Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Heat-reactive wallpaper, hacker survival kits, Barcelona's museum of inventions and more in this week's web round-up

1. Ads Worth Spreading The 10 winners from TED’s Ads Worth Spreading competition prove that, if done right, commercials can be a compelling way to share information or promote products worth publicizing. Each two-three minute long intelligent ad runs after TED talks as a way of reversing the trend of online ads forced on viewers. 2. Museum of Ideas and Inventions Barcelona’s highly-anticipated Museum of …

Touareg Rare Beast

Volkswagen offers the first-ever supercharged hybrid SUV in a luxurious limited edition

Taking advantage of a sunny day in New York City, we recently put Volkswagen’s new 2011 Supercharged Hybrid Touareg to the test on a trip to Brooklyn for some of the best pizza in town. VW describes this limited edition Touareg as “a rare beast” that can be likened to the white buffalo—strong, silent, and few in numbers. With panoramic glass consuming almost the entire …

Rockassins

Furni taps decades-old craftsmanship to make limited-edition moccasins

Fresh from Canada, Furni’s new moccasins bring an urban sensibility to the traditional footwear. To make the crepe-soled shoes, Furni looked to a 40-year-old, family-owned company. Known for the craftsmanship they put into their snowshoes, moccasins and other Indian handcrafts, the company is the perfect fit with Furni’s commitment to artisan techniques. The resulting collaborative design is a men’s mid-height moccasin that hits at the …