Videos
A collection of short videos capturing life on the go: cycling along Vermont’s Colchester Causeway, pedal‑blending smoothies, lightning storms and the occasional wildlife cameo. These clips are little windows into our travels and everyday adventures.
Mir:ror - RFID for the Home
I’ve been wondering when these little RFID gadgets will start to make a presence in the home. Big companies have done pretty amazing things with their supply chains using RFID, but what use will a geeky household be able to make of RFID. There hasn’t been much.
I was interested to see an email this morning from Violet, the makers of the Nabaztag. This company is definitely “out there”. I’ve tried explaining the Nabaztag to visitors and they just look funny when you tell them “it is a WiFi Rabbit”. Then it starts talking and moving its ears and they really wonder. Both Violet and Ambient Devices, makers of the Ambient Orb, are doing some really interesting things bringing the web into the real world.
Mir:ror is Violet’s newest product. This video explains it best.
It’s interesting. In essence the stamps are just RFID tags and they have made a consumer friendly RFID reader (the mirror). I can think of a couple of neat things to do with this, particularly if you keyed it with home automation. For example, take your keys and swipe them on the mirror to turn off all the lights in the house when you leave. I would love that.
It will be interesting to see what kind of applications people think of for RFID in the home. This is a cool first step.
Update: My friend John Riedl just posted about this on his blog as well.
Foreclosure Alley
This is an incredibly depressing video of the reality of home foreclosures in southern California.
Amazed to see the guy who paints lawns green.
Via my friend Raanan’s blog.*
Winnipeg Folk Festival 2008 Kids
We go to the Winnipeg Folk Festival every year (see music from 2008, but kids only go every other year. This was a kids year, and I got this really cute video of them having some fun.
C-Lazy-U Horse Run Video
While we were at C-Lazy-U I did an audio capture of the horse run. I also got a chance to capture it with my Canon HDV-30. In a lot of ways, I actually like the audio only one better.
Iron Chef Minnetonka - Egg
Tammy just hosted/produced the most recent Iron Chef Minnetonka night. This time around was a very special theme. You’ll have to wait 3 months though to see the video from it. In the meantime, enjoy the just released video from the last Iron Chef Minnetonka – Egg edition! Tammy did this video and its great!
Also check out Battle Yogurt…
Don's 70th Birthday Party
This past weekend Tammy and her sisters Corinne, Angie and Michelle threw a surprise birthday party for their Dad, Don Olson.
It was a very nice party and Don was totally surprised. Denny and Corinne made some awesome food and about 70 people were there. My job for the event was to get a video together. We did interview scenes with all the girls and mom, along with a bunch of pictures.
Of course if you get people in front of a camera you get some silly moments. I had enough to remix it back into this outtake video.
Angie put a post on her brand new blog about it. This morning I whipped up a quick video from the birthday party itself!
Driveway Paved
A few days ago the driveway was removed and prepared for a brand new asphalt driveway. I had charged my camera to get a good time-elapsed movie of the asphalt being put in. It’s a pretty cool thing to watch. Okay, the video is a bit long…
Driveway Removal
This past Thursday the contractor got started with our driveway removal. I was watching, and realized it was a great time-lapse opportunity!
Take a Lap in the Lazy River
Have a couple of minutes? Join us on the Summer of Love for a trip around the Lazy River at Mandalay Bay. Mazie’s very first time in a lazy river.
Redwood Highway (US-199)
Join us for a time-lapsed view of the 40 minutes of driving from the Oregon/California border on the US-199 segment of the Redwood Highway as we come into Crescent City, CA. Gorgeous drive with amazing trees. About 3 minutes in we get to the actual Redwood Forest. Buckle up, the time-lapse is 1 frame per second, and it gets a little fast at points.