A few weeks ago I posted about a prototyping material called Shape Lock or Polymorph. I purchased a pound of material from McMaster Carr because they had the best price. Package came with directions and the material was called Jett Basic. Here is what I learned: Everything is always easier to do on YouTube! The material is [...]

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Reclaim your outlets with Pivot Power, an adjustable electrical power strip that flexes around furniture and corners to conserve space! Features: Flexible form that bends into circular, semi-circular, and zig-zag shapes. Six outlet pods, which can be adjusted so that large power bricks don’t hog space. Surge protection, with an easy off/reset button. Related Articles [...]

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Meet the Robinsons is one of my favorite movies. At the end of the film there is a quote by Walt Disney. Walt Disney is one of my heros for his incredible vision. He is the quote in it’s entirety. I have this posted on the wall above my computer to remind myself. “Around here, however, [...]

Today I read numerous stories that U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk was injured Wednesday when a metal ladder that had fallen onto Interstate 30 was struck by a tractor-trailer and crashed through his windshield. Scores of people are killed each year on our nation’s highways due to ladders falling off vehicles.  These accidents and deaths can be prevented. A [...]

Atoms are the new Bits. Have you heard that before? The analogy is that the physical world of prototyping is now progressing to the point where you can use a computer to create a desktop factory. You can program your own parts. It’s the new industrial revolution. Instead of manipulating bits to create software, we are [...]

Contacting companies is not as hard as you think. Smile and dial…literally. Your smile will come through the phone. How do you do it? Generate list of potential licensees,  companies to contact to see if they want to manufacture and sell your product. Get the phone numbers and e-mail if you can. Don’t have a [...]

BlingToGo, personality for your crutches, was created by inventor Abby Appelt when she found herself on crutches for months at a time. Abby thought that the boring grey metal could use some personality – and Bling was born! She soon found out that everywhere she went with her new “blinged” crutches she received positive feedback. Abby said “It [...]

Soon I will post about the Lizard Brain and how we sabotage ourselves for now, I want to share an article I found. Are You Killing Your Productivity? 6 Things to Watch Out For  (read the article for all the goodness but here is my 2 second take) Weak or Absent Goal Setting-One day I realized [...]