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Crabgrass, Vegan Eggs and Package-less Orange Juice Homaro Cantu’s Recipe to Change the Way We Eat By Mike Drummond Celebrity chef Homaro Cantu would rather tinker with lasers, ultrasound and liquid nitrogen than talk haute cuisine and name drop. Despite the fact he and sidekick pastry chef Ben Roche had a cooking show called Future [...]
By Jennipher Adkins Every self-respecting inventor with a product to sell should be searchable on YouTube, ebay, Amazon, Facebook and Twitter. However, serious players also will post their products on targeted sites frequented by retail buyers, innovation companies and licensing groups. TheProductNetwork.com is “where inventors and consumers unite.” With a high ranking on Google, the [...]
By James Richardson A hundred years ago if you wanted to make a prototype, you broke out your hammer, chisel, lumber, metal, forge and other brawny hardware. Today, you use a keyboard and a mouse. Although 3D modeling software has been around for many years, it was very expensive and used mainly by large corporations. [...]
By Jack Lander Many inventors have spent up to $15,000 on their inventions only to find that their product isn’t marketable. Sometimes this is due to obstacles that, despite our best efforts, we couldn’t have foreseen. But more often it is because those we hire to perform services for us have failed to uncover or [...]
Inventors often get their start by taking things apart. With that in mind, we asked young folks at FIRST to draft a list of modern devices they’d like to dismantle and re-purpose into other products. 1) Turn a USB Webcam into a microscope Suggested by: FIRST Robotics Competition Team 811 from Nashua, N.H. “Cardinals” 2) Turn [...]
In tribute to the tremendous influence of Steve Jobs, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will showcase The Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs: Art and Technology that Changed the World. The free exhibit will open to the public on November 16 at the USPTO’s campus in Alexandria, Virginia. “This exhibit commemorates the [...]
Every month, Inventors Digest features new inventions from independent inventors in our Under the Radar section. Get your invention in the magazine; email info@inventorsdigest.com. Put “Radar” in the subject. Homemade Game Guru Last summer global temperatures hit record highs. In response, game inventor and YouTube impresario Luanga ‘Lue’ Nuwame built what’s believed to be the [...]
By Lawrence J. Udell When creating a new company, there are many critical parts. None more so than an advisory board. Based on my 60+ years of launching some 40 companies, I’ve found quality advisory boards provide credibility, contacts and critical feedback. They also offer a reality check to “group think” because they are not [...]
How to Decide What to Do Next By Jack Lander The burning question most inexperienced inventors ask me is, “I have this great idea, what should I do next?” My answer: 1) Determine what has already been done that’s similar to your invention. 2) Decide which road to success is best for you, based on [...]
Book Review By B. Collins Author Steven J. Paley has done the near-impossible – written a worthwhile book on inventing. His book seemingly was the last thing the world needed. The category already is bloated with warmed-over “how-to” and “Dummies” and “Idiots” guides, not to mention the first-person drivel that poses as insight written by [...]
