Robotman
Friday June 29, 2012
Stanley Povoda is called the Czech Robotman and the title is well earned. Stanley has been making robots for more than fifty years, he is now retired but still constructs ... Read More
2012 Popular Science Invention Awards
Sunday June 24, 2012
This year's invention awards by Popular Science resulting in a few interesting results, not the big earth-changing, big-science, long list of credentials, type of inventions we typically see awarded. Nope ... Read More
Who is Ray Kurzweil?
Friday June 22, 2012
In my opinion, Ray Kurzweil is a futurist full of confidence that technology will save us and the planet. And I want to live in Ray Kurzweil's vision of the ... Read More
Closed
Wednesday June 20, 2012
Closed captions are captions that are hidden in the video signal, invisible without a special decoder. The place they are hidden is called line 21 of the vertical blanking interval ... Read More
How Smart Does Your Bed Have To Be?
Sunday June 17, 2012
Smart enough to make itself in the morning. That's how smart. The Ohea smart bed according the maker is "equipped with a device that enables it to automatically straighten the ... Read More
Innovation as a Skill
Sunday June 17, 2012
Dr Curtis Carlson, president and CEO of Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International, believes that innovation is a skill that can be taught and learned. Inventors at SRI, a non-profit research ... Read More
Fathers Day
Friday June 15, 2012
It has been reported that this year the trend in Fathers Day gifts will be no gifts at all. Instead we will be celebrating Fathers Day with more activities: dinners, ... Read More
Can I Sell a Catchy Name?
Sunday June 10, 2012
Jeff wrote me with the following question: I have a catchy name for a product that already exists, but as far as I can tell no one is using this ... Read More
Puzzling Dissections
Sunday June 10, 2012
Englishmen, John Spilsbury invented the jigsaw puzzle in 1767. Spilsbury was an engraver and mapmaker. The first jigsaw puzzle was a map of the world. Spilsbury attached a map to ... Read More
Reader Mail: The Odd Joke
Friday June 8, 2012
Its time again to thank all my readers who have submitted updates, stories, scoops, corrections, and the odd joke. What would I do without you? This time I would like ... Read More
What Started Out As A Wallpaper Cleaner?
Saturday June 2, 2012
Play-Doh was originally designed as a wallpaper cleaner. However, its similarity to regular modeling clay without the toxicity or mess made Play-Doh a great toy. Inventor Joe McVicker became a ... Read More
Keeping You in Stiches
Saturday June 2, 2012
The first possible patent connected to mechanical sewing was a 1755 British patent issued to German, Charles Weisenthal. Weisenthal was issued a patent for a needle that was designed for ... Read More
Tesla On YouTube
Friday June 1, 2012
I found a great video on YouTube (when I'm not here, I'm there lol) about the fascinating inventor, Nikola Tesla. It's well worth a look see. Nikola Tesla, as you ... Read More