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PALV
(27 January 2005) - PALV, a revolution in personal transportation? Well, maybe-- but I don't think a personal air and land vehicle will work anytime soon. Bad traffic jam? No problem, lets just lift off and fly home--wait, don't hit that overpass! What a disaster waiting to happen. Could you imagine the air traffic with a highway full of people lifting off in there little PALV's? I like...
(27 January 2005) - PALV, a revolution in personal transportation? Well, maybe-- but I don't think a personal air and land vehicle will work anytime soon. Bad traffic jam? No problem, lets just lift off and fly home--wait, don't hit that overpass! What a disaster waiting to happen. Could you imagine the air traffic with a highway full of people lifting off in there little PALV's? I like...
Illustrated Mini Cooper
(24 January 2005) - Remember the Mini Cooper Convertible we all can't wait to get our hands on? It has a choice of twelve exterior colors, three hood colors, eight potential dash colors, and nine interior trim options. That's darn customizable--but now you can take it one step further with the illustrated version, enhanced by Sydney artist and illustrator Andrew Georgiou. His comic characters have been making a...
(24 January 2005) - Remember the Mini Cooper Convertible we all can't wait to get our hands on? It has a choice of twelve exterior colors, three hood colors, eight potential dash colors, and nine interior trim options. That's darn customizable--but now you can take it one step further with the illustrated version, enhanced by Sydney artist and illustrator Andrew Georgiou. His comic characters have been making a...
Toyota Z-Capsule
(21 January 2005) - Treehugger about Toyota's continued push for environmentally friendly transportation. The hybrid car manufacturer will be testing a new lower impact, mass transit scheme this March in Japan. The Z-Capsule bus runs on a low-emission, compressed natural gas engine. But to further minimize impact, they will run on an Intelligent Multimode Transport System (ITMS) that will automatically adjust schedules and route based on rider demand....
(21 January 2005) - Treehugger about Toyota's continued push for environmentally friendly transportation. The hybrid car manufacturer will be testing a new lower impact, mass transit scheme this March in Japan. The Z-Capsule bus runs on a low-emission, compressed natural gas engine. But to further minimize impact, they will run on an Intelligent Multimode Transport System (ITMS) that will automatically adjust schedules and route based on rider demand....
Segway Spinners
(10 January 2005) - With so many companies at CES, sometimes a great product isn't enough-- exhibitors had to use all sorts of strategies to get people to hit their booths. From scantily clad women to skateboarding half pipes, every effort was made. MTX Audio put spinners on a Segway. Hot or not, they certainly caught my eye. There's something about spinners that continues to intrigue me. ...
(10 January 2005) - With so many companies at CES, sometimes a great product isn't enough-- exhibitors had to use all sorts of strategies to get people to hit their booths. From scantily clad women to skateboarding half pipes, every effort was made. MTX Audio put spinners on a Segway. Hot or not, they certainly caught my eye. There's something about spinners that continues to intrigue me. ...
SHHH!
(16 December 2004) - Heidi of Coudal Partners came up with this snappy little solution to dealing with obnoxious cell phone users. The .pdf includes several different versions of a card that you can print, cut out and hand to cell yellers. Brought to you by SHHH! The Society for HandHeld Hushing. ...
(16 December 2004) - Heidi of Coudal Partners came up with this snappy little solution to dealing with obnoxious cell phone users. The .pdf includes several different versions of a card that you can print, cut out and hand to cell yellers. Brought to you by SHHH! The Society for HandHeld Hushing. ...
Shift: 8 Custom Be.BIKEs
(13 December 2004) - Shift is an exhibition of eight custom-designed Be.BIKE bicycles by eight highly-acclaimed graffiti-influenced artists: FUTURA, HAZE, KAWS, KENJI HIRATA, MATZU MTP, MISK, SKWERM, and STASH. Each bike has been altered completely to represent the artist's vision. Shift brings together a representation of the historical expanse of street art, from the 1970s to the present. Production of each artist's edition is limited to 100 units....
(13 December 2004) - Shift is an exhibition of eight custom-designed Be.BIKE bicycles by eight highly-acclaimed graffiti-influenced artists: FUTURA, HAZE, KAWS, KENJI HIRATA, MATZU MTP, MISK, SKWERM, and STASH. Each bike has been altered completely to represent the artist's vision. Shift brings together a representation of the historical expanse of street art, from the 1970s to the present. Production of each artist's edition is limited to 100 units....
Burton Series 13
(10 December 2004) - All the kids love customizing their stuff, right? Ok, fine-- us grown-ups do to. Anyway, this season Burton is running a customized board program called Series 13. You can choose from 4 different boards and configure the colors for a dozen different deck patterns and several different base patterns. All Series 13 boards are individually built by hand at the Burton Manufacturing Center in...
(10 December 2004) - All the kids love customizing their stuff, right? Ok, fine-- us grown-ups do to. Anyway, this season Burton is running a customized board program called Series 13. You can choose from 4 different boards and configure the colors for a dozen different deck patterns and several different base patterns. All Series 13 boards are individually built by hand at the Burton Manufacturing Center in...
Burton / R.E.D. Audio HiFi Helmet
(25 November 2004) - This isn't the first snowboarding helmet with built in speakers, but it may be the best so far. Burton claims audio excellence and I haven't gotten proof of that yet, but the overall features are just right. Removable speakers, adjustable volume, a quick release chord and an easy access mute button give this lid the functionality needed for happiness and safety. Have you tried...
(25 November 2004) - This isn't the first snowboarding helmet with built in speakers, but it may be the best so far. Burton claims audio excellence and I haven't gotten proof of that yet, but the overall features are just right. Removable speakers, adjustable volume, a quick release chord and an easy access mute button give this lid the functionality needed for happiness and safety. Have you tried...
Freeboard
(11 November 2004) - Many have tried to create a skateboard that emulates the feeling of a snowboard with varying degrees of success. Though I haven't tried a Freeboard, this video certainly makes it look like the San Francisco based, rider owned company got it right. You can carve, slide, spin and stop using all the same movements as on the slope. Granted, concrete is not as forgiving...
(11 November 2004) - Many have tried to create a skateboard that emulates the feeling of a snowboard with varying degrees of success. Though I haven't tried a Freeboard, this video certainly makes it look like the San Francisco based, rider owned company got it right. You can carve, slide, spin and stop using all the same movements as on the slope. Granted, concrete is not as forgiving...
Voltaic Backpack: Taking Orders
(05 November 2004) - Remember the pre-order one now. ...
(05 November 2004) - Remember the pre-order one now. ...
Entertainment Center, Toland Style
(03 November 2004) - Goyard, wanted to do something interesting they comissioned Toland Grinnell. Master of lux and an expert craftsman, Grinnell managed to capture the essence of Goyard, but for a whole new audience. Achieving a new dimension of ghetto fabulous, The Goyard Entertainment Center was installed in the baggage claim section of the momentary Terminal 5. Description: A fully functional rolling trunk designed and built by...
(03 November 2004) - Goyard, wanted to do something interesting they comissioned Toland Grinnell. Master of lux and an expert craftsman, Grinnell managed to capture the essence of Goyard, but for a whole new audience. Achieving a new dimension of ghetto fabulous, The Goyard Entertainment Center was installed in the baggage claim section of the momentary Terminal 5. Description: A fully functional rolling trunk designed and built by...
Tumi Mountain Pack
(29 October 2004) - Tumi continues to push outward and upward-- this time with a mountain climbing pack that looks just as good in the Sea of Tranquility as it does on the top of Mt. Hood. Their VP of Design, Timm Fenton, is an avid mountain climber and created this pack specifically for a climb in South America this Winter. The ultralight pack has a 5000 cubic...
(29 October 2004) - Tumi continues to push outward and upward-- this time with a mountain climbing pack that looks just as good in the Sea of Tranquility as it does on the top of Mt. Hood. Their VP of Design, Timm Fenton, is an avid mountain climber and created this pack specifically for a climb in South America this Winter. The ultralight pack has a 5000 cubic...
ConQwest
(29 October 2004) - ConQwest is a Big Urban Game of the same ilk as PacManhattan. Basically a treasure hunt, high schoolers find Semacodes (an evolved form of the bar code), photograph them with their camera phones, and send them in to HQ for points. The winning school gets a $5000 check from Qwest. If you're in Salt Lake City tomorrow or Phoenix on 7 November, check it...
(29 October 2004) - ConQwest is a Big Urban Game of the same ilk as PacManhattan. Basically a treasure hunt, high schoolers find Semacodes (an evolved form of the bar code), photograph them with their camera phones, and send them in to HQ for points. The winning school gets a $5000 check from Qwest. If you're in Salt Lake City tomorrow or Phoenix on 7 November, check it...
DC + Incase + Apple
(15 October 2004) - DC Shoes, Apple and Incase teamed up to create this lovely laptop-skate-backpack. It fits any size Powerbook in the padded laptop sleeve, easily holds a deck strapped to the outside and is designed to integrate your iPod. While I prefer the quiet simplicity of a plain black bag, this urban Winter camo isn't so bad. Though I have yet to see it in person,...
(15 October 2004) - DC Shoes, Apple and Incase teamed up to create this lovely laptop-skate-backpack. It fits any size Powerbook in the padded laptop sleeve, easily holds a deck strapped to the outside and is designed to integrate your iPod. While I prefer the quiet simplicity of a plain black bag, this urban Winter camo isn't so bad. Though I have yet to see it in person,...
Google SMS
(07 October 2004) - read the instructions before sending your first search to the code 46645 (GOOGL). ...
(07 October 2004) - read the instructions before sending your first search to the code 46645 (GOOGL). ...
Dog Walker
(07 October 2004) - If my site had a section called 'so weird it's cool' this Japanese dog walker would be the most recent entry. There's not a lot of information here, but the picture is priceless. ...
(07 October 2004) - If my site had a section called 'so weird it's cool' this Japanese dog walker would be the most recent entry. There's not a lot of information here, but the picture is priceless. ...
Power Pack
(28 September 2004) - The Voltaic Backpack is a mobile powerhouse. It holds a Lithium Ion battery pack that is charged by external solar panels, an AC adapter or a car charger. Wires from the battery pack run through the bag to each of the pockets so you can keep your devices charged and ready to go. It comes with all the adapters you could possibly imagine, so...
(28 September 2004) - The Voltaic Backpack is a mobile powerhouse. It holds a Lithium Ion battery pack that is charged by external solar panels, an AC adapter or a car charger. Wires from the battery pack run through the bag to each of the pockets so you can keep your devices charged and ready to go. It comes with all the adapters you could possibly imagine, so...
Tumi Yellow Jacket
(23 September 2004) - Tumi, the bag design innovators, will be venturing in to the apparel arena this Fall. Yellow Jacket, their first product in this space will be in stores by November. It might seem strange for the bag company to get in to apparel, but it actually makes lots of sense. Tumi's products are travel related and the next evolution in traveling light might just be...
(23 September 2004) - Tumi, the bag design innovators, will be venturing in to the apparel arena this Fall. Yellow Jacket, their first product in this space will be in stores by November. It might seem strange for the bag company to get in to apparel, but it actually makes lots of sense. Tumi's products are travel related and the next evolution in traveling light might just be...
RNC Text Alerts
(02 September 2004) - CNN picked up this AP story about how people are using Upoc text messaging to get updates on the RNC protests. Organized by Ruckus, the alerts have, by far, been the fastest way to find out about demonstrations and the police confrontations. To view the past alerts or to sign up to get them for the remaining few hours of the RNC, go here....
(02 September 2004) - CNN picked up this AP story about how people are using Upoc text messaging to get updates on the RNC protests. Organized by Ruckus, the alerts have, by far, been the fastest way to find out about demonstrations and the police confrontations. To view the past alerts or to sign up to get them for the remaining few hours of the RNC, go here....
A Cyclist's View
(27 August 2004) - Ever see a bicycle messenger hurling down a Manhattan street, dodging pedestrians and threading the needle between a bus and a stupid stretch Hummer? If you think it looks crazy from the safety of your cab, just imagine what it's like from the messenger's perspective. Lucas Brunelle mounted a camera to his helmet and made an incredible little video that gives you just that....
(27 August 2004) - Ever see a bicycle messenger hurling down a Manhattan street, dodging pedestrians and threading the needle between a bus and a stupid stretch Hummer? If you think it looks crazy from the safety of your cab, just imagine what it's like from the messenger's perspective. Lucas Brunelle mounted a camera to his helmet and made an incredible little video that gives you just that....
Event Based Mobile Participation, by Upoc Networks
(17 August 2004) - Here at Upoc Networks we're proud to announce that participants have sent over 1 million messages during the event based mobile promotions that we've enabled this year. By voting for the MVP of a ball game or sending picture messages to the big screen at a concert, we're helping North Americans learn how to have more fun with their mobile phones....
(17 August 2004) - Here at Upoc Networks we're proud to announce that participants have sent over 1 million messages during the event based mobile promotions that we've enabled this year. By voting for the MVP of a ball game or sending picture messages to the big screen at a concert, we're helping North Americans learn how to have more fun with their mobile phones....
Genevieve Bell: Other Internets
(17 August 2004) - Intel's Genevieve Bell is nearing completion of her 3 year long study on the role technology plays in Asian culture. The anthropologist shadowed families and individuals in India, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China and Korea and learned first hand many important factoids for designers and engineers alike. During her travels, Ms. Bell found people in China who take their mobile phones to a temple...
(17 August 2004) - Intel's Genevieve Bell is nearing completion of her 3 year long study on the role technology plays in Asian culture. The anthropologist shadowed families and individuals in India, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China and Korea and learned first hand many important factoids for designers and engineers alike. During her travels, Ms. Bell found people in China who take their mobile phones to a temple...
Mini Cooper Convertible
(06 August 2004) - The Mini Cooper Convertible is about ready to ship, just in time for, um, Fall. Aside from the redesigned dash I flipping off Hummers in your neighborhood soon....
(06 August 2004) - The Mini Cooper Convertible is about ready to ship, just in time for, um, Fall. Aside from the redesigned dash I flipping off Hummers in your neighborhood soon....
Mobility Denial System
(27 July 2004) - The Sunday Times Magazine covered a slew of "non lethal wepons" currently in research and / or production here in the US. The Mobility Denial System is a thick goo that when sprayed across any surface makes that surface impassable. It has as much friction as wet ice and therefor can not be walked on or driven over. I love this solution because it's...
(27 July 2004) - The Sunday Times Magazine covered a slew of "non lethal wepons" currently in research and / or production here in the US. The Mobility Denial System is a thick goo that when sprayed across any surface makes that surface impassable. It has as much friction as wet ice and therefor can not be walked on or driven over. I love this solution because it's...
AppleMoto
(27 July 2004) - Motorola and Apple have announced a partnership to create a mobile version of iTunes. With it, you'll be able to transfer music from iTunes on your Mac or PC to a Motorola handset via USB or Bluetooth. Obviously this means you'll be able to listen to music from your phone; hopefully it also means you can use songs from mobile iTunes for ring tones....
(27 July 2004) - Motorola and Apple have announced a partnership to create a mobile version of iTunes. With it, you'll be able to transfer music from iTunes on your Mac or PC to a Motorola handset via USB or Bluetooth. Obviously this means you'll be able to listen to music from your phone; hopefully it also means you can use songs from mobile iTunes for ring tones....
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