235mpg From Volkswagen: Thats Fuel Economy!
Volkswagen goes ahead in the lead for the most fuel efficient car. They resurrected a 6 year old project, called One-Liter Car, that is able to achieve up to 235mpg. To bring things into perspective an ordinary family size car, can do 30-40mpg. This is good news for the consumers, especially now that oil prices continue to rise for no reason. The new car is highly aerodynamic and made from carbon fiber to minimize weight. The car is expected to reach production stage in 2010
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Goldstriker: The 24 Carat Gold iPhone
For all those that want some extra bling while listening to their favorite songs, Goldstriker created the 24 carat gold iPhone. Not sure if its the gold or the 53 (0.36 carat) white diamonds, that cover the Apple logo, that make more bling but it sure will make heads turn. It will be available some time in July and will be loaded with 8GB of memory. The price tag for this accessory will be $1,981 (£999).
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Freaky Elderly Man Robot Crawls On Streets
OMG I am so lucky that I didn’t met this thing on street. Artist Momoyo Torimitsu’s elderly man crawling robot reflects the artist’s impression of the Japanese “businessman culture”
The robot (named Miyata Jiro) presented on streets of New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Sydney and Rio de Janeiro. Well, you can imagine the reactions. The best part is the nurse that follows this freaky robot 
You’re going to love this robot 
Flywheel Based Hybrid Engine Systems Replace Batteries
Adding a flywheel system to replace the battery in a hybrid car, creates the Flybrid. This new idea will harvest 70% of the braking energy and convert up wheel motion. It does sound like riding a toy car but Jaguar and Formula 1 are considering the concept.
For more information visit the Flybrid Systems website.
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Google Earth In The Air!
UbiWindow brings us Google Earth in a 2D hologram projected into the air! You can interact with Google Earth by touching nothing, just waving your hands in front of the hologram.
Watch the video, it’s cool
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Wave Powered Yacht Finishes Epic Journey From Hawaii To Japan
The need to stop human addiction to oil is leading to new and interesting ways of vehicle propulsion. One of these methods exploits the movement of the waves (via two fins under the bow) to propel the boat forward. To test this system, Ken’ichi Horie from Japan started a journey with his modified boat from Hawaii. His destination was Cape of Hinomisaki, Japan, a 6,400 km journey that lasted 109 days. His boat, Suntory Mermaid II, is a 31 foot vessel that is made from recycled aluminum.
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