The Donky Bike; as the name suggests is an innovative bicycle that can carry heavy items via its front and back platforms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created by British industrial designer Ben Wilson; The Donky Bike was designed to provide Londoners with a different means of transportation, but covering the practical element of being able to carry heavy goods, maintaining low carbon footprint and suiting the urban lifestyle.

Whilst Wilson designed the bicycle to assist Londoners and their shopping, we see great potential for London bike couriers to use these as they can triple their loads using the front and back platforms as well as their normal courier bag.

Given the Donky Bike comes at a price of £499 which is not far off compared to a standard bicycle, it could be a good investment for London bike couriers we reckon.

Scania trucks are known for their power which is used to carry heavy haulage & freight loads. However, in this video, the driver shows us another way of using this power – to do a wheelie!

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Everyone of us seems to know a little or two about super cars, the Ferrari’s, Lamborghini’s, MacLaren’s etc. They all share similar features: fast, powerful and expensive making them “super”.

Because of these features, wealthy and eco-friendly consumers do not find these supercars  as appealing. The answer has arrived: 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive – a green super car!

SLS AMG Electric Drive – the luxury eco-friendly super car. (source: motorauthority.com)

Accordingly to Mercedes-Benz, the SLS AMG Electric Drive will go from 0-60 mph in less than 3.9 seconds and can  reach its top speed of 155 mph easily. The car engine is rated at 740 horsepower with 4 motors, one mounted to each wheel via an axially-arranged transmission design. It can be driven continuously for 150 miles until the battery runs flat.

As can be expected, the battery back in the SLS AMG Electric Drive weighs just over 1,200 pounds, and is rated at 60 kWh.  If you want to fully charge the battery using normal household outlet, expect a 20 hour wait, although Mercedez Benz plans to offer a faster charging option.

When it comes to pricing, with no surprise, the SLS AMG Electric Drive will go on sale next year with starting price from 416,500 Euro (£331,000). A super yet eco-friendly car deserves a good price don’t you think?

Apple fans will be well aware of and getting excited about the imminent launch of the new iPhone 5. Thanks to the Jimmy Kimmel show, these lucky people got a sneak preview of the new handset – or so they were led to believe.

Judging by the confident assertions of the clear superiority of the new model, we’re guessing most of these peopel were pretty embarrassed when they found out it was in fact just an iPhone 4s, identical to their current handsets. Just a shame they didn’t film the reactions afterwards!

At first glance, not much seems to be wrong with this picture. These construction workers are diligently putting the finishing touches to some new bollards they’ve installed to stop people parking on the pavement outside a public building.

All that’s left to do after their hard work is done is to pack up and drive away… Ah. Woops!

Shoulder pads, acid brights, MC hammer pants, even Indiana Jones – no stone seems to have been left unturned in the wake of our current long-running obsession with that most dubious of decades, the 1980s.

Was it the thrill of power dressing, the intoxicating aroma of Chaps Musk, the crushed-velvet tones of Rick Astley promising never to give us up?

Whatever the magic ingredient that keeps pulling us back, every now and again a genuine gem emerges from the ocean of ‘80s revival tat we’ve immersed ourselves in since the dawn of the new millennium.

This week brought one such gem with the news that the DeLorean will re-enter production in 2013, this time in a new and environmentally-improved electric incarnation.

Back to the Future fans will be disappointed to learn that time travel functionality won’t come as standard, in fact, the specs err on the side of underwhelming, with a top speed of around 125MPH and 260 horsepower.

But hey, who cares about the details when you look this fresh.

Of all the materials to make a bicycle out of, cardboard would probably have been the last on our list, but this beautiful cardboard bicycle by inventor Izhar Gafni has blown all of our preconceptions about the material out of the water.

At a cost of only $9 each to make, not only is this an affordable option, but also far less appealing to thieves. And no, it doesn’t go soggy in the rain!

Here at Shiply we’re big fans of road safety initiatives, but we can’t help but wonder at the mixed messages going on in this well-meaning but misguided road sign.

Admittedly, we can’t vouch 100% for the authenticity of this picture, but it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that this is out there somewhere in the real world making drivers smile as they pass it by. We just hope that none of them follow the instructions on the sign while they’re on the road!