Archive for August 13th, 2007
TechnaBob: For those of us who were born in the pre-MP3 era, the idea of creating a custom mix of your favorite tunes and putting them on a cassette tape was one of the most romantic things that you could do for your significant other. The oh-so-clever designers over at Suck UK have put together [...]
TechnaBob: Is that drab old monochromatic keyboard getting you down? This keyboard from Korea’s Luxeed features color changing LEDs under each and every key. While it can certainly be used to produce seizure-inducing displays of blinking color, the keyboard comes with software that lets you do more subtle things, like just set the keyboard to [...]
RedFerret: There may come a time in your remarkable life when you need to monitor the state of your blood oxygen saturation levels. If so, may we gently suggest that Sir or Madam use an Oxywatch? Just plonk it on your finger, press a button and pulse rate and SPO2 levels will be displayed for [...]
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Writing On A Whim, Single Mom Finds A Niche
The News & Observer: It was a November night and her two kids were in bed. The single, 30-something mom was bored. At her home in Kannapolis, the computer beckoned. On an impulse, she started typing and let her imagination run wild. She called the steamy story “First Night” and e-mailed it to friends. Who [...]
Indianapolis Business Journal: A music lover, Kathy Osborn was certain she could find a musical mobile that would play a variety of soothing songs long enough to lull him back to the land of nod. She was wrong. After searching brick-and-mortar and Internet stores, Osborn found mobiles that played mechanical-sounding tunes for just a few [...]
Daughters Inspire Omaha Mom's Business
KETV: Denise Ervin traveled the world, and lived in Los Angeles. But the former Omaha costume designer felt that something was missing. And in the last couple years, she found a common thread that pulled all of her goals together. It started with a business trip to China. Ervin was touched by a documentary about [...]
Invention Takes Practical Approach to Autographs
American Chronicle: Michael Cunningham saw something quite ordinary when he visited a ballpark back in 2004. Fans wanting autographs. He also saw it wasn’t exactly a smooth process. “One autograph seeker didn’t have a pen,” he remembered. “Another player was awkwardly signing a ball against his thigh.” Sometimes the ink wasn’t dry on the ball [...]
Bloggers Consider Forming Labor Union
Associated Press: In a move that might make some people scratch their heads, a loosely formed coalition of left-leaning bloggers are trying to band together to form a labor union they hope will help them receive health insurance, conduct collective bargaining or even set professional standards. The effort is an extension of the blogosphere’s growing [...]
Biz Resource: Online Business ToolBox
Mashable.com: Forget useless desktop apps and piles of paperwork: there are now thousands of small and medium-sized businesses managing all their affairs with online applications. After an exhaustive hunt, Cameron Chapman over at Mashable.com has rounded up more than 230 of the leading online applications for super-productive companies. Some are free, some charge nominal fees. [...]
Entrepreneur Daily: They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. Well, in this case, I would say it’s worth even more than that. Blogger Wendy Maynard found a website called Ads vs. Reality with images of what fast food meals look like in an advertisement versus what they look like straight from the drive-thru. As [...]
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U.S. Patent Office Proposes Changes
InformationWeek: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has proposed new rules it says will improve patent quality, reduce pending applications, and help examiners. The Patent Office announced that the changes will focus the examination process on claims that contain more than one independent and distinct invention. “We believe such a rule change will lead to [...]
Pat McCleary has always been interested in personal development but never thought he could earn a lucrative income from it. Having tried and failed at starting a number of businesses, he finally hit the jackpot with a totally systemized, direct sales business in the billion dollar personal growth industry. The Winning Career markets three life-changing [...]
