• LSD-discoverer Albert Hofmann wrote a letter to Steve Jobs asking him how/why LSD was useful to him. What else did Hofmann say?
• Rob reviewed the HTC Touch Pro 2. Check out the verdict.
• Steven reviewed Garmin’s ultra-thin nüvi 1490T GPS unit.
• Joel reviewed the Mophie Juice Pack Air battery case for the iPhone.
• An art installation with enormous solar-powered flowers.
• A beautiful vintage world clock from 1975.
• Core77 made a bicycle. Expensive, but attractive.
• College students built a PDA-powered rig that accurately measure muscle strength.
• Joel posted a video review of the Vita-Mix 5200. Check out his mug and his mesh cap.
• Greenpeace released its annual report rating several major electronics manufacturers. How’d Apple do? What about Nintendo? Find out!
• Samsung filed a patent for a butterfly-like cell phone built with “doped polysilicon.”
• If a Leatherman multi-tool doesn’t have a knife, is it still a Leatherman? Hmmmm…
• We discovered a toy called the “Fighting Cock” &mdash and we’re going to give one away to one lucky reader!
Discuss all this and more at BBG.