Tidal Force m-750

Posted on May 2, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Forget the details about rotors, stators, electromagnets and peak efficiencies, and focus on the fact that the Tidal Force m-750, from Wave Crest, is the sickest e-bike ever! Utilizing the Wave Crest Adaptive Motor System, the 750 Watts of power…

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H2PIA

Posted on April 26, 2006 Under Design

The World's oil reserves are running out and the next few decades could see sharp increases in oil prices and growing dependence upon oil-producing nations. Concerned, a group of Danish companies and institutions have just released a visionary concept called…

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Grass Armchair

Posted on April 6, 2006 Under Design

I know this made a little splash earlier this week in the Blogosphere, but it was too good to pass up. The Grass Armchair is a self assembled pack of 14 corrugated cardboard frames, and a 100g pack of grass…

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Zip Up Bag

Posted on April 3, 2006 Under Design

"Conphorm is a product design practice that explores the relationships among material, structure, and space that exist in everyday objects." They have definitely achieved unity of the three with their new line of felt handbags. Each one lays completely flat…

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High Line Groundbreaking in New York

Posted on March 29, 2006 Under Design

I first blogged about The High Line project back in July of last year, and until now had heard very little about it. On April 10th the transformation of The High line begins-- the city will celebrate the beginning of…

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Plywood Office

Posted on March 24, 2006 Under Design

I'm with Design*Sponge on this one, I've got a crush on the El Segundo's Plywood Office side table, too. They'll be out at CA Boom III this week (March 23rd-26th) in the Santa Monica Civic Center along with dozens of…

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SkiGreen Challenge

Posted on March 1, 2006 Under Travel

Two nutty powder hungry friends of mine (Chris Brady and Reid Wegley) were recently challenged by Colorado Ski Country to ride and review all 25 Colorado ski resorts in their Passport to Ski Areas of Colorado guide before the end…

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Veja: Fair Trade Sneakers

Posted on October 5, 2005 Under Fashion

Product Dose has found what appears to be the first ever footwear brand to create 'fair trade sneakers', called Veja (French Site). The sneakers are made with wild Amazon rubber, and organic cotton. All the shoes are manufactured in Brazil…

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The High Line

Posted on July 11, 2005 Under Design

The High Line looms between Gansevoort Street, around Little West 12th, and stretches all the way to 30th street. It's an elevated rail structure built in the early 1930's as part of the West Side Improvement project, one of NYC's…

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Free Bamboosa Shirts

Posted on July 7, 2005 Under Fashion

Fellow readers, I've got some great things in store for you this summer. To start, everyday for the next 30 days I'll be giving away shirts (both men and women's, any color, any size) from Bamboosa. Bamboosa has the softest…

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