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A Bike Taillight that Goes Beyond Mere Taillighting (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the a-bike-light-that-plays-pong-on-your-back dept.

Meet David. Tim Lord ran into him at the 2014 Maker Faire Bay Area. He didn't have a display, and he wasn't obviously trying to sell anything or promote a Kickstarter campaign. He was just walking around with a panel full of LEDs that he wears as a backpack while riding his bike, which beats the heck out of regular bike taillights, even the blinky flashy ones a lot of us have these days. So good on you, David. This is your three minutes of Slashdot fame -- and please note, people, that you can now fast-forward through any preroll ads longer than 30 seconds, so you won't get bombed with multi-minute ads to watch a three minute Slashdot video. (Alternate video link)

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  1. Re:seems bulky by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Seems a bit big and bulky for a bicycle racer, where every ounce counts.

    Fixed that for you. For us non-racers, a few extra pounds isn't a big deal, especially when you're already carrying a backpack with a laptop or books or groceries or whatever.

  2. That's the 1980's tech version. by pecosdave · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You could get an old laptop display, or even a tablet, be it Android or iProduct and beat this thing in every way. But you can't see a tablet well in the sunlight? I think it's obvious from this video you can't see that thing in the daylight either.

    I'm not knocking the guys ability or talents, but he invented the light display AFTER the Jumbotron came out.

    I'm a cyclist, I think things like Monkey lights are incredibly awesome, I think the new inner rim lights are great, but this isn't on point.

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  3. Re:seems bulky by mellon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Do people actually ride bicycles long distances with a backpacks on? Haven't y'all heard of panniers?