Springwise: Through a partnership with mobile payments firm Bemoov, ATAF — short for Azienda Trasporti Area Fiorentina — now gives riders on its Florence city buses a way to buy their tickets via SMS. Users of the service simply register with Bemoov to link a credit card with their phone and then send a text message with the text “ATAF” […]

The HitchSafe slides into your current standard 2″ Hitch Receiver on your Truck, SUV or Van and is secured inside the Receiver Hitch via two bolt retaining bars inside the HitchSafe. The Hitch Receiver itself is a solid steel vault that combined with the HitchSafe provides the most secure location on your vehicle to store spare keys, credit cards, cash […]

BikeWrappers is a strikingly reflective and removable bike reflector system that makes your entire bike frame highly visible to motorist at night and gives your bike a little style during the day. The double-sided fabric is designed to wrap around bike frame tubes. The machine-washable spandex nylon fits various tube diameters as well as accommodates bottle cages.

Inhabitat: Public transportation is going green in Albany. The Capital District Transportation Authority has launched BusPlus, a new, limited stop bus line featuring hybrid buses and eco-friendly bus shelters, made with up to 85 percent recycled material and equipped with LED lights. Designed by Duo-Gard, the structures have a sleek appearance while still being sturdy enough to hand harsh Upstate […]

TrendCentral: Car sharing services are esteemed for their practicality, but have offered little in the way of luxury. BMW, however, recently launched DriveNow, the first branded premium car sharing service. Located in Munich, the system boasts 300 Mini Coopers and BMW 1-Series models available for short term rental. With a onetime membership fee of just €29 (approximately $41), and hourly […]

Book car service in just a few seconds for now or later. GroundLink offers the only app for car service that works anywhere in the world. Use Groundlink to see available cars and watch your car come to pick you up with an ETA. You can also view the route your car is taking and see final charges before you […]

Trendwatching.com: In November 2010, Dutch airline KLM ran an experimental campaign called How Happiness Spreads, where it employed a “Surprise Team” to give passengers tailored, unexpected gifts at the airport. Combining with location-based game Foursquare, as soon as someone checked-in at a KLM Foursquare location within its network of airports the Surprise Team went online to find more background information […]

BornRich: Primate Frames – the uber-cool bicycle manufacturer from Down Under – has been consistently maintaining an impressive output for the past three years. Specializing in steel frames, the power house has now come up with a customized design for the female-specific bike blog Candy Cranks. A collaboration of female riders from around the world, giving insight to bike culture […]

M55 aims to build hybrid bikes. Its flagship model, the Beast, has the greatest performance among e-bikes. 1,500 Watts of power can accelerate this machine to a stunning 40 miles per hour and it can go as far as 75 miles with a single charge, even off-road. The M55 Beast represents state of the art in its every detail. The […]