E-GO Cruiser is Totally Gnar Gnar

Posted on 17/09/2014 by Troy Turner

The E-GO Electric Cruiser makes use of the Yuneec brand’s decade long expertise in the aviation field, featuring an aviation-grade aircraft electric drive system. With a riding range of a whopping 30km or over 3 hours, users can commute to work and back with plenty of charge to spare! For optimum performance, the system communicates wirelessly with the user’s smartphone for real-time data relating to remaining charge, distance, speed and more. Usable with the power off, you can also hone your skating skills, or enjoy the ride while it does the work!

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Hitachi boarding gate can sniff explosives on passes, keep the transport queues flowing (video)

Posted on 04/10/2012 by Jon Fingas

Anyone who's hopped on a flight at a major airport, or even some land-based transit, knows the agonizing wait that certain agencies demand while they scan for explosives and check boarding passes. Hitachi is working with Nippon Signal and the University of Yamanachi to build a new boarding gate that hopefully kills those two security birds with one stone. As you're swiping your boarding pass (or smartphone), the machine also scans it for particle-sized traces of explosive materials and sends the all-clear or no-go in less than two seconds. If all goes well, the system could check up to 1,200 passengers every hour at a single gate -- a rate quick enough to prevent a logjam at even the busiest terminals. Our chief reservations surround its scope. Hitachi has earned enough trust to get trial installations at Narita International Airport and a Tokyo subway station this coming spring, but we have a hunch that some airport officials would demand a more thorough screening, no matter how much it's actually needed.

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Apple demos Passbook, a one-stop shop for tickets and boarding passes

Posted on 11/06/2012 by Zach Honig

From airline and train boarding passes to concert tickets, we've seen a variety of tix make their way into the digital realm at venues around the world. With today's announcement of Passbook, the hard copy credential may soon be a thing of the past. Speaking on stage at Apple's WWDC keynote, VP of iOS Software Scott Forstall demonstrated the feature with United boarding passes, Fandango movie tickets and a Starbucks gift card. While none of these examples are making their premiere debut, Passbook will certainly make the QR-code-based stubs more user-friendly, while also increasing awareness among folks who continue to opt for paper while doubting the usability and authenticity of a digital counterpart. Passbook is also location aware, bringing up a Starbucks card as you approach a shop, for example. You can also get updates related to your stored credentials, such as a gate change announcement with a pending United boarding pass. The feature will come bundled with iOS 6, set to launch this fall.

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Gallery: iOS Passbook