All the Best Valentine's Day Links?

Michelle — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:43:10 -0800

In celebration of Valentine's Day, I thought it'd be helpful to collect together some of the great articles written on InventorSpot.com and around the web in celebration of this day of love and romance. read more »

Happy Thanksgiving!

Michelle — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:46:54 -0800

The AmericanInventorSpot.com Team wishes all of you a very happy and safe Thanksgiving.

We are thankful that you have given us the opportunity to share our discoveries and rants with you.

Thank you for being a supporter of our site and helping to make it a fun place for the inventor in all of us.

AmericanInventorSpot.com Team

Random Good Links: Halloween 2006

Michelle — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:30:13 -0800

PimpkinHi Folks:

We are going to try something new on our site.

Folks have asked us why we don't link to some of the great content on the web. Our response was that since we're a site focused on inventions, innovations and interesting ideas, many of the links that we like were not quite on topic of our site.

But with reflection, we realized that with so much great content floating around, we should share some of it with you. Thus, we are going to post random links from time to time of what we think is worthy of sharing.

So to start off this series, we share with you here some of our Favorite Halloween Links: read more »

Site Announcement - March 7, 2008

Michelle — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:19:25 -0800

InventorSpot.com is pleased to announce the addition of another writer to our blogging team. Chris Weiss is a freelance writer who has dabbled in everything from politics to travel. Like many men (and women) out there, Chris is somewhat obsessed with the latest gadgets and technological breakthroughs. As a snowboarder, mountain biker and all around outdoor sports nut, Chris has a particular affinity toward gadgets that are designed to pull you out of the hairiest wilderness survival situations or simply make the outdoors more fun. Chris will be covering gadgets with a slight emphasis on outdoors and fitness-related items. You can check out his amazing finds here.

Site Announcement - March 2, 2009

Michelle — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:36:13 -0800

InventorSpot.com is pleased to announce the addition of another new blogger to our writing team. Rick Martin is a Canadian freelance writer who has lived in China for 5 years. During that time he wrote extensively about Chinese technology and the internet, and spent some time enrolled in Mandarin language study as well. Rick will be covering innovations and interesting developments from China. You can read Rick's China blog here.

Site Announcement - March 1, 2009

Michelle — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:56:36 -0800

InventorSpot.com is delighted to add an artist and aspiring inventor to our blogging team.

Alex Eremenko is a full time college student double majoring in Psychology and Business. In his spare time, he is a freelance writer and digital artist, working with Photoshop and Maya. He will be writing a recurring column for us titled "Fake or Factual?" in which he will be featuring inventions both fake and real with the common theme of being mildly absurd or wildly imagininative.

The articles will be appearing later this week and seen at Alex's Blog. Go and vote whether you think his finds are Fake or Factual.

Prisoner's Inventions

Michelle — Wed, 17 May 2006 15:22:37 -0700

I had seen an exhibit several years ago at the Univeristy of Tempe Museum of the artwork made by prisoners in jail and was totally blown away. Using just the packages of used cigarette packs, the prisoner's came up with intricate and gorgeous sculptures of rare beauty and form. The artistry and the inventiveness of using garbage to make art in an environment of limitless time haunt me to this day.

This website Temporary Services reminds me of the prisoner artwork. It profiles an interesting project highlighting the inventiveness of prisoner's incarcerated in our jails.

Site Announcement - February 17, 2008

Michelle — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:17:12 -0800

InventorSpot.com is pleased to announce the addition of another new blogger to our writing team.

Jace Shoemaker-Galloway is a busy freelance writer and mother of two. For seven years, Jace taught technology to 600 young children each week. As a child safety advocate, Jace also served as Internet Safety Coordinator for two school regions, teaching parents, educators and over 1000 children all about online safety. She has an award-winning educational resource blog on online safety. Although the majority of her time is spent focused on serious issues, she thoroughly enjoys finding all sorts of innovative items for children and babies.You can read about her interesting finds at Jace's blog.

Site Announcement - February 16, 2008

Michelle — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:50:47 -0800

InventorSpot.com is pleased to announce the addition of a new blogger to our writing team.

Austin Keenan is an aspiring professional writer. He is currently in college as a Journalism Major with a background in online writing, although he started off his career in media production. When he's not working to produce online videos for his own company, SomeGuys.tv, he's scouring the internet looking for cool websites to try out, and watching lots of online videos. He will be writing about innovative forms of online media, including interesting websites.

You can read more about his cool website finds and more at Austin's blog.

USB Plant Sensor Helps You Get A Better Green Thumb

Michelle — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:24:44 -0800

Watching plants you broke your back to put into the ground die can be quite disheartening. You aren't sure why they died, either. Were the growing conditions not right? Did you put in the wrong type of plant for your climate? A nifty little USB device can help address these questions.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Michelle — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:17:48 -0800

From the InventorSpot.com Team, we wish all of you and those you care about a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Thanks so much for visiting our site and for being a part of it.

Site Announcement - November 17, 2008

Michelle — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:55:13 -0800

InventorSpot.com is very excited to announce another addition to our writing team.

Dustin Brady is a reporter for a Cleveland, Ohio newspaper. His favorite part of writing for InventorSpot.com may very well be that he does not have to attend City Council meetings to get story ideas. He will be writing about inventor news and events. You can follow his blog here.

InventorSpot.com Team

Site Announcement - November 12, 2008

Michelle — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:09:53 -0800

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

John P. Barker spends most of his time running amuck, working on an ever-expanding novel, petting his twenty-five pound cat, and tutoring kids of all ages. He'd really like to see his life hit some sort ofroutine, but with the advent of a new girlfriend and total family chaos, he predicts that this won't happen for a while. To keep his sanity he plays lots of games (he feels that nothing is moresatisfying than blowing up a zombie critter), reads everything possible (currently alternating time between Atlas Shrugged and comic books), and plays with a barrage of toys. He is guilty of having anextensive R2-D2 collection-much to the chagrin of the new girlfriend. John will be covering innovative and unusual toys and games for our site. You can check out his blog here. InventorSpot.com Team

Site Announcement - October 27, 2008

Michelle — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:47:58 -0700

InventorSpot.com is excited to add another writer to our writing team.

Jill Harness is a freelance writer, a gaming enthusiast and a fan of all things fluffy. Ultimately, she'd like to be a comedian, a screen writer and a professional children's book author. She will be writing about the weirdest of the weird inventions crawling their way into our society at InventorSpot.com. You can check out her blog here.

InventorSpot.com Team

Site Announcement -October 26, 2008

Michelle — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:50:19 -0700

InventorSpot.com is excited to add another writer to our team.Beth Hodgson is a freelance writer and editor who works with various types of corporate and creative content. Located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, she decided to leave the corporate grind behind her earlier this year and founded www.writesourcing.com . With entrepreneurialsm in her gene pool, it's only natural that she loves to learn about new business ideas and trends (especially the strange and risky). She is very pleased to share her findings with readers on Inventor Spot. You can read her blog here .

InventorSpot.com Team

Site Announcement - October 17, 2008

Michelle — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:38:35 -0700

We are happy to annouce that a new writer will be joining our team.

Ron Callari is a Chief Marketing Officer for a Search Engine Marketing firm as well as a freelance writer for last 10 years. Ron will be writing about cutting edge, innovative societal trends.

Ron's published work has appeared in HospitalityNet, Hotel Sales & Marketing Association International, Alternet, Counterpunch, Sacramento News & Review, NewsMax, Albion Monitor, SCOOP and the World and I. He is the author of “Uncle Dubya’s Jihad Jamboree”, published in 2005, and the creator of kidd millennium’s editorial cartoons, www.kiddmillennium.com. You can check out his blog here .

Welcome Ron!

Site Announcement - October 16, 2008

Michelle — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:24:07 -0700

We are happy to annouce that a new writer will be joining our team.

Andrew Portola is a college student as well as a freelance writer with an ultimate goal of getting onto the PGA Tour. He will be writing about the coolest gadgets under the sun. You can check out his blog here.

Welcome Andrew!

Please Vote For Us And Help Us Out?

Michelle — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:28:56 -0700

Please vote for us as Best Blog About Stuff and Best Hobby Blog for the Blogger Choice Awards for 2008. You do need to sign up on the site in order to vote but we'd be eternally grateful. Thanks!

Weekend SpotLight: Animal Oddities

Michelle — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:00:21 -0700

Animals are forever capturing our attention with the silly things they do. Some don't even have to do anything, they just look funny. Check out some inventions for animals and articles about animals from our archives and from other great sites on the web.

Site Announcement - August 5, 2008

Michelle — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:26:46 -0700

Hi all:

We are really excited to have this blogger join our team. Sholto Crow loves to make up all sorts of nonsense then post it on InventorSpot.com. He is a freelance writer, designer and motion graphics artist from London and is currently a vagrant, having quit his job as creative director of a motion graphics company at the beginning of 2008 in order to wander about the earth and see what happens. He is also a musician with a few records under his belt, which is quite uncomfortable but looks good. He currently lives somewhere between Vancouver, Sweden and Norfolk.

You can read his blog of crazy invention ideas here .

InventorSpot.com Team

Site Announcement - July 31, 2008

Michelle — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:16:34 -0700

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

Katie Gatto has an MA in Information Systems Security and a BA in English. She is based in the Garden State (New Jersey). In addition to being a freelance writer, Katie also works as an IT consultant for small and medium sized businesses. Kate's blog will be about all things that are new in the world of computers and technology, from hot new sites you will want to visit, to major break outs that may change the face of technology as we know it.

You can read her blog here .

The InventorSpot.com Team

Site Announcement - July 24, 2008

Michelle — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:00:58 -0700

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

Pria Ingrum is a consultant, jewelry maker, and importer based in sunny, clean, and fit Denver, Colorado. With an MBA in Market Strategy and business experience since she was 12, she is excited about sharing her exploration of innovative businesses with the readers of InventorSpot.com. Pria's professional experiences have included numerous industries, including broadcasting, print/electronic journalism, teaching writing/literature, legal, and aerospace.

You can read her blog here.

The InventorSpot.com Team

Site Announcements - July 23, 2008

Michelle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:22:41 -0700

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

Vicki Kwong is a Computer Support Technician, Web Designer, and Graphic artist based in beautiful Vancouver, B.C. She has worked in the IT industry for several years and those known to her consider her a serial enthusiast when it comes to technology. Vicki will be creating a spot that brings readers together to learn and discuss the latest in gadgets, gizmo's and everything electronic.

You can read her blog here .

The InventorSpot.com Team

Weekend Reading: Fun in the Sun

Michelle — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:20:26 -0700

Lazy days of summer may slow some down, but these InventorSpot writers find lots of fun in the sun.

Weekend Reading: We All Scream For Ice Cream

Michelle — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:22:36 -0700

With the hot summer months here, ice cream is more popular than ever. So while you're sitting in your cool air conditioning (or not), check out some interesting reading from our archives about the latest ice cream innovations and inventions.

Pittsburgh Invention Firm Davidson & Associates Settles With Feds For $10.7 Million

Michelle — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:53:08 -0700

We just received this interesting piece of news. Good news for the everyday inventor!:

Pittsburgh Invention Firm Settles With Feds For $10.7 Million Davison & Associates Was Sued By FTC -- 3:08 pm EDT July 14, 2008

Some New Things You Wanted to Know About Planes : Weekend Reading

Michelle — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:24:13 -0700

Happy Fourth of July!

Want to learn about the latest inventions, innovations and interesting ideas relating to airplanes?For this long weekend, I thought it'd be fun to highlight some of the great innovations happening with planes.

Site Announcements - June 27, 2008

Michelle — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:09:31 -0700

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.

The InventorSpot.com Team

Reynolds Wrap Gates : Inventive Marketing

Michelle — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:09:28 -0700

Oversized boxes of Reynold's Wrap(R) Aluminum Foil were installed in Roll Down Gates in New York City to highlight the products strength and toughness. Does it work?

What do you think? read more »

Site Announcements - June 21, 2008

Michelle — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:14:37 -0700

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 .

InventorSpot.com Team