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There comes a time in nearly every person’s life when they need to get up, get out the door and get to work. Some drive, some walk, some take one form of public transportation or another — but a noble few do something different. Those people ride their bikes, holding on to the passion gained in a childhood of racing around the neighborhood on Huffys and Schwinns, skinning knees or elbows when the latest attempt at a sweet jump turned a little sour.

Sure, those people may say they’re saving money or the environment by riding a bike into work, but we all know they do it for fun. As is the case with most wheeled pursuits, the fun factor increases with the speed, and with that idea we welcome to you to the Grace One. It’s a German electric bike that offers more high-tech trappings than your average economy car — a good thing, because it costs nearly as much as one. What does this $6,000 bike offer? Speed. Sweet, effortless speed (up to 25MPH without you burning a single calorie), and we recently had the chance to put one through its paces. Read on to see how we fared.

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Grace One City e-motorbike review originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The next episode of the Engadget Show is coming at you live — or should we say “undead” — tomorrow. We’re shooting tomorrow at 6PM ET in Manhattan, but if you’re not around the Big Apple, you can follow along live from home right here on this very site.

This time out, we’ve got a very special Halloween edition of the show, including a behind the scenes trip to a high tech haunted house, a visit to New York Comic Con packed with special guests, a costume contest and the unveiling of our Frankengadget winner. We’ll also sit down with Intel’s resident futurist to talk forward looking technology, pay tribute to Steve Jobs and take a look at the month’s hottest new gadgets.

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The Engadget Show is live tomorrow with Intel, New York Comic Con and more! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve got a whole lot of show coming at you this month! Tim and Brian start things off by unveiling Distro, Engadget’s new weekly greatest hits magazine for the iPad. We also take a look at Sony’s new 3D-enabled video headset and the purse-friendly HTC Rhyme.

Next up, Tim takes a spin around New York City on the Grace One electric bicycle, and we try to figure out whether it’s worth the rather steep price tag. Brian pays a visit to the folks at Frog to discuss the company’s long history and take a look at some of its industry shaping designs.

Keepon co-creator Marek Michalowski stops by the studio to discuss the creation of his little yellow robot and explain how the dancing ‘bot made the journey from research tool to retail toy.

We swing by the Maker Faire in New York to check out 3D printers, a life-size game of Mouse Trap and get stuck in the (Polaroid) Matrix. And Make: Live co-hosts Becky Stern and Matt Richardson join us in the studio to talk about some of their own favorite DIY projects.

We close the show with an interview and a few songs from Jonathan Coulton. (Spoiler: he plays the song from Portal.)

Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater
Special guests: Becky Stern, Matt Richardson, Marek Michalowski
Producer: Guy Streit
Director: Michelle Stahl
Executive Producers: Joshua Fruhlinger, Brian Heater and Michael Rubens
Music by: Jonathan Coulton

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The Engadget Show – 025: We ride an electric bike, check out the new Keepon and get serenaded by Jonathan Coulton originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re getting closer! We’re shooting tonight at 6PM ET, and if you’re lucky enough to be in NYC we have a few tickets left over. If you’d like to attend, e-mail jon dot turi at engadget dot com including your full name and confirmation that you can show up tonight. Do it quick enough and we’ll save you a seat.

If, however, you’re not lucky enough to join in on the fun in person in NYC, you can follow from home right here.

We have an interview with musician / internet sensation Jonathan Coulton, who will be discussing his viral rise to the top of the guitar-playing YouTube masses and treating us to a familiar song or two.

We’ll also be traveling to Maker Faire in NYC to take a look at robots, racing turtle shells, fire breathing iron dragons, and a lot of 3D printers. And Make:Live co-hosts Matt Richardson and Becky Stern will be joining us live in the studio to discuss some of their favorite DIY projects.

Then we’ll be paid a visit by the creators of the Keepon, to discuss the origins of their adorable little dancing ‘bot. Tim will take a trip through the mean streets of New York City on the Grace One electric bike and Brian will pop by Frog’s Manhattan location to take a look at the company’s latest industry-defining designs.

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The Engadget Show is live tonight, with Jonathan Coulton, Maker Faire, Keepon, and more! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember when we took over Times Square last month? Contrary to comments-based speculation, we didn’t drop several years’ salary to see our names and faces (and pets) up in lights. We were actually shooting a segment for the Engadget Show about a new service from Times Square2 (TS2). The NASDAQ / Thomson Reuters alliance is working to increase engagement on the giant electronic billboards it controls in one of the most heavily trafficked spots in the US. The organization has designed a free API for developers, making it possible to create applications for its giant ad spaces on the side of the Thomson Reuters and NASDAQ buildings, and it showed us some of the fruits of its labor in the video clip that you’ll find after the break.

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Engadget takes over Times Square, courtesy of TS2 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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