© europics.at

10. 09. 09. - 08:00

• more Panorama news
• RSS Feed Panorama

10. 09. 09. - 08:00

Women get a buzz from eco-vibrator

By David Rogers

Green fans are getting a buzz out of a new hand-cranked vibrator that makers say could help save the planet.

The eco-sex toy - dubbed the “Earth Angel” - uses a small wind-up handle to power up rechargeable batteries inside the casing.

It had originally been planned as a sex aid for the Third World where batteries and electricity supplies are unreliable.

But the Irish manufacturers Camden Enterprises have been swamped with interest from Green followers after displaying the vibrator at the Ars Electronica fair in Linz, Upper Austria, this week.

"We wanted to produce an environmentally friendly sex toy that appealed to all consumers regardless of gender, age or ethnicity.

"It has been in its development stage for the past two years and we are excited that our vision has become reality," said a spokesman.

The threats technology and genetic engineering pose to the human race will be the focus of the thirtieth computer-art festival which started last week. The Ars Electronica will run until 8 September.

Austrian Times

Related articles: quirky Austria

1. Worker's head almost crushed in freak accident

   » General News 2010-03-10

   A worker’s head was nearly crushed at his workplace when it got stuck between the rear axle of a truck and a jack, police said.

2. Rhinoceros iguana worth €5,000 stolen in Graz

   » Panorama 2010-03-10

   A thief stole a rhinoceros iguana worth 5,000 Euros Monday night from a store in Graz, police said.

3. Firemen at same flat seven times in seven months

   » Panorama 2010-03-10

   Firemen had to return to the same Graz apartment yesterday (Tues) for the seventh time in seven months, police said.

4. Fleeing thieves cause car crash

   » General News 2010-03-10

   Two Slovak robbers caused a traffic accident on the B9 highway in Lower Austria yesterday (Tues) after robbing a supermarket in Hainburg in Bruck an der Donau district, police said.

5. 'Manni the Mammoth' draws the crowds at Galtür

   » Panorama 2010-03-09

   A huge mammoth made of ice and snow is the latest attraction for young and old at the Galtür ski resort in Tyrol.

6. 'Manni the Mammoth' draws the crowds at Galtür

   » Travel 2010-03-09

   A huge mammoth made of ice and snow is the latest attraction for young and old at the Galtür ski resort in Tyrol.

7. Man jailed for biting off girlfriend's nose

   » General News 2010-03-09

   A Salzburg man was sentenced to 18 months and fined 2,000 Euros for biting off part of his girlfriend’s nose during a drunken night-time argument.

8. Woman run over by her own car

   » General News 2010-03-09

   A woman was run over by her own car yesterday evening (Mon) in Freistadt, Upper Austria, police said today.

9. Skier almost hangs himself on a cable

   » General News 2010-03-09

   A skier is in a critical state after skiing into a piste grooming machine cable on Sunday evening at the Wagrain ski area in Salzburg, police said yesterday (Mon).

10. Police confiscate French couple's animals

    » General News 2010-03-09

    Styrian police confiscated 12 undernourished dogs and a pot-bellied pig they found in a vehicle owned by a French couple moving from Bulgaria to Hungary today (Tues).

Related articles: exhibits

1. 'Jewish Portraits' on display in Graz

   » Panorama 2010-03-10

   Pictures of native German speaking Jewish personalities who escaped the Holocaust by German photographer Herlinde Koelbl are on show in Graz from today (Weds).

2. 'Jewish Portraits' on display in Graz

   » Travel 2010-03-10

   Pictures of native German speaking Jewish personalities who escaped the Holocaust by German photographer Herlinde Koelbl are on show in Graz from today (Weds).

3. Michel Comte photo exhibit in Vienna

   » Panorama 2010-03-09

   Works by world-famous photographer Michel Comte will go on display in Austria for the first time later this month.

4. 'Hidden treasures' on show at the Leopold Museum

   » Panorama 2010-03-05

   "Hidden treasures" of Austrian watercolour art are on display at Vienna’s Leopold Museum from today (Fri).

5. 'Hidden treasures' on show at the Leopold Museum

   » Travel 2010-03-05

   "Hidden treasures" of Austrian watercolour art are on display at Vienna’s Leopold Museum from today (Fri).

6. Driftwood sculptures on display in Vienna

   » Panorama 2010-03-02

   Driftwood sculptures by Bahamian artist Perrec Petry will be on exhibit at Vienna’s "Haus des Meeres" aqua terra zoo from 3 to 21 March.

7. Driftwood sculptures on display in Vienna

   » Travel 2010-03-02

   Driftwood sculptures by Bahamian artist Perrec Petry will be on exhibit at Vienna’s "Haus des Meeres" aqua terra zoo from 3 to 21 March.

8. Ikea exhibit to start next month

   » Panorama 2010-03-02

   An exhibition on the "phenomenon Ikea" will open in Vienna next month, it has been announced.

9. Ikea exhibit to start next month

   » Travel 2010-03-02

   An exhibition on the "phenomenon Ikea" will open in Vienna next month, it has been announced.

10. New outcry looms as kinky exhibit follows swingers' club exhibition

    » Panorama 2010-03-01

    Three sex sculptures on display in Vienna are set to cause controversy.

Dozy driver escapes crash with cuts and bruises
A snoozing driver had a miraculous escape after his car rammed into trees in Fußach, Vorarlberg, last night (Wed/Thurs) ripping the engine out of the vehicle.

Two more people develop listeria infections
Two more people have been hospitalised with listeria bacteria infections, the Agency for Health and Nutrition Safety (AGES) announced today (Weds).

A-Tec is back in the black
Austrian industrialist Mirko Kovats’ holding company A-Tec Industries reported yesterday (Weds) that it had climbed back into the black in 2009.

DNA leads to arrest 10 years after robbery
Police have arrested a man in Mattersburg for the robbery of a tobacco shop 10 years ago.

'Jewish Portraits' on display in Graz
Pictures of native German speaking Jewish personalities who escaped the Holocaust by German photographer Herlinde Koelbl are on show in Graz from today (Weds).

'Jewish Portraits' on display in Graz
Pictures of native German speaking Jewish personalities who escaped the Holocaust by German photographer Herlinde Koelbl are on show in Graz from today (Weds).

What's on at the Burgkino this weekend?
A new comedy film starring George Clooney is heading the bill at Vienna’s Burgkino – where all films are shown in their original English version – this weekend.

ÖBB freight branch's 2009 turnover deep in the red
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) supervisory board chief Horst Pöchhacker revealed today (Weds) the firm’s freight business department suffered operative losses of 100 million Euros last year.

VIDC calls on Austria to shelter Iranian dissidents
The Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC) called on the Austrian government today (Weds) to give refuge to Iranian dissidents.

Peek & Cloppenburg to continue expanding in Austria
Family-owned German clothing chain Peek & Cloppenburg (P&C) said today (Weds) it would continue expanding in Austria.