Lucky Bums Music Strap

As part of our Geek Gear series, we’re shining the spotlight on new gadgets and accouterments that any geeky founder would die for!

This week, we want to tell you about the Music Strap from Lucky Bums.  It’s wonderful.  When riding your bike to work, you aren’t allowed to have headphones on.  It’s actually illegal.  But you can use these speakers on your backpack.  Just plug them into your iPhone or iPod and away you go.   You can hear everything from  your favorite bands to audio books (only true geeks bike to audio books). Read More...

I’m always looking for ways to both sleep better and sit better. I’m not a good sleeper, and I slouch.

That’s why when I saw BackJoy at a recent startup event, I jumped on it. They’re a startup themselves, and they’ve got two pretty cool products.

First I’ll start with their SitSmart seat that you can use with any chair. It’s surprisingly comfortable. And it’s supposed to help improve your posture and lessen back strain. I’ve had back issues, so I’m always looking for innovative solutions. I found that SitSmart works best on hard chairs. If the chair is too soft, it doesn’t work quite as well. Read More...