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By Mike Drummond Over the last year or so, we’ve seen at least a half-dozen pleas to get the word out for this inventor reality TV show or that. The pitches almost always come in the form of emails from eager TV producers claiming to represent shows for the History or Discovery channels, or some [...]
By Mary Dickson While visiting Chicago recently, President Obama remarked to the crowd, “Ordinary folks can do extraordinary things.” Call me crazy, but I think Obama just might kick back with Everyday Edisons in his downtime, for this ode to extraordinary capabilities is kind of our mantra. Edison Nation (a sister company of Inventors Digest) [...]
Get your inventions and products in front of the biggest media outlets in the nation. Product-n-Press is hosting Meet the Inventors + The Brains Behind the Big Ideas – a media only event where inventors, tinkerers, mom-entrepreneurs, small business owners and other personalities can promote their products or. The event is June 8, 2011 in [...]
Inventors Digest Magazine and the National Inventors Hall of Fame are moving National Inventors Month to May! Your support can help: Foster the spirit and practice of U.S. innovation Encourage K-12 youth in science, technology, engineering & math Boost your brand In cooperation with the United Inventors Association and with Congressional leaders, we’re moving National Inventors [...]
. An Inventor’s Love Affair with Edison Nation By Eric Huber Editor’s note: We asked independent inventor Eric Huber to write a from-the-gut, honest assessment of what he thought about Edison Nation. Here’s what he had to say: I’m too old for Legos, Lincoln Logs, wood blocks and Erector sets, but I like building [...]
Now it was Inventors Digest’s turn to get into the ongoing debate in the U.S. Senate over patent reform, officially known as S. 23. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., cited a letter of support for patent reform from Louis Foreman, publisher of Inventors Digest, this week. Here’s his letter: February 14, 2011 The Honorable Patrick J. [...]
Everyday Edisons is back. The Emmy® award-winning reality series, featuring “ordinary people with extraordinary ideas,” is back for more for Season 4. Remember the 5 a.m. wake-up calls from previous seasons’ casting calls? Or spending your Saturday in a mile-long line (and a 10-hour wait!) in a fluorescent-filled convention center? This time around, Everyday Edisons [...]
By Chris Kane In 1998, when I was 12, I decided I was going to find a way to practice some “gravity defying” tricks on my snowboard and wakeboard during the off-seasons. Unfortunately, there was nothing available anywhere that would let me safely do this. I noticed that some of my friends would take the [...]
With the help of Edison Nation, Michael Diep’s Emery Cat clawed its way to success By Mike Drummond Bullets from pursuing government troops zipped overhead, missing Michael Diep as he, his father, mother and younger brother fled. A man who took their money and promised to help them cross the border never showed – again. [...]
