The new JIVR Bike is a two-wheeling folding bike that not only uses a chainless electric drive, which is good for 20 miles of pedal-free travel per charge, but also serves as an iBeacon that talks to any nearby device which supports the format.
JIVR Bike uses iBeacon
If you’re not familiar with iBeacon, it is an a new class of low-powered, low-cost transmitters that can notify nearby Apple devices of their presence. So if you bike by a coffee shop, it would alert the shop and potentially send you a coupon or something. The technology enables a smart phone or other device to perform actions when in close proximity to an iBeacon. You could have it send info to your laptop as well.
Folding Wonder
The JIVR Bike folds to fit into small apartments, too, and you can plug in your phone to use it as a dashboard. JIVR is crowdfunding its bike, and will run between £699 to £1,749 ($1,036 to $2,593) to get the Bike early, depending both on how quickly you act and whether or not you’re willing to be an ambassador for the brand. Provided the hardware makes its planned September release, however, you’ll get a lot for your money.
