During maker faire I also met some of the folks from NOKIA one of the sponsors of the event. I met DuCharme who works at the Nokia Research Center (NRC) in Palo Alto “chartered with exploring new frontiers for mobility, solving scientific challenges to transform the converging Internet and communications industries.” Sound like fun and a mouthful to explain so I quoted what they do directly from their site. DuCharme took this picture of me wearing the NOKIA Lanyard that all the Makers had to hang their badges from. DuCharme also sent me a picture of her ’79 Volvo station wagon dashboard Moose Art Car nice work.
Amazing Fisheye Lens Photo of the Pen Car Hood
This amazing photo of the Mercedes Pens Hood was taken last weekend at Maker Faire by Andy with a Sigma 8mm Fisheye lens. So far its the most dramatic photo I have seen making the hood looking pretty darn cool. The only problem is the missing pens on the right side, maybe I could photoshop them in. That’s what happens when pens go missing while I am driving and especially the cheap black ones that tend to bend and pop off when they melt in the sun. Andy did a great job and if you are interested he has many more photos from Maker Faire.
PenAgain™ Inventor Colin Roche Shows up at Maker Faire
Colin Roche and The Pen Guy with the ErgoSleek
Maker Faire 2009 was fantastic, and there are lots of things I will be sharing in the coming days, but first I wanted to talk about Colin Roche, the inventor of an amazing pen called PenAgain™. In my four years as the Pen Guy I have never met an inventor of a pen- so this was a first for me. Colin invented a pen that has a comfortable “No Grip” design that reduces stress on the hands and fingers. The full PenAgain story can be read here. Colin came up to me and said he also is a “pen guy” and then after telling me his story, I knew he was the real deal. He also presented me with the ErgoSleek PenAgain one the coolest looking pens ever- it looks like a retro space rocket in its box with two refills and a snazzy pen stand. One of these days I am going to have to make a trip down to the PenAgain store. Thank you Colin, it was a pleasure to meet you and your lovely family. Here is is also the documentary video.
From the inside looking out because every day is a parade in the Mercedes Pens
Only 6 hours until I have to get up and head on down to this years Maker Faire. I am so jazzed I can’t sleep even though I have a 2 hour drive ahead of me in the morning to arrive in time to check in. I know many of you will be coming to the site after this weekend to check things out. So I want to thank all of you ahead of time for coming by, getting a flyer and a pen. I hope you all had fun and I am really glad to have met you all. Please send me any pictures with you and the car, I would love to spend a couple of weeks just posting your fun Mercedes Pens Photos. The picture above is what it looks like pretty much every day I drive the pen car– people waving, pointing, laughing– because every day is a parade for me!
Forestville Water District Now a Pen Donation Center
Pens Donated by the Forestville Water District
Well folks its official, the Forestville Water District has now become the official Pen Donation Center for the town of Forestville CA. If you get your water in Forestville, which by the way is the best tasting water I have ever had, you can always drop your old pens next time you have to pay your water bill. Today I picked up a box of pens and inside were some really cool old pens and a big huge one donated by the FWD office.