If there’s a little less action on metacool over the next few weeks, please accept this apology in advance.

You see, I just shipped the introductory version of my latest creation.  She’s really a beauty — featuring, among other things:

• a complex, powerful, yet low-power consumption bio-computer running a self-teaching, open-source operating system
• a huge amount of information storage capacity — won’t run out for decades, hopefully even a century
• completely cradle-to-cradle in terms of production materials
• low mass — all of this in a package only a few pounds heavier than a standard business laptop

Branding is still being developed and will be announced shortly.  We’re looking at a premium positioning that’s unique without being too exotic.

Our growth plan includes the gradual addition of mobility, moving from a quadraped motive system to eventually a biped mode, which we feel strikes the right balance between traction and agility.  We also expect to add advanced voice recognition, speech capabilities, and the ability to compose poetry and play the saxophone.  I’ll keep you posted.

But I’ll be busy for the next few weeks.

Here’s an intriguing interview with Gary Flint, chief engineer for the innovative new Honda Ridgeline.

This new vehicle redefines what a pickup can and should be.  How did Honda get there?  By getting out and observing real people.  Says Flint:

We didn’t look at what people were buying.  We listened to what they wanted… During the Ridgeline’s development I spent an hour
every Saturday morning at Home Depot with my tasty beverage, and I
watched people load things in the parking lot.

When was the last time you got out of the office and just simply observed people going through the stuff of daily life?  Out there lies the kind of inspiration that leads to game-changing innovation.