Two-way data-binding is sooo 2009.
<p>
City:<br>
<input data-bound-to="address.city" value="Anchorage">
</p>
<p>
State:<br>
<select data-bound-to="address.state">
<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
<option value="AK" selected>Alaska</option>
<option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
...
</select>
</p>
var address = new Tripod({}, 'address');
address.load(['city', 'state']);
console.log(address.get('city')); // "Anchorage"
console.log(address.get('state')); // "AK"
<p>
City:<br>
<input data-bound-to="address.city">
</p>
<p>
State:<br>
<select data-bound-to="address.state">
...
</select>
</p>
// example AJAX call. Returns {city: 'Anchorage', state: 'AK'}
var addressData = someAjaxCallToGetData();
var address = new Tripod(addressData, 'address');
address.pushAll(); // now the DOM reflects the loaded AJAX data