You could say that every Vine is a six-second short film but Airbnb stitched together a hundred Vines to tell one story. Yes, there are some jump cuts and stop motion involved. Yes, there is an inspirational soundtrack. And yes, it’s actually pretty good.
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We might be a wee bit slow on this, the Rally Fighter, but it is still a cool piece of news to cover nonetheless. Just what the heck is so special about the Rally Fighter that you see above? Apart from a rather interesting name to fall back upon, this could very well be the ride that makes history, considering how it is the first crowdsourced vehicle that is the dream of Local Motors. Local Motors comprises of a group of designers, engineers and fabricators, where all of them share ideas communally, and this is their first creation ever.
The Rally Fighter was designed by art student Sangho Kim, and underneath the hood, she is all muscle to belie what’s is on the surface. Powered by a massive 6.2 liter V8 engine that churns out a whopping 430 ponies, you will also be able to throw in standards add-ons such as leather interiors, satellite navigation and power windows. Of course, the asking price is rather steep, as we are looking at $74,900, and since she is crowdsourced, you will need to ensure that the relevant funds are in place before the Rally Fighter is put together by the folks over at the Local Motors Phoenix Micro-Factory.
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iPhoneLife contributor, Todd Bernhard, just reported on a very cool product that he saw at CES (Consumer Electronics Show). It’s an IndieGogo crowdsourced project, available now at $25 but will be retailing later for $100. Take a look at his write-up and let us know what you think of this product… It is not coming from Japan or somewhere else in Asia but we thought it is really cool.
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TomTom has seen the inexorable rise of smartphone navigation and decided that it needs a cheaper way of updating its head units. Its cunning solution has been to open its MapShare community to all 60 million TomToms in the wild — which was previously limited just to smartphone apps and select devices. MapShare works by allowing users to update their, erm, maps, when they spot a change has been made, which is then uploaded when they get home. It’ll now be aggregated and pushed out as a free daily download. Users can filter updates, deciding if they want ones submitted by “some,” “many” or those officially verified by the company itself — so don’t bother trying to game the system to make your morning commute easier.
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