The San Francisco Chronicle highlighted a growing trend in last Sunday’s paper: Fashion Trucks. If the idea of a tricked out F150 came to mind, erase it. The story was a grand example of the adjacent possible: from food truck to “boutique-on-wheels” fashion truck. Interesting, eh? I thought so. Extremely… more »
Get Ready to Roomba!
April 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Can a robot inspire you to do “the robot”? That’s what the new ad campaign for iRobot wants you to believe. Actually, the point of Dance Revolution seems to be that with Roomba handling the chore of clearing your floor, you’ve got extra time to move your body. Here are… more »
Body in Motion – Part 1
April 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Body in Motion song was in my head this morning, so I decided to dig up some inspirational videos. Let’s start with the Wiseguys. Here are the lyrics: Get up, get up put the body in motion Get up, get up put the body in motion Get up, get… more »
Maker Series: We Say Granola, He Said Granula…
April 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Stumbled into an interesting story in The New York Times Magazine section (Who made that — Granola. It talked about the origins of granola. We make our own with rolled oats, protein powder, brown sugar, lots of cinnamon and then sticky stuff to keep it together (canola oil with maple… more »
Hike on Up, Glide on Down with Foldable Mountain Bike
April 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is pretty cool. The “Bergmönch” is a mountain bike that can be worn as a backpack for the uphill climb, but can be unfolded for a two-wheeled ride back down. The thought behind it is that downhill can be hard on the joints of a hiker. So this gives… more »
