain a stationary position regardless of wind or currents.:
Samsom Motorworks Switchblade - How awesomely funny would it be to drive past one of these on the highway, then it just decide to capriciously take off out of nowhere? On the ground it can reach speed of 90 mph on wheels and 134 mph when airborne. It can also travel 880 miles on ground and 340 miles in the air. The Switchblade is supposed to become FAA certified and available in early 2010.
2009 Fornasari Buggy - This is build out of special steel piping chassis in molybdenum-chrome with 450 pipes running across to maintain the stiffness and torsion, while weighing just 150kgs. Zero to 62mph in just 3.8 seconds, topping out at 174mph.
Hybrid Seven Roadster - Where are the cushioned seats? And what about the dashboard!? Who knows, who cares. Created by designer Eric Stoddard, the roadster is made of structural foam panels, sandwiched between layers of carbon fiber, with a projected weight under 450kg.
And finally, check out this sweet concept, the
CarGo by designer Adam Schacter. It goes from "Smart car" to mini-truck. So cool.
...But where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars...
Felix da Housecat is next on the list. This house DJ is straight out of Chicago. His sound is not as heavy and a bit more mellow. Great beats and awesome chillaxin music.
Here's the next wave of Electroclash for you. It's MSTRKRFT (pronounced "Master-craft"). They are a duo out of Canada who do not only their own works, but a lot of really cool remixes of other really cool songs. They team up with a lot of other great musicians too, adding their own spin of electrotunes to their vocals.
I've just recently learned the name of the genre for some of the music I like. It's called Electroclash, and combines new wave with dance music (so lots of synth). Think bands like Felix da Housecat and Freezepop. This week will be Electroclash week where I'll try to bring you a different band within the category. First off is autoKratz. More great music from the UK.
Wow, seems I've gotten busy and I haven't posted in a while. Sorry about that. Here is a band that somehow go away from me just as time has. It's VHS or Beta. Nothing new to the music scene, but maybe new to some of you. Still good music. They have a killer 80's sound, along the lines of Depeche Mode and Duran Duran. Check em out:
Remember those old episodes of Looney Tunes with the Cars of the future? One had a compartment waaaay in the back for that naggy mother-in-law. Well, here are some really cool vehicles that appear to be from the future.
