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An electric monowheel called Dynasphere was tested in 1932 in the United Kingdom. [11] [12] In 1971, an American inventor named Kerry McLean built his first monocycle (aka monowheel). In 2000, he built a larger version, the McLean Rocket Roadster powered by a Buick V-8 engine, which subsequently crashed in 2001 during the initial test run.
A hand-power monowheel was patented in 1869 by Richard C. Hemming [2] with a pedal-power unit patented in 1885. [3] Various motorized monowheels were developed and demonstrated during the 1930s without commercial success [4] and Charles F Taylor was granted a patent for a "vehicle having a single supporting and driving wheel" in 1964 after some 25 years of experimentation. [5]
The first consumer camera with a liquid crystal display on the back was the Casio QV-10 developed by a team led by Hiroyuki Suetaka in 1995. The first camera to use CompactFlash was the Kodak DC-25 in 1996. [52] The first camera that offered the ability to record video clips may have been the Ricoh RDC-1 in 1995.
The world's first multi-stage unicycle race, Ride the Lobster, took place in Nova Scotia in June 2008. Some 35 teams from 14 countries competed over a total distance of 800 km. [ 42 ] Each team consisted of a maximum of 3 riders and 1 support person.
A camera that has built-in GPS; A camera with interface for an external GPS (the interface could be a physical connector or a bluetooth adapter to a remote GPS logger , or WiFi and an app to allow the camera to sync GPS from a smartphone);
Financial scams are an unfortunate reality of life for consumers. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, Canadians reported $530.4 million (CND) in financial fraud losses in 2022, a 170.2% ...
If your device stores important data (e.g., photos, documents), immediately set up a backup system. This can be done through cloud services or external storage devices to ensure your data is safe.
DOGE is set to examine multibillion-dollar federal loans to two Tesla rivals. Vivek Ramaswamy said the cost-cutting body would "carefully scrutinize" loans to Stellantis and Rivian.