12.13.06
Low Tech
Check out this column on wired about the low-tech products and toys that are still churning along in this modern age. Its a short read— heres my favorite:
The Umbrella
A friend described this as “one of those things that gets crappier the more you improve on the design,” and she’s right. All the collapsing and weird folding and such just makes an umbrella that’s going to turn into kinetic art at the first sign of a stiff breeze. Now I hear they’re making umbrellas with Wi-Fi and a digital camera, just in case you’re one of those people who only takes photos in the rain. It’s silly! What everyone needs is a good standard British brolly and a quick stride, and you never need leave your cake out in the rain again. Whatever that means.