Spring Camp Day 5–Tackling Rapids, Then It’s Home Sweet Home

Spring Camp Day 5–Tackling Rapids, Then It’s Home Sweet Home

For the finale of Wired’s Spring Camp, the crew climbs in a raft to hit the whitewater rapids in gold country.

Spring Camp, Day 4–Up and Down in Downieville

Spring Camp, Day 4–Up and Down in Downieville

Day four of Wired’s Spring Camp is all about mountain biking. Bradley rides the Downieville Downhill, and Christina tackles the North Yuba River trail.

Spring Camp Day 3–A Bridge Too Far

Spring Camp Day 3–A Bridge Too Far

Today we went on a hike. A few of us barely made it home in one piece. The Gadget Lab crew reports from Wired Spring Camp.

Huge Inflatable Rubber Ducks Now Available Online In China

Huge Inflatable Rubber Ducks Now Available Online In ChinaRubber duckie, you’re so… BIG! Inspired perhaps by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s 16.5m (54ft) tall inflatable Rubber Duck currently afloat in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, Chinese company KK Inflatable is selling similarly sized (and larger!) blow-up ducks online at Taobao.

Spring Camp Day 2—Car Rides, Cabins and Carbohydrates

Spring Camp Day 2—Car Rides, Cabins and Carbohydrates

We’re up in the Northern California hills to test a fresh crop of 2013’s outdoor gear. Today’s task: assemble all of our hard goods for review, eat a huge meal, and rest for a long hike tomorrow.

Spring Camp, Day 1–We’re Gettin’ There

Spring Camp, Day 1–We’re Gettin’ There

We’re stepping out to the Sierras for three days of Wired Spring Camp.

RentAGoat.com: When Business Innovation Meets Low Tech

Goats provide all natural landscaping Using the internet to develop and market an innovative idea doesn’t need
to be a hairy experience, but this green landscaping company is the
exception to that rule! Let’s take a closer look at RentAGoat.com’s
innovative business:

More Than Skin Deep – Spectacular and Wild Body Art!

Does Art Reflect Life? Or does Life reflect Art? The unbelievable body art of Craig Tracy will not bring that timeless paradox anywhere close to closure, because his mixture of the human form and artistic expression is nothing short of (r)Evolutionary.

Cool Inspiration From Previous Arctic Innovation Competition Winners!

Meet the previous Arctic Innovation Competition grand prize winnersIf you’re planning on entering the 2013 Arctic Innovation Competition,
it wouldn’t hurt to take a peek at the inventions that wowed the judges
of this chilly contest, so here are the grand prize winners from 2009 to
2012 for extra inspiration:

Propose Efficient Energy Solutions From Latin America, Win Up To $100,000 Via 2013 IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest!

invent sustainable, renewable energy for latin america and win big bucks!The government of South Korea, Inter-American Development Bank, Nordic Development Fund and GDF SUEZ, have pulled together to seek out energy solutions from Caribbean, South and Central American nations, and there are huge cash prizes for the best ideas!