Is This The Future Bicycle Bell?

There are ordinary, boring bells for bicycles — and then there are ShokaBell. ShokaBell is not just a bell that says “ding” — it can say many different sounds, depending on who you want to call by. For example, a small, discreet “ding” after a mother with her young child on a bicycle, which fills the entire bike path — and a loud, aggressive “BÅÅÅT” after a car cuts you and drive into the bike lane.

Talking with your phone

ShokaBell are naturally using an app on your mobile phone — that is, to upload different sounds for bell via phone and can then activate them via a small switch on the bell. The sounds can be virtually any audio files, so you can in theory also Ozzy Ozbourne to scream at the presumptuous that irritate you on your way through traffic. A built-in microphone ensures that at adjusts the volume to how much noise there is in the surroundings.

Much more than a bell

Now you might think that it’s smart enough in itself, you can choose which sounds you want to call the people, but it is far from everything ShokaBell can do; bell also functions as a bicycle lamp — which incidentally even turn on when it gets dark. In addition, the lamp in conjunction with your phone can also be used to navigate. There are LEDs all the way to the top of ShokaBell and LED diodes on top can display arrows when you should turn to find your way.

also alarm system

Last, but not least, ShokaBell serves also as an alarm system. Once you’ve parked your bike, you will be notified if someone moves on — both by the lamp emit a loud sound and know that your phone will sound an alarm. The wireless connection, according to the manufacturer reach up to 400 meters — but if you are much further away is the bike enough anyway stolen when you get back to it.

ShokaBell is not yet on the market but you can sign up and get notified when it can be ordered through their website here.

Originally published at inputmag.dk by Torben Vognsen in danish with the title: “Er dette fremtidens ringeklokke?”