Monthly Archives: October 2009

Pupkin Patch

Taska, the dog whisperer, caught this wildly tame moment. Woof.

Pumpkin Patch

Who’s the fairest pumpkin in Timbuk2’s patch? Is it H1N1 or something bloodier? You say jack-o-lantern, we say social commentary.
1) H1N1

2) I Ate My Timbuk2 Bag

3) Spokey

4) The Hard Liver

Spooky Sh*t at Timbuk2

The costumes are rolling in and the competition is stiff. Papa Smurf may take it this year, but we have a very harry Tinkerbell in the house too . . . stay tuned for final costume reveals and voting later today. Mwuah! See more here.

Polk Street Showstopper

Will was spotted by the paperazi (i.e. me) on his ride home last night. His red, white, and blue messenger felt like a less aggressive version of classic t-shirt. What did Will have to say about it? “Eight years and going strong.”

Will at the corner of Polk and California with his eight year old road [...]

Gilty

Guess who’s on Gilt today? Yes, we’re making our mark on Gilt with limited edition messengers and travel products. Check it out! Fair warning – if you’re not already a member of Gilt Groupe, you’ll have to join to view the blog and the sale.

The Sky is Falling

Be happy you ride your bike. Last night San Francisco’s 78 year-old Bay Bridge snapped a (massive!) cable during the peak commute hour. People tweeted as it was happening and some caught it on camera. Learn more here and ride your bike!

Twitpic Commentary from larfo – “Wtf is happening to the Bay Bridge? Looks like [...]

European Vacation

We love your travel pics and letters! Thank you Joseph for sharing your pics and story:
Hey guys and girls,
I had the urge to write you all sooner, but unfortunately, school, work, and and a lost SD card kind of got in the way. This past summer, my buddy, his wife, and I chaperoned a trip [...]

FLAP: PopTech Conference Bags

We developed the FLAP bag in conjunction with PopTech this year. But for PopTech’s conference, we developed a FLAP bag without the solar panel or LED light. This bag was given to the 700 PopTech conference attendees this week in Camden, Maine. The bag’s liner is printed with information about the (solar) FLAP project and [...]

FLAP: Power for Your Mobile

Linda from Plan International researches technology applications for low income people and businesses in Africa. She has learned that in Senegal, people pay taxi drivers to drive their mobile phones to charging stations because they don’t have power sources at their homes. What if they had FLAP Bags?
Hint: Enable the captions when caption this [...]

FLAP: How Would You Use a FLAP

We’re having great discussions with folks here at PopTech about how and where the FLAP can be used. We started this thread to facilitate the conversation, so let us know what you think! The more feedback we get and the more interest we drum up, the more we can improve the product and the better [...]