September 10, 2004

Land

Ultimate Camper-van

The Camper-van revolution is upon us. The RV is shaking off its image of snoring retirees and untethering itself from power supplies or campsites.

Roamer

Enter the Earth-Roamer XV LT, a gnarly, $155,000 built to order rig that charges off the grid in grand enviro style.…

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Flat battery

We can send a man to the moon and computer power doubles every 12 months, but what the hell happened to batteries? They just are not getting better fast enough.

What good is my multifunctional cellphone, digital camera, or iPod, if it runs out of juice after an hour? The more powerful these little devices become, the more power they consume and heat they throw off. Forget getting my thighs singed each time I use the laptop.…

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