Angry commenters get a lot of air time, and they can be draining. What if you're just looking for smart, helpful people or information? Enter engag.io, a new service that helps users find and track useful, expert voices in commenting communities. READ»
Nokia is now crowdsourcing creativity. "Invent With Nokia" is a new program wherein anyone can submit an idea, and if it results in a patented Nokia invention, you get a cut. Trust them.READ»
Personal experiences led two women in search of answers to everyday problems. The result: Each became a successful inventor and are now encouraging others to follow their lead. READ»
One hundred years ago, Alva J. Fisher patented the electric motor-powered washing machine, so we could one day clean our clothes by turning a knob and pressing a button. But as Fisher and other inventors have learned: Creation and credit aren't always easily linked.READ»
Lazy, your country needs you:Listen up, people, it’s time to slow down. It’s that time of year when it is okay to be lazy. Retailers please ignore this message.The rest of you, it is time to practice being lazy. ...READ»
Dotz™ successfully launches new brand of cord management products.After working in both the corporate and consultant settings, successfully designing and launching client’s products, designer Micah Maraia felt the time ...READ»
Rampaging elephants may not be a particularly bothersome problem around your neck of the woods, but they are in India. Instead of anesthetizing them, an inventor's come up with a neat solution that's seems to have sprung from repeated ...READ»
If someone decided to do a list of innovative magazine lists, it probably wouldn't include Time magazine's "50 Best Innovations" list. The new one's out, and we've sub-selected some of the good items for you. But a broad swath of the ...READ»
Hookay. So, you think that this M3 sub-machine gun--with a shoot-first-and-ask-later curved barrel--is a really stupid, really dumb invention, right? I don't blame you. But, trust me, you don't know what really stupid, really dumb ...READ»
Nokia just made an unprecedented move: In an effort to boost the local Finnish economy, they're throwing open their thousands of unused patents so that any company in Finland can pursue ideas that Nokia has abandoned. The ...READ»
Last night the 2008 Dyson Product Design Awards were handed out in New York City. (Yes, that’s Dyson as in Sir James Dyson, TV’s most pretentious vacuum peddler.)
These prizes are awarded annually for inventions that ...READ»
