Track Robots

Mobile robotic video playback system created for a video post production company in NYC back in 2000. Robots were powered and traveled on a cieling mounted track. We used a busway from Universal Electric Corp. This is an analog to digital conversion as the only digital copy got corrupted. LINK: Youtube

A Touch of Nature

Decorative Mango Wood Accents, $36 for a set of three

Hand carved from mango wood, these decorative wood balls come as a set of three. The mango wood used is sustainable, and mango trees are initially grown for their fruit, but once the trees reach a certain size and age, they stop bearing fruit. It is then that the trees can be cut down and used to create wood products. The removal of the old trees makes space for farmers to plant new mango trees. Eden Home Organic says that this not only means that none of the wood is wasted but it offers a supplementary income to mango wood farmers. LINK

Buy, Buy American Pie

Uncle Sam points out the problems we have when we buy cheap products from China. "Buy, Buy American Pie" was written and performed by the Capitol Steps.

This is a parody and involves exaggeration. Some of these products are made in the United States.LINK, Via: Youtube

The Bladeless Fan

Inventor James Dyson unveiled his latest product earlier this week. While the design aesthetic has garnered universal praise, the main focus has been on the audacious price given the times. Will people pay $300 for a 10″ oscillating fan? Dyson has already found success in delivering high-end products in a tough economic environment. His pricey upright vacuum cleaner debuted in 1993 at the height of a recession. They have since sold more than 31 million units with more than half of that volume achieved in the past three years.



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Realistic Wood Products

Some of these products look so real, but they are actually made of wood. Very skillful work by the artist. LINK