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They may not be allowed in the Tour de France this week but Electric bikes are flying out of shops across the UK as more environmentally aware consumers opt for two rather than four wheels.
The bikes are useful for shorter journeys in particular and could be a mode of transport soon to swamp the country.
Designers and retailers of electric bikes say the they have many advantages over a car and that consumers should pick one up now before the rush!
"In the time it takes you to get into your car and then get it out of the drive and onto the road you'd already be hundreds of yards away on your eletric powered bike" said one desginer.
There was a time when modern technology and running were unhappy bedfellows!
Many tired off the stresses of modern living would take to the open road with nothing more than their trainers, shorts and singlets.
Now though Nike and Apple have joined forces to come up with a clever device which could make your running experience more enjoyable and certainly more rewarding.
The Nike iPod sports kit allows runners to track distance, time, pace and calories burned.
The device is especially ideal for those who take running seriously and is especially useful for those who are in training for bigger races.
So how does it work? Well you simply fit the iPod sport kit sensor into your training show during your work out and let the device do the rest while you pound the road.
And heres the sales pitch from the manufacturers " In a country suffering from an obesity epidemic, there is finally an iPod accessory that has lasting benefits to overall health. The fact that the software can help coordinate your work out makes this the hottest iPod peripheral -- bar none."
If we're honest the majority of new gadgets turning heads across the globe are usually luxurious items not necessarily vital for life enjoyment.
We may prefer one type of high-tech mobile phone over another or favour to carry around a kindle than an actual book but in reality none of these items or services border on the vital.
Thats why when we here at Getminted stumble across a gadget which can actually help to improve people's lives we appreciate it's true value.
Millions of people around the world miss out on the joys of radio because they are hearing impaired.
But a new initiative by National Public Radio, technology firm Harris Corporation and Towson University based in Baltimore, Maryland aims to change that.
