If you were at Westfield Bondi Junction anytime this week, you may have seen a sky blue car sitting in centre court, right next to Borders. That blue car? It’s called the LEAF, and it’s Nissan’s new zero emission, electric vehicle prototype that’s about to become a reality in Australia.
The LEAF may be compensating for the lack of a tailpipe with 30 minute “quick charges” and the ability to go for miles and miles on a single charge (100 miles (160km) to be exact), but hey, it’s eco-friendly.
At first glance, this leaf from Bird Electron doesn’t seem like such a bad idea: Provide people with a small, unamplified, discreet speaker that can hook up to pretty much any MP3 player, wrap it in a cute little leafy shell and clip it to a keychain. But then, please, consider the uses. When can’t you just give you friends an earbud to share a song? When you’re 13, on a bus with five friends, all of whom are on a pretty hard Chingy kick. That’s when. Japan can keep this one. [Akihabara]
