Archive for January 7th, 2007
Entrepreneurs Hope For Help From New Congress
CNNMoney.com: All eyes are on the 110th Congress, but small businesses will be paying particularly close attention to legislation in the works that could impact their bottom lines. Small business owners could see several significant reforms under the first Democratic-controlled Congress since 1994, noted Dr. Chad Moutray, chief economist for the Office of Advocacy of [...]
Springwise: A ChargeBox is a set of lockers designed to charge batteries of phones and other mobile devices. Created by British Boxbrands, ChargeBoxes have six lockers with each locker containing four different chargers. The user picks the appropriate locker for their device, opens the door and attaches the device to a charger inside. Payment is [...]
Ironic Sans: Last month, Google introduced its new Patent Search feature (in beta), allowing users to dig through 7 million US patents from 1790 to mid-1996. Inspired by Google’s new easy-to-use patent search, I decided to dig up some of the celebrity patents that have been issued over the years. The following patents are all [...]
Springwise: Not quite what the name suggests, a Brajacket is an advertisement disguised as a dust jacket for a book. Brajackets are one of the hottest new trends in Japan. Created by an advertising agency, Brajackets offer consumers a free cover to keep their book nice and neat, and advertisers a space to advertise that [...]
TheGolfChannel.com: Got a great golf invention? Tell us about it! The Golf Channel is developing a new series that will uncover the next big thing in golf. Aspiring inventors will showcase their inventions and compete for prizes as they attempt to be the last person standing in the competition. This series will give inventors the [...]
