For some time now, Scott Rench has been one of my artistic heroes– after he initially emailed me almost a year ago to ‘check out his work’, I was floored that such a talented artist had received such a small amount of recognition. From then on, we’ve shared ideas on art, and thoughts of the future. I’ve been meaning to interview him because frankly he’s one of the most talented, motivated, and interesting artists I’ve ever known. A new Polish magazine called ‘webesteem‘, beat me to the interview, but luckily they did a wonderful job. If you don’t know who Scott Rench is, I promise, you soon will. His unique computer generated prints on hand made ceramics are not to be missed. Check out his site for more work, and be sure to read the interview.

By now the smoke has settled, and most gadget-afficionados have come to grips with the news that the new Treo 700w comes with Windows Mobile. Yes, Windows Mobile. I was a long time Treo user, and moved to a Blackberry 7100t for something lighter and more efficient– but my favorite part of the Palm was always how hackable the Palm OS was. I’ve never had a good experience with Windows Mobile, but I think Palm makes a nice product. What were they thinking? The verdict is still out on this one, but loading it with Windows sure didn’t tickle my fancy toward an upgrade.

I stopped by the new Burton store this past weekend and NYC, and I was very pleased. It’s so funny that it took a store this long to put proper ‘in store testing’ in place for their products. The only other time I had seen anything close was a small wind tunnel at the Outdoor Retailer Trade show, in Salt Lake City a few years ago. The store was much larger than I expected, with shelfs and racks full of Burton, Anon, and Gravis goodies. The floor was slanted and tilted around mimicking a ski hill, a nice touch. The walk in freezer was really great though, with a Karim Rashid Kite Chair, a mirror, and a few ice cube lamps inside. Looking for snowboard gear in NYC and want to put it up against the -20 degree cold? Now there’s a place…