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Brunton Solaris i6 iPod Charger

July 29th, 2008 by Jordan

brunton i6 solar panel ipod charger

Got an extra $208.40 laying around the place?  If you do, then maybe you could use a portable solar iPod charger.  I think one of these would be nice to have, and it might even be an investment if you use your iPod daily for the next 20 years….maybe.  Away from the price, I’m a fan of solar power, because when you’re traveling, sometimes it’s your only option.  Brunton sells these along with other lightweight portable solar products and accessories.

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Nike Human Race 8.31.08

July 23rd, 2008 by Jordan

Nike Human race

I must admit I’m torn between two worlds right now. I’ll explain later. Nike+ Human Race is attempting, and will in all likelihood succeed in creating the largest race in the world. Around the world, runners will be racing a 10K. You can participate by either registering and running in one of their select cities, I believe there are 4 in the states and numerous others in countries around the world, or you can use your nike+ ipod to run your own 10K then upload your time to their site.

Now, getting back to my issue of being torn. It is very very difficult to find fault with giving people a reason to go outside and exercise with enthusiasm, and I feel Nike has done that. Here’s the issue I have. I really don’t like the fact you have to have an ipod, computer, internet connection, and a trendy consumer sense to participate. Using a cliche, I suppose it’s just the world we live in. But something just doesn’t seem right to me when I picture myself running past a poor neighborhood (vision: children stop their street soccer game to stare at me) with my $150 ipod and $100 Nike shoes on. Maybe I should ignore what those children don’t have, and ‘just do it.’

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The World Clock Project

July 22nd, 2008 by Jordan

world clock project

WorldClockProject.org is an internet project that (briefly summarizing) takes pictures of clocks at different times of the day from around the world. Users upload their pictures on FlickR….they post them on the site…and you end up with a lot of pictures of clocks.

From them: “Because it’s great fun to look at pictures of clocks from around the world. And aside from telling us the time, these pictures of unfamiliar clocks take us to a different place and remind us of the vastness of the world.”

Kind of found this one a bit boring…like the thought of world clocks, but the majority of the pictures just aren’t that special. Either way, felt I should post about it.

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Deuter USA Futura Air Comfort Pack

July 17th, 2008 by Jordan

deuter usa pack air comfort

DeuterUSA.com has a lot of good outdoor backpacking products. I am always fascinated by the way marketing attempts to come up with something new. Well this time it is an “Air Comfort” system. Basically it cycles air as the graphics point out. All I know, is when I’m traveling, my back can get hot from a long haul sure… but I’m more worried about the pain of the load than back heat personally.

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Me No Speak Travel Guides

July 10th, 2008 by Jordan

china thailand japan travel guide

The Me No Speak Travel Guide for China is going on year 4 I believe, but they have just recently introduced Japan and Thailand. These guides are pocket sized and full of pictures. Just turn to the color coded page for what you are trying to get (food…transportation….sex?) and point.

I like the fact that most Americans attempt to blend in while visiting Europe and such, but when we go to the East…it’s like…well screw it, I don’t even look the part so I don’t feel nearly as dumb pointing to elementary school pictures to find a toilet.  (And for the record…I’m not sure there is a section on sex)

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Llamadas Pedaleadas

July 9th, 2008 by Jordan

Call Home from pedal operated rig

Wow….June 23rd was my last update…what the hell is wrong with me. Anyways, I saw this and was really excited to post it. It’s practical, useful, and I feel an all around positive. Go to their site pedaleadas.com for full information, but the wrap up is, it’s a self powered mobile telephone booth. Besides being able to provide long distance calling in all lesser developed areas, the real genius is in the design. The creators wanted to be sure that the material used for construction is readily available where these bike driven units will be operating, in order to keep the startup costs low. And since I’m anti-cell phone, this to me is one of the best inventions I’ve seen in a while. And yes, I’m a hypocrite…I sadly own a cell phone.

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