Granted, writing 140 characters isn’t exactly rocket science, but for a bicycle to get on Twitter and post its latest updates is something different altogether.

‘Precious’ is that bike cruising its way across the US (it’s got an actual human rider for that, Janeen McCrae) that sends tweets out along the way, commenting on the weather, the terrain, and its current location.

To get the bike to send out all these tweets, an on-board device—or, ‘brain’—was installed that captures all its experiences, which is in turn fed into a cloud-based system for analyzing. And finally, it ends up on Twitter.

Before you go on about unnecessary and excessive technology, ‘Precious’ is all for a good cause. McCrae and ‘Precious’ are on a goal to raise money for the cancer foundation LIVESTRONG.

You can help 'Precious' on by donating here

Watch a video on the making of 'Precious' here:



If you have other interesting design and art finds, cool websites, or anything that might catch our eye, share it with us at news -at- hillscreativearts -dot- com!


Want to see what 24 hours of creative awesomeness look like? Click here.



This news message is supported by The Creative Finder, an online platform for photographers, illustrators, designers, and art directors to promote their portfolios towards new clients and collaborators. Creatives who wish to sign up for an account can save 10% off annual fees with promo code 'designtaxi'.