Chicago Tribune: At 22, Scott Skelly already has a national reputation in his field – corn. The recent college graduate has been creating corn mazes since he was an enterprising 9-year-old who persuaded his dad to let him cut a few paths with dead ends in a cornfield on the family’s 200-acre farm. His first […]
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The Car Seat Lady has made a business out of consumer’s car seat hassles and offers experienced, private car seat installation lessons
The Daily Gleaner: “The idea is that people don’t want to have their dip touching their other stuff or running all over their plate,” said the Fredericton businessman who came up with the concept for one of Progressive International’s latest kitchen gadgets. “So I came up with these little rigs that hook to the side
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Tie Society is an online rental service (like Netflix) that rents designer ties. Membership plans start at $10.95 for one item and go up $49.95 per month for 10 items. If you really like a tie, you can buy it at a discount instead of sending it back. Tie Society allows you to build an
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For anyone that has ever worried about leaving their bicycle unprotected and out-of-view, an inventor has created a new desk just for you. Known as the “Pit In,” this desk is made specifically for you to park your bike. According to Daily Mail, you just use the bicycle seat to sit while you work. It
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Most people are familiar with the traditional Port-a-Potty, like the ones above. Once you’ve walked in, there are only two things to see: the toilet and toilet paper. Although basic, that is all a portable toilet needs, right? Think again. Christine Sweeney believes that they should have a little more class. As the founder of
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What do you know about the toothpick industry? Here are a couple of links that might enlighten you: The Straight Dope: Toothpick manufacturers (most of them are in Maine) steam birch logs to make them easier to cut, then “veneer” them, which means they peel each log into a thin sheet, sort of like unrolling
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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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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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Luxury Submarine Do you have an extra $80 million under the mattress just waiting to find the ultimate celebrity status vehicle? Well, then, how about a luxury submarine? For instance, take the U.S. Submarines’ Phoenix 1000. The Phoenix 1000 is a 213-foot luxury submarine with a total interior area in excess of 5000 square feet.
