PRWeb: In late 2007, Timothy Bourke presented brother, Andrew Bourke with the idea to create a device that would eliminate the need to tie and untie knots, allowing anyone to secure (and un-secure) items when having to use rope. This was the birth of the now patented, Super Rope Cinch rope-locking product. In 2008, Timothy […]
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Matt Kepnes did what so many of us dream of doing: He quit his job to travel around the world. But then he took his dream even further. He found a way to make money while he was doing it. Kepnes, also known as Nomadic Matt, turned a vacation into a job that can bring
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Could you imagine what it would be like to drive across solar panels instead of the asphalt traditionally used for roads? If Scott Brusaw has his way, we will soon find out. Scott is currently working on a type of “smart” road that is solar powered, according to CNN. At $4.4 million per mile, this
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Tours By Locals is a new web site that connects people who are traveling someplace with local experts that could act as their guides, according to a listing on KillerStartups.com. The idea is to maximize local knowledge and let tourists have access to people who could give them a true understanding of any location the
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Skynews: Holiday Inn, operator of over 4,000 hotels worldwide, will begin to offer a free five-minute “human bed warming service” at it’s London Kensington hotel throughout next week. If requested, a willing member of hotel staff will jump in your bed, dressed head to foot in an all-in-one sleeper suit, until your nightly chamber warms
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When there is snow on the ground and the roads are icy, most people would stay at home. However, Russian inventor, Sergei Khvalin, thought of a better idea. When the ground is covered, he gets out his homemade propeller and a pair of ski’s. After strapping it to his back, he uses it to ski
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What happens when you don’t have enough bandwidth to stream a movie, but you don’t want to down load it onto your computer? John Strisower hopes to give you a device that you can simply plug into your devices and play, reports The Sacramento Bee. He’s just launched a company, FlixChip Corp., that aims to
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To make money, many airlines have imposed a carry on luggage fee. This includes Spirit Airlines. While taking a flight on the airline, one entrepreneur noticed an opportunity. Some carry on was free, as long as it met specific sizes… a size that was hard to find in luggage. So, he made his own luggage
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Ever since transportation authorities placed rigorous limits on the amount of liquids allowed on flights, travellers have had to figure out how to both pack their favourite toiletries and comply with those regulations. According to trendspotter Springwise, helping consumers avoid bag-check charges or confiscation of their non-compliant toiletries and cosmetics, New York-based 3floz is an
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“Vayable began life as a sort of travel marketplace,” describes Forbes. “Customers perused the site for premade tours created by amateur travel guides around the world. You could book a private flight over Berlin, dinner with a Fijian prince or a walking tour of New York street art.” But that didn’t really work out too
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