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Steam-Powered Bike Sends You Flying at 75 MPH

by Terrence O'Brien on June 24, 2009 at 08:33 AM

Recipe for Internet success: Take at least two things (the more, the better) that are popular right now. Jam them together. Post photos or video online. Enjoy your 15 seconds of meme fame. That recipe seems to be working for Rusnan, a reader at autobloggreen, who decided to mix the Web's love for all things steampunk (a steam engine and rust) and eco-friendly (a bicycle), with sheer ...
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Victorian-Era Gadgets on Display at London Museum

by Terrence O'Brien on August 16, 2008 at 06:07 PM

It's always fun to look back to see the "cutting edge" of technology from eras past. If you're in London, you'll have to stop by the British Library Business and Intellectual Property Centre, where a collection of Victorian era gadgets has gone on display. Some of the gadgets are terribly unsophisticated precursors to modern must-haves, such as the wrist-watch-styled GPS ancestor with scrolling ...
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