It's not so much the concept itself that the folks at Time were so excited about. That is nothing new by now. It's the little touches that make them both accessible and yet likely to survive the inevitable abuses of life in the city:
The modular bike-rack stations are Web-enabled and solar-powered. The bicycles are designed with tons of sealed components to resist the savage beatings they will undoubtedly receive, and they're equipped with RFID tags so they're easily trackable.I'm there for a conference next October. Can't wait to check them out. More info here.
The top-rated invention, by the way, was a retail DNA test. This could prove useful, for example, in ensuring that you don't accidentally end up married to your sister.
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