When it comes to cycling, combining safety with style is not always easy. However, these new bicycle tires from Sweetskinz merge the two effortlessly. Sweetskinz is a range of nocturnal tires which are light reflective at night.

Unlike many reflective add-on features, the entire rubber tire itself is reflective. With urban edge, graffiti inspired patterns such as the fiery 'Scorch' and the snake like 'Rattleback', riders can be seen at night in style. by Andy G

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We all miss album cover art work, and the tiny digital cover art on your iPod just isn't the same. English designer, Michael Kennedy, has the answer that makes retro meet modern in a funked up way. I-Deck is a touch screen music player that revitalizes album art and user interaction which has been lost in current mp3 format. You simply dock your mp3 player into the base and use the touch screen to cycle through and select your tracks, flick it to skip, spin it to fast-forward and turn it to play. Then sit back and watch the album art play. From the Nirvana baby floating through to Madonna in a leotard, album art is back in vogue. by Andy G

In a world that is obsessed with mobile phones, PDAs, iPods and the like, we are perpetually draining and recharging our batteries. In-home refuelling is a cinch, but the same cannot be said for public places where electrical outlets are typically guarded against unauthorized recharging.

The ChargeBox offers a solution, which consists of 6 small lockers, each with 4 unique chargers that can power 90% of our mobile devices. Users simply plug in to the charger that corresponds to their device, make payment with a coin or via SMS, lock their box and return when charging is complete. The ChargeBox will top up your battery for 40 minutes at a cost of £1.  Already a big hit in parts of East Asia and the UK, it's only a matter of time before ChargeBoxes spring up in a mall, airport, or coffee shop near you. by Harold C via Springwise

If size really doesn't matter, then why invent this? The Leica DISTRO A5 is hand held laser meter that looks like its digital relative, the mobile phone. Usually expensive and ugly laser meters have been marketed exclusively to the building and landscaping realm. The Distro A5 uses appealing aesthetics including soft rubber grips to aim for the general consumer market. With one of these in your hands you could easily fall in to a measuring loop, aiming pointing and calculating distances like a person possessed. It's exactly 4.34 meters from my washing machine to my dryer and I'm excited! by Andy G

It's very nerdy, but strangely cool. This is a DIY kit that gives retro gaming life to your tired old bike wheels. Passers by will watch in awe as you zip through the streets with your  bike wheels illuminating a yellow circle chasing a blob ( better known as pac man )

We have featured spoke LCD's before, but nothing as cool as this home made recipe from a genius with too much times on his hands. The kit includes all parts and circuit board for one basic configuration SpokePOV with K of memory (for one static image) and 60 high brightness LEDs (30 on each side).  Available in red or yellow in both BMX (6.5" long) or MTB/Road (9.5" long) and blue in MTB/Road, the kit is available from here. by Andy G via Make blog