Has this ever happened to you? You think of  a product idea, not a patentable idea but something that might sell, and you put it on the back burner. A short while later you see “your idea” in a catalog. Harvey Reese calls this “slacker’s remorse“. The problem: When a child looses a tooth, they [...]

The holidays are upon us once again. Take some time to watch the 25 Dollar Movie. I’m a sucker for these things. I can’t even count how many times I’ve seen “It’s a Wonderful Life” and every time I still get teary eyed, This video along with others is produced by a website calle AppreciateLife.com. [...]

Take a look at a collection of robots in advertising on InventorSpot. http://inventorspot.com/articles/robots_advertising_34683 You might be interesed in reading … Invention Addicts, meet BotJunkie NAO Robot Expresses Emotions RoboPlow Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome and encouraged. Let me know what you think. Download my FREE eBook!

The Best Inventions of 2009 by Time Magazine (and I thought the year was not over yet) Click HERE for the full article 1. The Best Invention of the Year: NASA’s Ares Rockets2. The Tank-Bred Tuna3. The $10 Million Lightbulb4. The Smart Thermostat5. Controller-Free Gaming6. Teleportation7. The Telescope for Invisible Stars8. The AIDS Vaccine9. Tweeting [...]

A week ago I posted that in one morning, I brainstormed a product idea, did a product & and patent search, and contacted eight companies with the intent to licence the product. A week later here are the results: One company said they have enough products in the particular space Two are interested! One said [...]

Just Do It!  Words to live by. I need to just do things more often. Here’s an example. Today at breakfast my son and I discuss some ideas for a new kitchen tool. It’s time for lunch and I’ve done a product and IP search and contacted eight companies with an introduction letter to start [...]

When I first saw this I was not sure what to think. Was this a real product or was this a novelty like the gasoline powered Lazy Boy recliner I saw someone made. This is a real product intended to remove barriers that people in tradional wheel chairs face. From the TankChair website,   “Tank [...]

Bags where they belong! Introducing the StashCan Quirky’s StashCan is a kitchen trash can with the added ability to store trash bags in the can itself. No more hassle with drippy bags, and time consuming trash removal. The StashCan makes your trash routine far simpler, cleaner, and speedier. (oh and it looks pretty too!) Step [...]

One of the things I love about kids is they always ask “lets’ do something fun” or they think of ways how they can make something more fun. They live for fun. One of my best jobs was where I had the freedom to have fun and make technology more fun for people to use. [...]