Contests

Calling All Inventors: Edison Nation Sets Up $25 Million Innovation Fund For Inventors

by Myra Per-Lee

Hoping to spur on some closet inventors in the U.S., Edison Nation, the search agent for several large retail outfits, has set up a $25 million fund to help inventors with great ideas fund their development.

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That Blasted Roof! - Capturing Wind Energy On Your Roof

by Jamie Reygle

A cheap, unimposing wind turbine that attaches to the roof of your house could be on many horizons in the not-too-distant future.

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O! That A Man Might Know - James May Wants Your Invention

by Jamie Reygle

James May wants to feature your invention on his TV show, Man Lab.

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Call For Inventors: The 2011 DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge

by Myra Per-Lee

The DiabetesMine, a web resource for diabetics, is calling for innovative solutions to better the lives of persons with diabetes in its 2011 DiabetesMine Design Challenge.

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In 300 Words Creative Greenies Can Win Vacation to an Eco-Resort

by Gloria Campos

Even the eco-friendly need a vacation. Why not win a trip to an eco-resort like Chaa Creek? Chaa Creek in Belize, has been promoting responsible and eco-friendly tourism since 1981. This year in a continuous effort to promote green travel Chaa Creek is hosting a contest for an all expense paid trip to Chaa Creek.

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Philo's Social Media TV Brings "Ridin' QWERTY" Into The Home

by Ron Callari

The Urban Dictionary lists "Ridin QWERTY" as the play on words for "riding dirty," and defines it as the illegal act of texting while driving - with Q-W-E-R-T-Y being the first 6 letters on any standard keyboard. Philo, a new social networking for TV fans is taking that concept off-road and moving it into your living room or home office. Commencing on Valentines Day, check your local listings and start 'ridin QWERTY" from your favorite 'coach potato' perch.

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Calling All Kid Inventors: First Lego League Wants You!

by Myra Per-Lee

FirstLego® League (FLL®) is calling for all young inventors between the ages of 9 and 16 (9 and 14 years old in the U.S. and Canada) to compete for the New Global Innovation Award presented by the X Prize Foundation. Kid teams will compete for the opportunity to win a cash reward of $20,000 that would go towards patent and development costs for their new invention.

GIMME SHELTER Architects’ Eco-Challenge To Help Our Furry Friends

by Gloria Campos

Do cats deserve eco-friendly homes too? Herb'n Maid and SPACE Architecture & Design thinks so and are hosting an eco-challenge called Gimme Shelter to help city cats. To win contestants have to build an eco-friendly pet home.

LAST CALL For HOT IDEAS! Everyday Edisons, Season 4

by Myra Per-Lee

Deadlines are upon us for Everyday Edisons Season 4 submissions. Don't even worry if your idea is not prototyped yet; the online submission can even be sketched out on a napkin!

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Calling All Inventors! Everyday Edisons Season 4 Casting Calls

by Myra Per-Lee

Get your inventions ready for Season 4 of the Emmy award-winning show, Everyday Edisons. Sorry, the casting directors are not coming to a city near you this year.... You're going to them... via the Internet. That's right. Season 4 casting will be conducted online through Edison Nation.

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5 Places To Enter Pics of Your Homemade Halloween Costumes For Super Sweet Treats

by Gloria Campos

Here is your chance to show off your homemade innovations. If you made a homemade Halloween costume this year, submit pictures of the costumes in one of the homemade costume contests below. Then cross your fingers (legs and eyes too) that your creepy creation is the most creative and unique of the entries. Why? The prizes are sweeter than that candy you are about to trick or treat for.

2010 Trash To Treasure Competition Winners Are…

by Gloria Campos

Last year, I wrote about the 2009 Design Squad Trash To Treasure Competition winner Max Wallack and his Home Dome design for homeless people. This year the Design Squad has announced the 2010 winners. The winners are Lilly, MaryAnn and Daniel. The best part is that Continuum is going to build their designs.

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Innovation Enterprise Conference - For Inventors

by Ron Docie Sr.

Inventors with patents, new product ideas and technology that may have military or government applications will have a special opportunity to have their invention reviewed at the Innovation Enterprise 2010 Conference, November 15 - 17, in Macon, GA.

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Dream Machine Recycle Rally May Bring $100,000 To Your School

by Gloria Campos

I love recycling fundraisers, but schools hesitate participating in recycling fundraisers because they often don't produce a lot of money and they require a lot of work on the schools part. Junk food and cheap holiday gifts make a quicker buck. This year I'm emailing information about The Dream Machine Recycle Rally to my daughters' principal. Maybe the incentives mentioned below will be mind changing.

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Calling All Inventors: New Kitchen Tools Wanted

by Myra Per-Lee

This is a great competition for our readers. The challenge is sponsored by World Kitchen LLC through What's Bubbling? Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to invent a new kitchen tool - a new vegetable peeler, a new pasta machine, a new meat tenderizing tool... whatever kitchen tool you can improve on, either by starting from scratch or by making a significant improvement to a tool that's already in use.

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Inventors Contest Paying Prizes of $2,500

by Ron Docie Sr.

The 2010 Ideas to Profits Conference, Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 at Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells is hosting an inventors contest with prizes up to $2,500 in value. Deadline to enter the contest is August 31.

Calling All Inventors! Cadbury Wants Revolutionary Packaging For Its Chocolate

by Myra Per-Lee

Cadbury, the world famous chocolate and candy maker, needs a new wrapper, a revolutionary one that keeps chocolate from melting when exposed to high temperatures. While you are at it, invent a wrapper that keeps humans from melting in hot temperatures.

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Calling All Inventors: West Point Seeking Storage Innovations For The Home

by Myra Per-Lee

West Point Home the manufacturer of branded home products from Martex to Ralph Lauren to Harley Davidson. (Yes, there are HD sheets and boy are they wild!) West Point Home now wants your innovation for organization and storage products for any room in the house, including the attic. The company has teamed up with Edison Nation to assist in collecting information and video about your ideas. There is a catch though...

Sketch-A-Space Competition: Design The Perfect Room For An Autistic Person

by Toby

What do Easter Seals and Google SketchUp have in common? They are co-launching the first-of-its-kind online competition to design the perfect space for an autistic person. It's called the Sketch-A-Space contest, and autistic persons, their family, friends, professionals, and even architects are welcome to compete!

Calling All Inventors! Tony Starck Invites You To Change The World

by Myra Per-Lee

The Tony Stark Innovation Challenge invites you think big... very big. Tony Stark wants you to 'create like the future of the world depends on you,' and then tell him about it.

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