Empeg Travel Bug
Posted by: Mach
Empeg Travel Bug - 25/08/2003 07:27
After the Amersfoort meet, mlord introduced me to geocaching. If you haven't tried it, give geocaching.com a look.
I'm heading back to Paris today but thought I'd drop this off first. God speed
Empeg M2
Posted by: RobotCaleb
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 25/08/2003 07:39
thats awesome!
how do i get one???
Posted by: Jerz
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 25/08/2003 07:44
COOOL! I take my 5year old every so often... A few of those would be AWESOME!
Where do I get them?
Posted by: rob
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 25/08/2003 08:03
I'll let you know when it arrives
Posted by: tman
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 25/08/2003 08:07
Did you make it or is it one of the ones Rob S's (I think it was him?) son made?
Posted by: trs24
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 25/08/2003 08:32
I'd also like one 'em empeg keychain whoozits.
- trs
Posted by: Mach
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 26/08/2003 02:48
Cool, it should only take a year or two.
Posted by: Mach
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 26/08/2003 02:59
Thanks guys. It's a one off that I made but I heard Nath(Rob S's son) may be doing something similar. If your looking for one, he's your best bet...
Posted by: mlord
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 26/08/2003 15:16
Ooooo!
Very nice, Alvin!
-ml
Posted by: Mach
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 26/08/2003 15:26
Thanks! I'm hoping it makes it somewhere near the September meet on its trek west.
Posted by: Mach
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 03/04/2006 14:50
3 years and 6000 miles later, the bug is nearing its destination in California. Given its progress to date, Cambridge could take a little time.
Empeg M2 Travel Bug
Posted by: schofiel
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 03/04/2006 15:18
Nath is still making these occasionally to special order, so if you'd like one I could possibly get it organised. He does matching mini-remotes as well (about 4mm square).
Posted by: pgrzelak
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 03/04/2006 16:00
I would be very interested in a few!!!
Posted by: schofiel
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 03/04/2006 18:35
OK - can you say how many, and what colour lenses you want? He does this for pocket money and does them quite quickly as long as you spec what you want.
He can also do empeg bags and Mk 1s as well.
Posted by: furtive
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 04/04/2006 10:47
Rob - I'll take one with a blue lens.
How much is pocket money these days?
I'll take one with either a smoke or a blue lens (whichever is easier for him)!
That is so cool!
Posted by: schofiel
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 05/04/2006 07:21
I've been surprised at the interest in this - OK, he's charging E5 per model with a mini remote control included. There is postage on top of that, but it'll probably be about E1.50 or so.
Posted by: tanstaafl.
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 05/04/2006 14:26
Stop CO2 Emissions Now! - calculate your waste!
Cute little calculator. It tells me that I am much "greener" than the average American (less than half the average) but it does not take into account that living in Alaska, my consumption of heating oil is about double my consumption of gasoline. If I factored that into the equation...
tanstaafl.
Posted by: pgrzelak
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 05/04/2006 14:33
It is an interesting calculator. And I like that it even has the green energy generation variations. That is still a lot of CO2, though...
Posted by: jpt
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 05/04/2006 19:30
Interesting. It says electric heating is strictly the worst, without regard for what heating technology is used (here in Virginia where it never gets extremely cold, heat pumps -- which are far more efficient than gas or oil heat -- are very common).
edit: Oh, wait it does take heat pumps into account, just later.
Posted by: tanstaafl.
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 05/04/2006 20:16
It says electric heating is strictly the worst,
That's because most electricity is generated by coal-burning power plants, which are probably second only to volcanos in CO2 emissions.
I always laugh at people who think that electric cars will give rise to cleaner air.
tanstaafl.
Posted by: drakino
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 05/04/2006 20:31
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I always laugh at people who think that electric cars will give rise to cleaner air.
It does centralize the problem. Electric power plants exists to provide power for our things. And the car is one of those rare exceptions to the rule of having a centralized output location for CO2. Switch to electric, and the problem moves from being mobile to being centered at the power plant with everything else. It won't fix the problem now, but it allows the problem to be fixed along with the rest of our electric using devices if a power plant is replaced by a cleaner solution.
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 05/04/2006 20:43
Also, power plants are more efficient at extracting energy from their fuel than cars are at extracting energy from theirs. (Of course, you may lose a lot of that efficiency once an electric car gets to use the electricity.) Also, while alternatively-powered power plants (hydroelectric, wind farms, etc.) may account for a minuscule portion of the country's power production, it's still an infinitely bigger portion than that used by a car. And, regardless of their other noxious outputs, nuclear power plants do not produce air pollution.
Posted by: msaeger
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 05/04/2006 22:33
I want an electric car just for the simplicity. They could just put a motor on each corner and eliminate most of the mechanical components of a car.
Posted by: boxer
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 06/04/2006 07:12
If, Instead of digging a channel tunnel, we had put a dam across with a motorway and railway on top, the tidal surge would provide enough electricity for the whole of Europe, without CO2 emissions ( if's not one of mine, it's an article that I read abour 30 years ago by a Frenchman whose name I've forgotten).
Posted by: schofiel
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 06/04/2006 10:03
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Politics and Ideology: Not my bag
Me neither, It's not what I come to this BBS for.
Posted by: frog51
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 06/04/2006 10:06
Ohh - how depressing. I score really well on having a very green house, but then I lose a lot with 20000 miles a year in a performance car, and 25-30 flights a year.
Posted by: frog51
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 06/04/2006 10:09
Rob - I'd love 2 blue ones if that is doable.
Price seems reasonable.
Cheers
Rory
Posted by: boxer
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 06/04/2006 10:56
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Politics and Ideology: Not my bag
Me neither, It's not what I come to this BBS for.
I thought it was far sighted, visionary civil/electrical mega-engineering: Much too much for a mere politician to take in!
Yeah, very reasonable! He can keep the remote though, or give it to someone else, the empeg itself is cool enough for me!
Posted by: Schido
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 06/04/2006 13:27
I'll take 1x Mk1 Amber, with kenwood remote
Posted by: tahir
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 06/04/2006 13:40
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If, Instead of digging a channel tunnel, we had put a dam across with a motorway and railway on top, the tidal surge would provide enough electricity for the whole of Europe, without CO2 emissions ( if's not one of mine, it's an article that I read abour 30 years ago by a Frenchman whose name I've forgotten).
The thing that always worries me about tidal power is the environmental impact, it could be absolutely huge, and it'll affect ecosystems that we know bugger all about.
Posted by: tonyc
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 06/04/2006 15:00
I'm totally in for one of these with a smoke lens, or blue or green if smoke isn't one of the choices.
Posted by: ricin
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 06/04/2006 15:24
I'll take two, one smoke and one blue.
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 07/04/2006 01:56
Wait a minute, what is THAT? That's the coolest thing I've seen since... since I took my empeg out of my dash.
What is this keychain made of? Will it hold up from every-day tossing about? I've been looking for a keychain since... geez, 2001.
Put me down for three, starting with one stock blue. Question is, can he do "lit buttons"?! Haha, I'd love one with a green lens with green buttons/knob and one with amber lens with amber buttons/knob. That would make my millennium! PM me for payment and shipping requirements.
Mach: That geocache travel bug site is great! It's hysterical how people move the thing around, taking it home for their husband, make it join a "tour group", and call it by name. How cute!
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The thing that always worries me about tidal power is the environmental impact
tahir, you are my hero! I really need to return to reading your forum.
Posted by: tahir
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 07/04/2006 07:18
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The thing that always worries me about tidal power is the environmental impact
tahir, you are my hero!
First time anyone's ever said that to me.
Posted by: robricc
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 07/04/2006 11:35
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What is this keychain made of? Will it hold up from every-day tossing about?
The one I bougt a couple years ago was made of wax and didn't last more than a day of being in my pocket. It got squished.
I'm not dissing the thing. It has an incredible amount of detail for something so small and is truly amazing. Rob's kid is definitely talented. Just don't leave it in your pocket.
Posted by: schofiel
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 07/04/2006 16:51
Well, you forgot - you were supposed to COOK it in the oven to make it go hard!!!
The ones I am going to get him to make (now got 5 people ordering) will be hardened.
Posted by: Mach
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 07/04/2006 20:39
Those were the wax ones. I've still got mine somewhere.
The one above and Nath's are made from Sculpey/Fimo IIRC (gets baked in the oven).
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 08/04/2006 00:07
I wonder if they could be further plastic coated to make them super durable; resisting cracking, chipping, shattering, etc. Any way to dip these in some liquid plastic which would dry evenly and clear? I want these to be my keychain for as long as I own my empegs.
Posted by: Gleep
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 08/04/2006 01:52
How much are they? I would love to have His & Hers to go with our His & Hers Empegs.
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I've been surprised at the interest in this - OK, he's charging E5 per model with a mini remote control included. There is postage on top of that, but it'll probably be about E1.50 or so.
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 08/04/2006 19:29
Should seriously bring a basket full to the meet for sale.
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 26/05/2006 00:02
This little bug crossed my mind again today. How can we get him on a plane to Cambridge in September? At least get him into the hands of one of the American attendees. Or is that cheating?
Posted by: gbeer
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 26/05/2006 00:51
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This little bug crossed my mind again today. How can we get him on a plane to Cambridge in September? At least get him into the hands of one of the American attendees. Or is that cheating?
I wouldn't say it's cheating, but the bug should have a goal, like around the world maybe?
Posted by: Roger
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 26/05/2006 05:26
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the bug should have a goal, like around the world maybe?
It does: "Current GOAL: I am an Empeg MP3 player. I would like to go to San Francisco and then back to my creators in Cambridge, England."
Maybe we should make sure it gets back while there are still some of those creators left? Then we can make up another goal for it, like follow Hugo to Apple, the wrong way round or something?
Posted by: loren
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 26/05/2006 16:51
Are any Bay Area folks headed to the meet?
Posted by: robricc
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 26/05/2006 17:41
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Are any Bay Area folks headed to the meet?
If it helps, I will be in San Francisco the weekend of July 22nd. I won't be able to go on a hunt for it, but I could take it with me to Cambridge.
Posted by: loren
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 26/05/2006 22:31
It is down near LA right now, so if someone can get it here then Rob can get it over yonder.
Posted by: julf
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 01/06/2006 11:26
Elaine and I will probably be traveling all over the California coast (LA to Russian River, or more probably, other way around) in July, and will of course be in Cambridge as well...
Posted by: Taym
Re: Empeg Travel Bug - 01/06/2006 12:17
Rob,
I'd really like to buy one too. WHite lenses if available. Blue otherwise.
Thank you! Let mw know hot I shoudl proceed with the order