Lomography Announces LomoScanner App For iPhone

by Arturo Rubio

The first version of the free LomoScanner App is now available for download in the iTunes App Store. Designed to be used with the Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner, the LomoScanner App allows you to scan 35mm film with your smartphone.

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Spotted At WonderCon: Drabbits!

by Jill Harness

A Drabbit is like a dragon and rabbit mixed together, but even better since it will sit on your shoulder.

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Building That Vacation Cabin In The Woods Can Be So Easy

by Laurie Kay Olson

There is little so peaceful and enjoyable is owning that little piece of paradise in the woods, by the lake, or on a mountain. At some point you are going to want to have that special private cabin there so that you can really relax and enjoy the view. The Bunkie is a great pre-fab cabin that can save you the headache of trying to build in the wilderness.

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Turning Ideas Into Products: Expert Tips For Invention Prototypes - Part 2 of 3: Prototyping Methods

by Chris Hawker

Different prototyping methods are typically defined by the actual purpose they each serve. In part 2 of this series, I will be explaining some of the different methods used in the creation of prototypes. Each prototyping method has its own set of ideal applications, strengths and weaknesses. Some methods are better for speed while others are intended for absolute precision or overall strength. It all comes down to what your particular project requires.

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Road Kill: Stuffed Animals Are All Grown Up And Seriously Twisted

by Laurie Kay Olson

Gals, if your guys are still teasing you because of your stuffed animals, it is time to get them on the plushie bandwagon with some animals of their own. These adorable, umm, well, formerly adorable critters may be just the thing. They are soft, squishy, and . . . seriously squashed. These toys are not for the faint of heart, but they are for those with a seriously twisted sense of humor.

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Two Inventions Get FTC Prize To STOP Robocalls!

by Myra Per-Lee

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may not receive many robocalls, but it gets more than 200,000 complaints about the buggers every month. It finally decided last fall to issue a challenge to the public to see who could come up with a way to stop the marketing calls before they reach your ringer. The Robocall Challenge winners, announced April 2, 2013, were not the most inventive invectives, but the most likely-to-be-effective technologies invented separately by software developer Aaron Foss and computer engineer Serdar Danis.

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Most Inventors Are Iterators

by dendory

First world problems are things that may help our lives by making tasks slightly annoying, but which do nothing to help worldwide problems. A recent opinion piece compares inventors to iterators.

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Countertop Washing Machine From Japan Is A Small Wonder

Swash LA5 Countertop Washing Machine From Japan

by Steve Levenstein

A tiny washing machine on my kitchen counter? It's more likely than you think, if you live in a tiny Japanese apartment. The Swash Petite Laundry model LA5 from King Jim saves time, money and water if very small loads are all you need to wash.

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Va Va Voom - Renault Takes Test Driving To The Next Level

by John J. Staughton

Who wants to test drive a new car through the same boring streets they see every day? In a recent Renault advertising campaign to promote its' new CLIO model, potential buyers are taken on an unusual test drive which ends on the streets of Paris, surrounded by scantily clad women or shirtless men. Now that's what I call taking a look under the hood!

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Outdoor Eco-Friendly Cooking: The BioLite Stove

by Michael McParland

Separating technology from good old fashioned experiences is perhaps one of the hardest and most futile tasks in modern day society. So as the saying goes: 'if you can't beat them, join them'. Dads everywhere intent on taking their kids into the wilderness away from the bright lights of modern technology will have to think again as the BioLite Camping Stove makes its way menacingly into the camping trips of families the world over.

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Create Your Own Digital Board Games With DICE+

by Cornelius Fortune

Ever wanted to create your own version of “Clue” or “Monopoly,” but for the digital age? DICE+ wants your best ideas.

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Get Inspired @ Innovation Uncensored 2013 In NYC!

Learn from innovative giants at Innovation Uncensored 2013!

by Arnold Carreiro

If you’d like to learn a few tips and stellar advice from industry, energy, design and other innovative juggernauts, be sure to attend the Innovation Uncensored event in New York City April 23-24!

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Shower Away Dull Hair And Problem Skin With The Jonathan Product Beauty Water Purification System.

by Kim Patterson

These days it seems like all anyone drinks is bottled or filtered water, yet we still shower in the same old dirty tap water. The Jonathan Product Beauty Water Purification System allows you to shower in pH balanced, chemical and heavy metal free water.

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Drone Technology To Be Used By Farmers

by Katie Gatto

A look at the soon to be coming testing of new drones for use, not in the military, but in the farming industry. The testing, which will take place in the state of California, may just help to usher in a new generation of sensor drones that will help farmers to do their jobs more easily, manage large crops more simply and reduce the risks associated with chemical exposure.

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RIP YouTube [2005-2013], The End Of An Era

by Ron Callari

Man, we were all fooled. We're being told today, YouTube was launched in 2005 with one sole goal in mind -- to surface the best video of all time. It's taken 8 short years, but the panel of judges are now ready to get down to brass tacks and start the hard work, which according to Google will take 10 long years hence.

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Give Your Leads A Place to “Land”

by ModernMarketing

A landing page is an important tool that is much more than just a “place holder” in your online empire. If you do not have a landing page, you may be missing out on the opportunity to engage your audience.

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Goodbye Harlem Shake, Hello...Hadouken-ing?

by John J. Staughton

It seems as though a new internet phenomenon sweeps the web every few weeks, sparking global obsession along with a fresh generation of internet trolls and blogger backlash. The new "Hadouken-ing" photography craze out of Japan has just broken onto the "meme scene", but the battles and discussions have already begun, mainly about the name, where the original idea actually came from, and of course, the age-old question: Which is better, Street Fighter or Dragon Ball Z?

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iEqualizer iPhone 5 Hard Case Puts A New Shine On Your Apple

by China.new

Hear the beat, see the beat, BE the beat! The “iEqualizer” is a battery-powered hard case for the iPhone 5 that displays a luminescent rainbow-colored bar graph cued by the music you're listening to.

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Google Treasure Maps

by dendory

Google Treasure Maps allow you to view the world as if it was in a mystical movie with pirates, skull islands and treasures to be found, complete with an appropriate series of Street View photos.

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Not One, But 40 Peeps Shows For Easter 2013

by Toby

I bet 'Mr. Peeps' never dreamed 60 years ago that his yummy, gooey, marshmallow treats would be fodder for a cult. I bet he never thought that in 60 years there would be as many as 40 different Peeps Shows throughout the United States to commemorate Easter. And the thousands of talented Peep artists who create diaramas where Peeps play famous characters such as Pi or Pope Francis. Well, Mr. Peeps, aka Bob Born, must be eating these celebrations up - so to speak.

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