WECT: Pete Vinal from Wilmington invented the Drink Genie, and it’s safe to say it grants the wishes of those constantly on the go. In essence, it’s a drink holder that can fit any size cup and attach to almost everything. The Drink Genie sticks into the ground to keep drinks upright. Vinal says he […]
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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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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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Neatorama: An industrial designer and an orthopedic surgeon realized that prosthetic legs don’t have to be dull, ordinary and plastic. They could be extraordinary expressions of personal body art. So they founded Bespoke Innovations, a firm which designs and produces fairings that fit over pre-existing prosthetic legs.
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It’s not uncommon to see SUV’s driving down the road with piles of snow stuck in the luggage rack right after a winter storm. So, two fourth graders created a solution and entered it into the Invention Convention for their school district, reports PhillyBurbs.com. They call it the Roof Rack Scraper, a modified shovel-scraper that
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Chris Hotell was tired of the smell that came from water bottles as they got old. The only way to eliminate that smell is to give the bottle a thorough cleaning, but that’s nearly impossible due to their odd shape. Determined to do something about it, Chris created something a little different. Naming it the
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Technology allows us to see in 3D, why not hear that way too? Joe Hayes is working on a unique set of speakers that make it possible for people interested in listening to things in 3D. Twenty-one years and 8000 hours of work later, his part-time project has finally developed into a fledging business in
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In the United States, companies like Walmart have helped lower the cost for eye care. So, what about places like Africa? According to NZHerald.co.nz, Joshua Silver and The World Bank are collaborating to bring self-adjustable eyeglasses to 200 million children in developing countries. Silver says more than a billion adults in developing nations have poor
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All golfers know what a golf tee is. It is a piece of wood that is pushed into the ground, the golf ball is placed on it, and the golfer hits the ball off it using a club. The idea sounds quite simple. However, one young inventor has decided to give it another purpose. Stephen
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Solar Novus: Floating solar panels soaking up the sun on Italy’s Lake Colignola will provide a cost-effective, more visually attractive way to harness the sun’s power, says its inventor, Marco Rosa-Clot. Rosa-Clot says while PV panels on buildings or fields use valuable farmland, lose energy through overheating and look ugly, his flower-petal-shaped panels come without
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