Kinda neat, kinda tacky
Posted on 03/26/2006 9:27:06 PM PST by Number57
In the last few days you may have read about some high-tech rims called Pimpstar. They’re available from CustomWheel and they’re unlike any rims we’ve seen before. Using built-in color LED lights, they can display any digital image on the wheels. Of course, none of this is too interesting unless you can see it in action. Luckily, we have a video after the jump…
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Kinda neat, kinda tacky
Saw that link in the comments from my link. Way cheaper, too (like, $25 VS $12,000)
I'm acquainted with a guy that had a set on his bicycle last year... He can program some pretty amazing things on it.
Why, it just gets right up in your face and screams "good taste", doesn't it? ;)
Impressive Freep page... especially the Bloom County 'toon ;)
And yeah... good taste.
The LED's could also be used to display the K-Mart Logo and a couple of other messages IRC.
Once again, Racing leads to way to general Automotive advances. Call this proto-pimp.
I knew about that also. But he's not screaming down your block at 2am with multi-color LEDs, hip-hop thumpin' ;)
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