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The Trac-Grabber Sets Your Car Free

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Winter is allegedly upon us. Looking around, it sure doesn’t look that way… but we wouldn’t bet on Global Warming to deprive us of a snowy winter; we think it’s just a matter of time until you have to deal with slippery, nearly impassable roads. If you want to put all the chances on your side and never get stuck, you might want to carry a pair of Trac-Grabbers. They’re simple blocks of what looks like rubber that easily attach around your tire and give you the grip you might be lacking to extract yourself from a snow bank. There are tons of products like this on the market, but we like how simple these look and how easy to attach they appear to be. Best part is they’re only $49.

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Auto Tech: Coming Soon To A Tire Near You

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A few years back, on a weeklong bus tour of Continental AG’s technology and engineering centers in Germany, one item attracted more attention from journalists than nearly any of the other whiz-bang...

Snow and Ice Boots with Retractable Spikes

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Now that Summer is behind us, it’s time to start thinking about the long cold icy Winter ahead. One where you hike and spend time outside in such snowy and icy conditions that you need to strap spikes onto your boots. Or should we say “needed to”. No more! Because with the Meindl Spike Boots, the spikes are built right in and they retract. To extend the spikes simply flip out the built-in dial in the heel and turn it.
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Now you’re not slipping, you’re gripping. The six spikes are made from super tough tungsten carbide metal and have a triple-layer seal around them to keep the cold and moisture out. Inside the boot is warm lambskin with a waterproof Gore-Tex lining. These boots look like they’d be great for hiking around varying conditions and to easily go from outdoors to inside a home/car and back out without a hassle.

Snow and Ice Boots with Retractable Spikes

Transform Your Shoes to All-Terrain

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There are snow chains for your tires, so why not your shoes?! The Yaktrax Run system is a traction accessory that can adapt to any shoe for comfort & performance in snow or difficult terrain. The asymmetrical shape was designed to match the contours of the foot & features swappable spike pods of different lengths that can be interchanged for different conditions. When you’re going back indoors, simply slip em off & throw in your bag! With winter just around the corner, its perfect for keeping up your routine!

Designer: BOLTgroup

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Visualized: the history of the Formula 1 car in 60 seconds (video)

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Visualized the history of the Formula 1 car in 60 seconds video

Formula 1 car technology has come a long way since it first hit the asphalt banks 62 years ago. It's been hard to convey the sheer amount of change in a succinct way, but Rufus Blacklock may have nailed it in exactly one minute. Abstract versions of the cars show us the progression from the bullet-shaped cars of the 1950's through to the low-slung, wing-laden beasts we know today. If the clip is a little too F1-fast, there's also an infographic that details exactly when certain technology changes came into play, starting with the first wings in 1968 through to modern (and at times controversial) introductions like KERS in 2009. Click past the break for the video, and check out the relevant source link for a quite literal big picture.

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Visualized: the history of the Formula 1 car in 60 seconds (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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