Snap Infusion Supercandy

An all natural "supercandy" ups your game with its performance-driven ingredients

Recognizing that most people think about candy first and nutrition second, the just-announced line of Snap Infusion Supercandy seeks to provide snackers with both. Each biodegradable package of candy contains a daily dose of B vitamins, antioxidants and electrolytes delivered via patented “Snap bead” microcapsules. There’s no pretense that these are “health” food; the creators wanted to make candy, but candy that was healthier than …

Seaglass Project

The rebirth of traditional finless surfboards

Inspired by the shape of ancient Hawaiian surfboards, designer and surf historian Tom Wegener decided to reintroduce finless surfboards to the world of modern surfing. The Seaglass Project, as he calls it, is the result of decades of thinking up, designing, prototyping and testing his designs with Global Surf Industries. This extensive R&D combined with ancient concepts and modern materials led Wegener to design his …

Nike+ and YesYesNo

GPS-enabled experiments visualize daily jog data in 3-D

Potential Prefontaines aside, most who run would be hard-pressed to find any grace or beauty in our daily jogs. And yet that’s exactly what Nike+’s latest collaboration with interactive design firm YesYesNo accomplishes. Over two stunningly beautiful days on Nike’s campus in Beaverton, Oregon, YesYesNo collected data from several runs (mine included), plotting them in a three-dimensional scale. The graphs incorporated speed, distance and acceleration, …