Device adds 100 smart features to any bike
The reasons for commuters to get on a bike are many — expensive public transport, traffic congestion, health issues and environmental concerns. But there are also drawbacks that make people think twice, such as the number of available add-ons and extra equipment that can turn a hobby into a full time job. We’ve previously featured Merge designed by Pensa, which makes claims to being the ultimate city bike by coming packed with an array of useful accessories and cycling hacks as standard. Now Germany-based COBI has produced a single system that integrates 100 smart features into any bike without weighing it down with multiple gadgets. READ MORE…
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Singapore - The Social Laboratory
Excellent longread by Shane Harris on protection of national security & engineering a more harmonious society via mass surveillance and big data.
Singapore was the perfect home for a centrally controlled, complex technological system designed to maintain national order. […] “In Singapore, people generally feel that if you’re not a criminal or an opponent of the government, you don’t have anything to worry about.”
(via humanscalecities)