The Faucet Buddy concept is actually meant to help you conserve water by telling you how much water is going down the drain but I think geek consumers might actually use more water just to see it in action. This is only a concept for now, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see something very similar hit the market sooner than later.

Look out Mini, the Audi A1 “Metroproject” Quattro concept is confirmed and ready to be unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo motor show. At 3.91m long and 1.75m wide with a wheelbase of 2.46m, this is the smallest Quattro ever to hit the streets. In this case I’m not sure that size really matters because the Metroproject’s looks definitely make up for it’s measurements with brushed aluminum exterior window frame arches, virtually seamless pillars, massive grille shield and angry LED’s. This little fella is powered by a 1.4L TFSI engine featuring a S-tronic dual-clutch gearbox. If you need a little extra punch, there is an extra rear mounted 41hp electric motor that will engage as necessary to assist and adapt to your driving style. For city cruising you can switch to “pure electric mode” and save a little gas.

The “retro modern” aluminum and leather trimmed interior not only looks good but is totally “digital lifestyle” friendly. Just take a look at the integrated multimedia console featuring an album art coverflow interface that even puts the iPhone to shame. This is not confirmed, but from the looks of this interior console shot you might even be able plug your iPod, iPhone or any other Mp3 player right into the dash and control it all from your Audi’s head unit. Click here for more shots of the A1 Metroproject and check back soon for official updates.

Call it what you want, but the Tesseract concept is Yamaha’s take on a 4 wheeled motorcycle. Quad dirt bikes have been around for years, so why not bring the same idea to the streets. You have to admit that the thing looks pretty fricken bad ass, but will it’s ride live up to it’s looks. All four wheels are mounted on independent swing arms which allows the bike to lean just like conventional motorcycles. What makes this concept better than conventional two wheelers is that fact that four wheels will make the bike more stable in all aspects of the ride. Also, you could say that all motorcycles are environmentally friendly but this particular bike steps it up a notch with a hybrid V-Twin/Electric powerhouse. This is all the information we have for now, but check back later for more info and media on the Tesseract concept.

I hope that more publications get the hint and start to provide their magazines online and for FREE. The key word being FREE because most publications make 99% of their earnings potential through embedded advertisements within content. FHM magazine is a classic example of how things are changing. FHM recently dumped their paper based magazine in the US and are now completely online. Fact is they probably couldn’t afford it, or it didn’t make sense to maintain their traditional paper based magazine because most of us head online anyway to get the latest updates.

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