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• Coastal Stuff, Innovation

  Bully for Buoys

  08.17.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Bully for Buoys

  One of the things about living in Montara on the California coast is that the Pacific Ocean really dominates your view, climate, and lifestyle. You don’t really get a sense for how dynamic the experience is until you’ve lived it, unless, you use sensors to record and document your surroundings. This is where the National […]

• Commentary, Innovation

  There’s a sucker born every minute

  08.16.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  And there is a Internet site to take their dough. The latest example is WhoToHate.com. What do they do? Send an anonymous mail to the object of your enmity for a fin ($5.) The only good news I can see in this is that the most hated individual on the Top 10 hated is George […]

• Humor, Innovation, Media

  Diet Coke + Mentos = Fresh Fatfree Fun!

  08.12.06 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  This entry is sponsored by Your iPod Movies, home of unlimited iPod movie and music downloads. Kevin Sturge sent me a link to the Eepybird’s video (embedded below) showing a Bellagio-like display featuring Diet Coke and Mentos in lieu of traditional fountains. It was hilarious. Apparently I’m one of the last to know about this […]

• Commentary, Innovation

  Floating bed & bed bugs

  08.09.06 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Yesterday I ran across two interesting bed-related stories, one about the resurgence of bed bugs in the US and the other about a designer’s dream for a floating bed. Common bed bug Uncommon floating bed I’m not sure I ever want a floating bed and the bed bug thing makes me think twice about hotels […]

• Innovation

  Geek Chic Series: Phase Change Material

  08.08.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Geek Chic Series: Phase Change Material

  As referenced in a previous post, there are a bunch of interesting materials being developed that are ending up in apparel. The examples already given are the “buzz off hat” with insect repellent embedded in the material and the smart-kini (ok, I just made that up) sensor bikini that provides the wearer information about UV […]

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