October 24, 2009 – 8:01 pm
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 [...]
October 23, 2009 – 1:46 pm
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?
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October 23, 2009 – 8:38 am
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 [...]
October 23, 2009 – 5:38 am
Charles works for The Portable Light Project, Timbuk2’s partner on the FLAP Bag. In the images below, Charles is showing off how the FLAP bag’s LED can be worn on-strap to light the way, rather than just illuminating a space. Bike Messengers may be into this.
Don’t need a light? The FLAP bag is rigged [...]
October 22, 2009 – 9:51 am
We sold more than 50 4 watt solar panels at PopTech this morning in less than 15 minutes. And they’re lining up again. . . we only have 10 left. Great progress! The interest in the FLAP bag is encouraging; we need this demand and interest to be able to bring the FLAP bag to [...]
October 22, 2009 – 8:40 am
Daraja Academy is an all girls secondary school in Kenya. Daraja uses generators to power their school and due to high costs, they turn the generators off at night. While the savings are necessary for the school, the darkness makes it difficult for the girls to study at night. So Timbuk2 sent two FLAP bags [...]
October 21, 2009 – 10:29 am
The FLAP bags have arrived in Camden, Maine for the annual PopTech Conference. This morning we tested and assembled the FLAP bags and they work! They look pretty slick too. Learn more about the FLAP bags here or share your FLAP thoughts here.
FLAP bag testing. The solar panels and LED lights work!
FLAP bag assembly.
September 30, 2009 – 10:43 am
Yesterday we launched this page as a one-stop-shop for all things FLAP. The FLAP bags are currently in production and we’re continuing to receive great feedback from the field. Throughout the month of October, Fast Company will be writing about the FLAP project as we ramp up for its unveiling at PopTech on October 22. [...]
August 18, 2009 – 3:59 pm
Core77 covered the FLAP project in its post about Maker Faire on Friday. They stated, “There’s a long history of well-intentioned high-tech failing in the developing world due to lack of infrastructure, but FLAP seems to be proceeding in a cautious and well thought-out way, seeking feedback on their products among early adopters in potential [...]
August 13, 2009 – 6:02 pm
Last year, Timbuk2 used scraps and words of inspiration to produce a bag for 2008 Pop!Tech annual conference that explored scarcity and abundance. The bags were then up-cycled to the non-profit Peace Games. Our work with Pop!Tech and Peace Games inspired us to pay more attention to scarcity and abundance in San Francisco and a [...]
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