The I.T. Life

This jacket would have been really fun when I was out west last week, but honestly I think it would be pretty fun anywhere that experiences temperature drops. Sportswear company Stone Island has developed a jacket that changes color with the temperature, but before you blow it off as a silly mood ring rip off, check out the video.

43499 HEAT REACTIVE JACKET from Stone Island on Vimeo.

This is the stuff of science fiction, something you could imagine a top secret covert ops team wearing (Maybe Sam Fisher? Or Solid Snake?). What we have hear is a pair of snow goggles that can give you your gps map location, speed, altitude, caller ID, current playing song, and whatever else that those crazy Android developers can come up with, since these have a open sdk for the hardware, the sky (or the snow) is the limit. You can buy them here, but there not cheap (over $400).

A dear old friend in Manitoba is getting married this coming February and I will be a groomsmen at the wedding. This is great news, and I am very excited to get out to Winnipeg (and area) to see some old friends, and how things have changes since I last visited (5-6 years ago). The only down site is that it is February and I have sadly become acclimatized to weather on the East Cost. Were just finding the most affordable way to get me out there right now, but it is starting to turn into a great plan; a plan that includes enough travel time to allow for getting stuck in a airport due to blizzard.

Feburary is actually turning out to be a busy (and cold) month for me. The very first weekend I will be taking a Remote Wilderness First-Aid course; it is a three day course and includes a overnight session. I have heard amazing things about the course, and the instructor is a great guy. I’m in the process of deciding what gear I need for a one night overnight camping session in winter. I don’t plan to bring much gear, small, light (and cheap if possible).

On top of all that one of the forums I am a member of is doing a group buy on a very special pocket knife. It will be the Manix by Spyderco, with the form name and logo (EDCF) laser engraved on the blade, and to top it all off glow in the dark handles. It is unfortunately not going to be particularly cheap, and the timing is going to make February kind of expensive, however if I actually manage my money for the next few months it all should come together.