Just when I thought that being a Mutineer was the coolest job in the world, I discovered Willow Garage, a team of robot design experts. They actually get paid to develop hardware and open source software for personal robotics applications. Which begs the question: whose job is cooler? I sense an epic battle of wits and strength coming on… or maybe just a duel. The Mutineers vs. The Roboticists — Coming to a theatre near you.
Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board recently introduced “wine kiosks” in two Harrisburg grocery stores. In order to purchase wine from the machines, customers must swipe their ID, blow into a breathalyzer, and then look into the security camera. A state employee in Harrisburg then remotely verifies that the buyer isn’t drunk and matches the photo ID. If everything checks out, the customer is approved to buy wine. Continue Reading »
I often find myself pondering a cost benefit analysis on a hot cup of coffee. Do I risk burning my mouth to get the caffeine in my system, or do I wait until it’s cool enough to not melt my palate? It’s akin to eating a porcupine…whole.
Thanks to Le Whif, I no longer have to suffer to get my fix. Le Whif is inhalable coffee. You squeeze the cylinder that looks like a lipstick tube, and it shoots out the coffee particles on your tongue. The caffeine content is similar to that of a shot of espresso and it tastes like coffee. Technology!
Be the coolest kid on your block and pick some up at Dylan’s Candy Bar in New York City.
Mutineer Director of Ops Jeff’s heart stopped beating for approximately 30 seconds this morning when he caught wind of these Red Bull-inspired motorcycles from the future. The motorcycle appears to be an independent project, with no information on designer Barrend Massow Hemmes‘ website and some unverified info on a blog. Continue Reading »
Math doesn’t lie people, and the equation on this poster says it all: time travel IS possible, you apparently just need to make a cocktail with an energy drink, Crystal Pepsi in a label-less prototype glass bottle, and squirrel juice, then drink the magical elixir in a hot tub to travel back in time to the ’80s when Parker was king and Crystal Pepsi hadn’t happened yet. Wow, think about that one for a second, Crystal Pepsi being on the horizon? It must’ve been awesome when culture still had something to look forward to.
In other news, Mutineer has made it a 2010 goal to be the #1 Google search result for “squirrel”, “squirrel juice”, or “squirrel juice cocktail sends people back to the ’80s”. Stay tuned…
Wine bars frighten me. There, I said it. There’s that guy behind the bar whose nose and palate are better than yours, and he can tell you the median temperature on a postage stamp sized parcel of land where maybe one of the grapes that was crushed to make the wine you’re drinking came from. Intimidating, no? Continue Reading »
So clearly the higher-ups at Coca-Cola read my skeptical blog about their social media-fueled search for happiness yesterday and immediately realized they screwed up. Enter Avatar-themed Coke Zero to patch things up. BRILLIANT. Or is it? Continue Reading »
It’s a USB powered coffee warmer…GENIUS. This picture was taken in the most futuristic shop in Bordeaux. I don’t speak, or read, French, so all I know about this brilliant product is that if I hook it up to my computer, it will keep my coffee piping hot, but what else would you need to know. This product is a WINNER.
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