Like many aspiring rock stars, Jared Gutstadt, 32, used to split his life in half. He held down a day job editing television shows for clients like Disney, MTV and VH1. He kept his nights free for what he really wanted to do: make music, reports CNNMoney. That changed two years ago, while Gutstadt was […]
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Newsok: A rash of local copper thefts from commercial and residential air-conditioning units has prompted an Oklahoma City entrepreneur to create a product that protects property owners from thieves searching for the pricey metal. Local rental property owner Bernie Adler started Copper Cagers of America about three months ago after designing and making a protective
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ElPasoTimes.com: Armando Silva has spent about 10 years and $20,000 trying to get his invention perfected and on the market. The El Pasoan was about to give up on his patented, pneumatic system for raising and lowering a wheelchair when he finally got the break he hopes gets his invention off the ground. He won
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Chicago Sun Times: His winning idea is to put cellphone-charging kiosks at malls, airports, grocery stores and other sites where people are in a hurry. A 10-minute charge at the Charge N Go kiosk would cost $1, and would juice up smartphones, laptops and tablet computers. Users could lock their device inside the kiosk while
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UpNorthLive.com: Dakota and Garret Porter have been spending every waking hour on their new business. The name of this new startup is 45 Parallel Lighting, LLC, and their products are illuminating the outdoor sports industry. They specialize in LED lighting that go on things like bikes, wake boards, and surf boards. All of the lights
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Nicole Carter was 16 when she started her first business. Although plenty of time has passed, her entrepreneurial spirit has not. She’s now the proud owner of a cupcake business called Sweet Treats & Neats, reports Gloucester Township Patch. A year ago, Carter made a teddy bear cake for a baby shower. Her reputation as
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Humans Invent has pulled together their list of truly innovative inventions. Here are a few from that list. What are your favorites? Superglue Inventor Sir Harry Coover worked for the Eastman Kodak Company in 1942, and was actually trying to find the best material to make a transparent plastic gun sight. Unfortunately (fortunately, as it
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Female First: If you’ve thought of something great, then well done, but it’s only the easiest part that’s over. Knowing how to turn your idea from a thought into a reality requires some knowledge of what you’re doing and of how to protect your property. Dragon’s Den and other television prgrammes have inspired hundreds of
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Computer World: In the future, new cars might include an appealing sticker: This car is rated for zero fatalities. As ambitious as it seems, the zero-fatality goal is achievable, according to Ed Kim, an analyst at automotive research firm AutoPacific Inc. in Tunstin, Calif. In the next 10 years, there will be a confluence of
Canada.com: There are arguably few more potent winery teams in the Okanagan than Joie Farm’s Heidi Noble and Michael Dinn. Noble, a former sommelier turned professional chef, makes the wine while Dinn, also a former sommelier and wine agent, looks after operations and immerses himself in every aspect of the winery.
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