Spreadshirt: The Hunt

Posted on December 4, 2006 Under Life

My ex-girlfriend's mom and little sister were very into geocaching-- almost obsessively so. I have to admit, it never really interested me because I've never needed a reason to go exploring in the outdoors. But Spreadshirt, a company that specializes…

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Zyb: Free Phone Data Backup

Posted on December 4, 2006 Under Life

Although Zyb launched a few months ago, I still wanted to point you all toward this free online service that saves you major time and money. Zyb is a free, that's right, free online phone data backup service that allows…

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Xerox Erasable Paper

Posted on November 29, 2006 Under Life

Think about how much paper is wasted everyday in the world-- mind blowing. Xerox is doing their part to innovate the problem directly into the recycle bin. They have reportedly come up with a self-erasable paper technology that fades back…

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Like Crispin Porter

Posted on November 29, 2006 Under Life

It's no mystery we're fond of Crispin Porter, but we're not (like many people we know) fawning to work for, with, on, in, or around them. We've gotten to know a few folks over there, they seem like good-enough guys,…

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Store Your Style

Posted on November 28, 2006 Under Life

I truly appreciate the business concept behind Store Your Style in Toronto. It really may be the future of how we (when I say 'we,' I mean Westerners with way too much stuff) store our personal property. For now, Store…

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Imagini Gift Finder

Posted on November 27, 2006 Under Life

There are a lot of online gift guides out there that make it easier for you all to (1) find gifts and (2) buy them online so that you don't have to mess with deadlocked stores during the holiday season.…

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Soundbombs: Acoustic Tagging

Posted on November 27, 2006 Under Life

Graffiti artists are not exactly popular in the context of the civilized society-- many view them as cost creators rather than benefit providers. In recent years, however, many have gained recognition as both talented artists and astute strategists of information…

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Terra Plana: Eco Friendly Shoes

Posted on November 22, 2006 Under Fashion

There's a nice little debate over at Inhabitat about what makes a shoe sustainable--specifically they're talking about the "Eco-Friendly Footwear" brand Terra Plana. While we're all for eco-friendly, saving the world and understand using leather isn't exactly sustainable-- we still…

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The Simple House

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Design

Architects Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus are responsible for this gorgrous (yet simple) design. The Simple House lies on the Alentejo Coast in Portugal, and like many of the dwellings in that region, it's simple in form, in a way…

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Flipper Nation

Posted on November 21, 2006 Under Life

When the dot-com bubble burst back in 2000, we saw a few satirical looks at the whole ordeal, pointing out how preposterous it was that people thought they could sustain such an inflated stock market. Six years later, many believe…

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