August 17, 2014

Niche Biz: MtEverClimb

MtEverClimb is a continuous rope-climbing exercise machine. MtEverClimb is a revolutionary, continuous rope-climbing machine that simulates actual rope climbing, one of the oldest forms of successful physical training. This one piece of equipment enables users to achieve a full-body strength and cardio workout. Some of the benefits of this type of combined anaerobic and aerobic […]

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Making Snow: Even in the Summer

SnowMagic is a company that makes snow… in any season, even in the dog days of summer. They use a patented system called Infinite Crystals Snowmaking. The technology can make snow to your specifications – for recreation, special effects, or decoration. According to the company, even indoor snowmaking is possible, allowing venues to add snow

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The Rise of Toilet Paper

Neatorama: Since the dawn of time, people have found nifty ways to clean up after the bathroom act. The most common solution was simply to grab what was at hand: coconuts, shells, snow, moss, hay, leaves, grass, corncobs, sheep’s wool—and, later, thanks to the printing press—newspapers, magazines, and pages of books. The ancient Greeks used

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Who Was Frank Sprague?

Once compared to contemporaries Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and George Westinghouse, Frank Sprague, for better or worse, could be called the “father of the modern city,” according to a story in the Connecticut Post. Two of his key inventions — the first electric motor that ran at a constant speed under various loads and

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Inventor or Entrepreneur?

When you look at them from the outside, inventors and entrepreneurs can look very similar. According to The Globe and Mail, they are both quite “creative, pioneering, and driven to solve problems.” However, that is where the similarities end. An entrepreneur may also happen to be an inventor, or he or she may borrow something

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Cute and Funny to Sell Gross

Nasopure sells a bottle of saline water that you squirt up your nose to wash away mucus. How do you sell an outrageous product like this? Would you believe that cute and funny videos seem to be working for Nasopure? The Wall Street Journal has more on their marketing: A consultant warned, “Don’t ever show

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The Doctor of the Future?

Fast Company: “This is a $2.4 trillion industry run on handwritten notes,” says 33-year-old Dr. Jay Parkinson. “We’re using 3,000-year-old tools to deliver health care in the richest country on the planet.” His prescription: a Facebook-like platform that uses technology, from IM to video chat, to restore the traditional doctor-patient relationship that has been lost

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The Robot Bellhop

This robotic bellhop brings items to your door, and there’s no need to tip. Could automated carts ferry our luggage, or robots bring us room service? This is Savioke’s SaviOne robot, aka Botlr, and it’s used at Starwood’s Aloft Hotels. Watch on Bizopy.

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