The New York Times: Flash of Genius” is a doggedly workmanlike variation of an old story: the lone crusader doing battle with the big bad establishment. Picture Jimmy Stewart as a passionately outraged everyman speaking truth to power, then take away the passion. What gives the movie a frisson of freshness is that the little […]
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Daily News: Sometimes inspiration for starting a business venture just shows up where you might least expect it. For Randy Herron, what he developed into a lawn game known as “Ring It! Golf” started with a visit to Greenville, N.C., eight years ago. As so often happens in college towns, the Herrons found themselves in
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Gloucester Advocate: Wards River inventor Cecil Wiseman has finally hit the big time. Cecil will appear on Australia’s ABC television’s New Inventors program with his award winning ladder clamp known as the Wiseman Ladafast. The clamp is secured onto the sides of the ladder while you are on the ground, then hoisted up the ladder
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As each child grows up, the next generation seems to find new fun ways to craft up something they’d enjoy. Although the PakNak is mom-invented, it’s definitely a product that shows inspiration from the latest generation of children looking for a way to dress up their stuff. So what is a PakNak? Using the velco
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KPVI6.com: It started out as a simple idea, and has received a huge response. Mecinna Price is an inventor responsible for several inventions, including the popular Dripstik. Dripstik is a device that holds your ice cream cone or popsicle, and keeps it from making a sticky mess. Mecinna says she came up with the idea
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San Francisco Chronicle: Players for the San Francisco 49ers trotted off the field during Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions and grabbed for the requisite towels and Gatorade. A few went for something else on the bench, slipping their hands into a coffee-pot-like contraption that stops cramping and overheating. The device, called the Glove and
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BlountToday.com: A healthy curiosity and a truck with no cup holders has led a Louisville man to build what may be the proverbial “better mousetrap.” Phil Abbott has invented a lid-less cup that he says doesn’t leak or spill, and has no plastic top to pop off just when it’s the most inconvenient. Abbott, 57,
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Sometimes, the future seems so far away. Twenty five years ago, we all assumed that we’d be jetting around flying cars and being taken care of by robot maids, like the Jetsons. Alas, our expectations of the future were too optimistic. Finally, though, we’re almost there and the forward thinking entrepreneur can look forward to
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