You might remember Google's unveiling this spring of the Street View Trekker, a seeming cross between a backpack and Van de Graaff generator that lets the mapping team produce 360-degree imagery where even trikes dare not tread. The portable camera ball is just going on its first trip, and Google has chosen the most natural destination for a novice tourist -- the Grand Canyon, of course. Staffers with Trekkers are currently walking trails along the South Rim of the canyon to provide both eye-level points of reference for wayward hikers as well as some breathtaking, controllable panoramas for those who can't (or won't) make it to Arizona. Once the photos make it to Street View sometime in the undefined near future, it'll be that much easier to turn down Aunt Matilda's 3-hour vacation slideshow.
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This looks like a lot of fun- it’s the ChalkTrail Bike Attachment. As the name implies, simply attach it to your bicycle (no tools needed!) and leave a trail of chalk. It’s like a low-cost light cycle! It comes in either blue or red. Each piece of chalk is good for 1.5 miles.
Make a line, draw crazy shapes, play follow the leader, try to write words- the possibilities for kids to have fun with this are endless. Plus parents can put it on their kid’s bikes to track down where they pedaled off to (ok, maybe not really). Fun stuff and allows for some artistic creativity while exercising. Win win.
