space age bluetooth headset with touch control

jabra :: stone :: space age touch control bluetooth ear piece has 1.5 hours power + fits into charged carrying base with 8 hours of power.

you can use the ear piece up to 30 feet from the base to talk or listen.

the danish company gave me a demo + sample. it is superb!

the jabra stone reminds me of the pastilli chair 1967 by eero aarnio 

(i'd LOVE to visit his design shop in helsinki)

the lunch box is transforming public school food from processed

thelunchbox.org provides free practical, professional tools + recipes for U.S. schools to create healthier lunches. they've already transformed the school lunch experience for tens of thousands of nutritionally challenged children across America by helping their schools switch from processed foods to fresh, natural ingredients + scratch-made meals. now they can help 200 more schools since they partnered with whole foods, to raise $1.4 million so far. so please nominate your school at great american salad bar project before 11/12/10 :)

"renegade lunch lady" Chef Ann Cooper, has a vision to ensure that all children have access to healthy food at school to grow their bodies, minds + future. so she started a school lunch revolution last year, when she created a nonprofit to change the u.s. school food system to an ecologically sound model that empowers schools, families, farms + food producers to operate sustainably. it enables schools to serve nutritious whole food. it educates through training programs, direct services, + thelunchbox.org to provide tools for all schools, parents, advocates, students, administrators, teachers + food service staff to progress from serving highly processed, unhealthy food to serving fresh, healthy, scratch-cooked food.

over 66% of public schools serve lunches made of highly processed foods that exceed recommended limits for fat, sugar + sodium content. over 33% of u.s. kids are overweight, yet undernourished + predicted will develop preventable diabetes.

mod eyewear :: cinizia :: redeux :: trendies

mod eyewear at cinzia designs 

halloween robot kits :: chronicle books :: blinky bugs

mod*tot + i attended a tea party at chronicle books hq in san francisco hosted by the children's book editors. they showed us books in progress for fall 2010 + spring 2011. here's a cute blinky bugs robot kit

family sleepover of the future :: california academy of sciences :: penguins+pajamas giveaway

win a mod family sleepover of the future :: california academy of sciences

mod*tot + i had the most mod sleepover ever at penguins+pajamas at the california academy of sciences in golden gate park san francisco! the ecofriendly building is a masterpiece of modern architecture, with a living roof that reminds me of our beloved teletubbies. dinner at the academy cafe was heaven: organic food + mod orange eames chairs! then we toured the rainforest, said hello to claude the albino alligator, + flew through the universe learning about our "fragile planet" in the digital planetarium with @300 sleepover participants (a galapagos island is shaped like a sea horse). then mod*tot chose our comfortable camping spot near the penguins + we rolled out our sleeping bags, inflated our air mattress, got our pj's on + went for a bedtime snack + story about pierre the penguin. we were sooo lucky to sleep right by pierre + the penguins, because in the morning i was awoken by mod*tot whispering, "mama look at the penguins"... which woke up the people near us and they woke up the next + so on + soon everybody was awake + watching the penguins playing on the rocks + darting under the water. it was an unforgettable experience.

amazingly, breakfast + the whole next day admission + parking is included in the sleepover package too! so we breakfasted in our pajamas, trekked through the rainforest again to see the rare animals, birds + butterflies fully active, browsed the store science toys + books, took our stuff to our car + got mod*tot's scooter to whiz around golden gate park. we passed the japanese tea garden, ornate band shell stage, statues + art museum. we met a friend back at the academy for brunch, checked out the elegant reservation-only moss cafe downstairs + went through the aquarium + one more trek through the rainforest :)

the more time we explored the academy, the more we noticed more life + more parts of the academy. so be sure to stay the next day :) there is an explorers cove especially for children under 5 with an adult. we have to go back for the extreme mammals show + the learning center. until then, we'll be watching pierre on the live penguin cams :)

visit + win a penguins+pajamas family sleepover at the california academy of sciences

went to pixar for toystory 3 launch :)

mod*tot + i went to pixar for toystory 3 launch last month, may 5th. we got to interview the director, producer + video game makers. we also had a tour of pixar including the "renderfarm" where each 3D frame is "squished" into a single frame from many frames (i wasn't taking notes... i was just in awe, like i was in wonka land). it was an adult only event to launch the video game, but i brought mod*tot, because she is my video game guru. we sat front row center in the pixar theater for the movie + game sneak peeks that had just been completed, like this video. the mc was comedian jeff garlin, who plays a new character called buttercup the unicorn (he also stars in curb your enthusiasm). he 's hysterical + worked mod*tot into his presentation :)

mod*tot loves the toystory games on the wii, playstation, xbox... she was thrilled to get a toystory 3 barbie and ken set, a jessie doll and jessie tshirt for her birthday, and toystory 3 printed bandaid samples. she can't wait to see the whole movie with RealD 3D kid-sized glasses that will be in theaters when movie opens friday :)

dyson air multipliers are coooooool

i want futuristic dyson air multipliers for our spacestation this summer :)

i noticed them at target + they have no blades so they're safer + quiet

dwell on design conference is june 25-27

dwell on design conference is june 25-27 in los angeles

they have local modern home tours like this, plus a convention center full of modern products for home, garden, transport + play

liberty of london at target gives me spring fever

i was gearing up for spring cleaning with eco friendly
method products, when i saw these lovely prints on
clothing, shoes, storage solutions, home furnishings...

innovative hp touchsmart tablet launched at ces this week

innovative 2010 hp touchsmart tablet launched at ces keynote this week