June, 2008

Just when you thought clocks couldn’t be cool, one new design begs to differ as it’s more attractive than other inventions that wake you up in the morning.

Take a look at the new new cell phone jammer and decide how you would use it!

Each time a gaming platform comes out, the graphics get better. The most recent (XBOX360 and PS3) almost make you feel like you are in the game. So what does that leave for the next generation of gaming? How about racing right alongside you favorite driver?

Owning multiple mobile electronics can create a hectic lifestyle. Most devices come with their own accessories and can only work for that specific model. One new pair of headphones can change that due to its ability to work with different multimedia devices.

InventorSpot.com is pleased to announce that a new writer is joining our team.

Manda Spring is a full time freelance writer and published author. Her publishing successes include popular children's books, award winning screenplays, e-books, novels and many featured articles in print magazines across the globe. The alluring nature of high tech revolutionary equipment and spy technology has captivated her interests and now she is devoted to bringing the latest innovations in defense, security and anti-terrorism to her readers.

You can read her blog here.

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Instead of concentrating on a season where the team is at a disappointing third place in their division, the New York Yankees are focused on hard rock.

Weaponry has always been advanced by technology. Insuring the safety of divers, hunters and campers is important, but the concept behind one new invention might take personal weaponry a bit too far.

Electric guitarists can now sport a truly unique-looking effect pedal with some help from Ooh La La Manufacturing and their eye-popping ideas.

What's your favorite gem? Diamond? Amythyst? Topaz ? The line of Brilliant, by Robby e Francesca Cantarutti, has many brilliant gems ... in chair form!

Despite being a popular hockey equipment brand, Sher-wood hockey sticks have now been bought by an investment company in Ontario, Canada.

A passion for cameras combined with a vision for recycling are the hallmarks of my current find. Selling under the name re:vision the bracelets are handcrafted using discarded camera components.

Snooping around just got easier as BrickHouse Security recently revealed a camera that’s tiny in size, but big in surveillance.

It’s interesting to know that as portable music devices and stereo systems “evolve”, car audio devices aren’t left behind. With Sony’s new product available, people can now experience an all-in-one car stereo.

A jacket that also turns into a backpack/and/or a pillow? Sounded too good to be true, so I decided to look deeper. The Xip3 manages to do all three.

Here are some advertisements that show a greater sense of creativity, but also kept the originality of jeans.

We've been scoping out dog swimsuits and their models all spring and, finally, on the official first weekend of Summer, we're ready to announce the 10 winners of Inventor Spot's Illustrated 2008 Dog Swimsuit Contest! The top dog swimsuits are winners in 10 categories, including Best Itsy-Bitsy-Teeny- Weeny-Pink-Polka-Dot Dog Bikini, Geekiest Dog Jammers, Best Butt Dog Jammers, and If You've Got It, Flaunt It Dog Bikini. Come on in and see them....

Even though mp3 players are the main portable music players today, they wouldn’t be here without their predecessors.

InventorSpot.com is pleased to annouce the arrival of M Dee Dubroff to the Inventor Spot team.

M Dee Dubroff is a freelance writer who currently resides in Doylestown, PA, but is originally and very secretly from Brooklyn, New York. She will be writing about what's new, wild and wacky in the world of food and drink innovations, trends and gadgets.

A not-so-recent graduate of New York University, she used to be a history teacher, but the pull of the pen and love for the written word lured her into the cosmos of freelance writing for fun and hopefully, at least sometimes, profit.

We hope you enjoy her blog .

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Talented acoustic guitarists take note: there’s a new amp on the market that’s about to change design techniques and your sound quality.

To some, birdwatching can be as dull as sitting in a kid’s pool without any water. You’re not interested, the curiosity is just not there and you feel like you’re wasting time looking through binoculaurs. But what if you could get a closer look at the feathered wonders?

Gibson has always been known as an innovator when it comes to music, but their new Guitar of the Month is changing more things than just technology.

Researchers have taken a photograph of a light pulse that is just 2.5 femtoseconds (10^-15 seconds) long - the shortest pulse ever to be imaged.

They didn't use a tiny camera, but rather another even shorter light pulse. The flash lasted just 80 attoseconds (10^-18 seconds), making it the shortest light pulse ever generated.

If you're looking for a how-to video on ... just about anything, you might find it on WonderHowTo.com, a community search engine that indexes over 130,000 instructional videos.

Just when you thought the competition at the Olympics was tough, technology takes it up another notch.

Mind squeezing the oranges honey? I've got the Juicy Boobs out!

Artists Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz construct eerie detailed artistic scenes hidden inside of snow globes.

The Dallas Cowboys have big aspirations for next year, and they have nothing to do with the team. In the drawing of the football team’s new stadium, situated high above the field is what is expected to be the largest video screen in the world.

Finding a cool speaker setup for your iPod can be a difficult task. There are a variety of different speakers out there, but there are only a few that aren’t boring. JBL Home Audio has a solution as they’ve introduced a new product with a futuristic look.

We all despise the aggravating sound an alarm clock makes. It wakes us up from a deep sleep, interferes with pleasant dreams and signals that it’s time to unwillingly get out of bed and start the day. But what if you could wake up without unnecessary noise?

If there's anything that USB can't power, please let me know. At least this talking digital pot called the Pet Plant is only a concept. I can't imagine one more device being hooked up to my computer, especially a pet. But wait... there is something to be said for this concept by designer Junyi Heo.

Pure Digital Technologies recently unveiled the newest addition to their line of camcorders, The Flip Mino (pronounced “minnow”). Priced at about $179, the new device has claimed to be easier to use, smaller and more affordable than other camcorders.

InventorSpot.com is pleased to annouce that a new writer will be joining our writing team. Joshua Khan is a freelance writer who currently resides in Kitchener, Ontario. Joshua will be our Sports and Lifestyle Tech Writer. You can read his blog here.

Joshua recently received his diploma in Journalism-Print from Conestoga College where he started writing about varsity sports, music and entertainment. He recommends keeping a bookmark on his blog if you're interested in the latest sports and entertainment innovations.

We hope you enjoy his blog.

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The agua vaª t-shirt takes the water spill on the t-shirt to a new level, transforming it to high fashion in the bargain.

Short-term memory not what it used to be? Post a sticky note on Postica. Plus, you can attach files and share with friends or family. It's easy. And free.

Not only do these vibrant earrings look like flowers, they're packed with beautiful fragrances too! In fact, each flower can be made to smell just the way you want it to!

Just because you’re a new mom doesn’t mean you don’t want to party! The new Milkscreen system allows you to get your drink on, without compromising the health of your breast-dependent little luncher.

The Snow Room, a ten-degrees-below-zero "spa" is a creation by the MNK Group, normally associated with the manufacture of saunas.

Company briefs speak about the benefits of a hot-cold therapy, pointing out that it is a common practice in north European countries.

Ms Noda recently teamed up with colleagues Asami Nemoto and Shinji Konishi to create 15 really unique and innovative headpieces inspired by beasts such as rabbits, poodles, owls and elephants.

With help from KDDI, the second largest mobile operator in Japan, the new Toshiba Sportio was recently introduced. The Toshiba Sportio is just one of the latest cell phones meant for individuals who are keen on exercising.

Do you know what I really think? Part-time entrepreneurship is for hard-core workaholics with nothing else to do except work. Most normal humanoids would rebel against giving up their lunch breaks or after-office martinis to slave over the latest financial figures and think about ways to expand the business. I should know.

Although there are video games that educate children in every age category, people don't always realize it. While some games have little educational value, like the infamous crime series Grand Theft Auto and the best-selling Halo series, many other games do help children learn. Whether they are throwing kids into the past to learn about the vicious Genghis Khan, handing them the reigns to a city to learn about handling money and budgets, or helping a child discover a new place in the world, video games can be a huge help in educating children today.

As biologists are busy working on cloning living organisms, engineers are working on a mechanical counterpart - creating non-living things that can replicate themselves.

Wouldn't it be great if clothes could function as an ice-breaker and literally invite a conversation - or better yet - instigate one?

Each gown is different, keeping in focus the princesses they are modeled on. Though the designs based on the theme of fairy princesses, yet they are fashionably modern.

A fashion innovation where dreams meet reality.

The Catty Shack, LTD, offers hope for once hopeless pet hair. The innovative, ingenious and creative minds at this place have turned the unwanted into the coveted. Something that was destined to get trashed is again given a lease of life to become an object of beauty.

Dogs are more significant in our lives than ever before. We want them to participate in everything we do, including our wedding ceremonies. Why not? Who is closer to us than our dogs?

Estonia has been benchmarking itself against Finland, Ireland and the Asian Tigers from the point of view of raising the competitiveness of their economy.  Estonia's innovation performance currently ranks it among the "moderate innovators " -alongside the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Italy, Cyprus and Spain and improving, over recent years, compared to the EU average.

Military Working Dogs (MWD) are often on the front lines with our troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have saved countless lives by locating explosive-laden vehicles, improvised explosive devices (IED) and weapons caches intended for use on U.S. troups. Chilly Dogs are now helping MWDs protect our troops.

Young children love to explore, and sometimes that involves taking a mid morning snack “to go.” If you are tired of trailing behind your toddler with a mop or broom, the Loopa Bowl may be ideal for your household.