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Nixon: The Newton

Rodrigo — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:57:49 +0000

I’m not very fan of watches. In fact, last time I wore one was maybe 6 or 7 years ago. But when I saw this watch on my friend’s wrist, I immediately felt in love. Ladies and gentleman, let me introduce you to The Newton:

Colorful, affordable (about $100), relaxed, minimal, modern… this watch is just a mirror of my personality, and so then I couldn’t do anything but just run to a Billabong store and buy it (in green, because I didn’t know there was a yellow version until later!).

You can see all available colors in Nixon’s site.

Logitech Comfort Lapdesk

Rodrigo — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:10:55 +0000

“(…) with a twelve-degree angled riser to make your neck happy and a four-layer heat-shielding design for protecting your important bits.” Vía Uncrate.

Micro Scooter Flex

Rodrigo — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:40:02 +0000

While in Europe, I was amazed by the amount of people riding in ridiculous vehicles (a term coined by my very good friend Gonzalo). Don’t get me wrong, but honestly, we don’t see as much as variants of scooters or bikes here in Argentina. In fact, I don’t even remember an adult driving in a scooter in my whole life, but in Europe is a behaviour completely normal and understandable.

Zürich, for example, is a small city that strongly encourages you to drive in your scooter. Great streets, short distances, no hikes… it’s almost a paradise. Pretty much like in Berlin or Amsterdam, where you can rent a bike and spent the day biking safely in the special biking paths.

I was completely amazed with this idea; so I bought my own scooter. Exactly, a Micro Scooter Flex, which has a fiberglass deck that absorbs the bumps and provides a smooth ride.

The Micro Scooter Flex, a foldable, smooth ride scooter.

The question is: does it work in Argentina? Although people still look at me as the freak guy in the scooter (“how can be possible that an adult could ride in that” they may think) I enjoy every ride I make. The streets are not so good compared to those in Europe, but at least I can ride safely in my own neighborhood and visit my friends, say, in a radius of ten blocks from my apartment. Sometimes I get into the town center with my scooter, and when I need to get back home in the bus, I just fold it up in less than 10 seconds. Swiss precission.

So, it’s definitely a worthwhile experience. And also a very healthy one. For those of us who don’t need a car, riding a scooter is funny, and I think even funnier than riding a bike.

Steelcase Pulse, la silla definitiva

Rodrigo — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 05:15:14 +0000

Buscando sillas de oficina me encontré con esta preciosura:

Se trata del modelo“Please”, de la empresa alemana Steelcase. Alvy pidió tres de estas preciosuras (en realidad, el modelo “Please 2″, con apoyacabeza) para su empresa.

Habrá algo parecido en Argentina ?