October 30, 2009 – 10:45 am
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.
October 29, 2009 – 10:19 am
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 [...]
October 28, 2009 – 2:48 pm
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.
October 28, 2009 – 10:26 am
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 [...]
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 [...]
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