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Archive for July, 2008

Thu
17
Jul '08

Hipster Smog Mask for Bikers

Italian home design company Seletti created hipster smog masks for urban cyclists with skull and cross bones or check prints. Retailing for €7 (about $11), the Urban Mask has an “active carbon filtering system” which can remove ozone but can’t do much to cut through the fug of a million belching Fiats. Though the use [...]

Mon
7
Jul '08

Best Beach Nearby? Italians Just Text

For the cost of an SMS, Italian sun worshippers can save gas and headaches by plugging into sea and sand ratings from environmental association Legambiente. Roadtrippers send a text to 340 4399 439 indicating what area they’re in, a message comes back with best beaches nearby and other points of interest. My text message (see [...]