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Law 101 for Inventors: Legal Protection and Why You Need It

So you’ve come up with an original invention or idea, and now you're ready to go out into the world and make an impact with it. But before you can do that, you should think about the legal protection and measures that you need to set in place for your start-up.

Dogstar Portable LED Searchlight Shines at RISCON Safety & Security Trade Show

by Steve Levenstein

Have light, will travel? With the Dogstar handheld portable LED searchlight blazing a 68,000 lumen trail, you'll go (or at least see) far indeed. Demonstrated at the 2012 RISCON Safety & Security Trade Show in Tokyo, this is one mean photonic bazooka!

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Innovative Program For Alzheimer's Patients With Sundowning Syndrome

by T Goodman

If you've had a loved one with advanced Alzheimer's disease, you likely know what sundowning syndrome is, even if you've never heard the term before. Alzheimer's patients with this syndrome either don't sleep at night or wake up after a short sleep and may create havoc, waking up caregivers and disturbing others in the home, possibly for hours. But a care center in New York City has an innovative program for night owl Alzheimer's patients, that lets them 'play,' while their caregivers sleep....

Japanese Gulag For Social Media Activist Michael Q.Todd Spotlights Deportation Practices

by Ron Callari

His bio reads, "I aim to connect and promote great people who will make a difference by collaborating than individually. . . and my goals are eradication of poverty and a sustainable economy by 2015." One of his fervent passions and ongoing initiatives is to help save the Taiji dolphins from captivity and slaughter. Doesn't sound like a candidate for Japan's harsh immigration-and-detention system, does it? Yet Michael Q. Todd found himself taken into custody in the Shingu Jail on September 16h for a lapsed visa.

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Diagonally Striped Seat Belt T-Shirts Make Chinese Policemen Cross

by China.new

T-shirt designs that ape the look of a buckled seat belt have proved popular sellers in China, a place where widespread ignorance of laws requiring seat belt use makes such avoidance the 3rd-leading cause of traffic accident fatalities.

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Life Light: An Eco-Friendly Lifesaver, Buoy & Emergency Light Concept

by China.new

The “Life Light” is a combination lifesaver ring, marker buoy and emergency light that's powered with renewable energy and a built-in battery. When the sun – and a swimmer in trouble – goes down, the Life Light's LED light goes on, alerting rescuers to its presence.

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From "Shock 'N Awe" to "I Was Here," World Humanitarian Day Evolves

From 9/11 to Shock'N Awe to "I Was Here," World Humanitarian Day Evolves

by Ron Callari

World Humanitarian Day set annually for August 19th was originally designated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who had lost their lives working for humanitarian causes. It's origin was a direct result of a massive bombing attack of Iraq by America and its allies, escalating on March 21, 2003. Known in military parlance as "Shock 'n Awe," and taken from Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" (544-496 BC), it's a military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming power to paralyze an adversary's perception of the battlefield and destroy its will to fight back.

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Happy Face Camera Makes You Smile, Snaps Your Photo

by Steve Levenstein

Smile for the camera that smiles at you! Chobi Cam Smile from JTT Online Shop looks like a “Have a Nice Day” button from the 1970s but with a very modern twist: inside lurks a small, sophisticated spy-cam that can snap photos and record up to an hour of video.

The First Teen Idol That's An Inventor, Not A Rock Star

by Myra Per-Lee

He's not a TV or rock star; he's an inventor, a teenage inventor, and that is why Cambio, the website that connects fans to celebrities, thinks he's hot. He's the very first Real Teen Idol chosen by Cambio in its new focus on teens that are regular kids who do spectacular things that inspire other teens to do spectacular things.

How to Select a Home Automation Provider, From Vivint to HAI

by Gadgetry Inc

If you've taken all the information we covered about home automation earlier and decided that you want to install one in your home, then the next (and obvious) thing you need to do is figure out which provider to go with. Vivint appears to be a prime contender, seeing as they've just recently got the Central Station of the Year Award.

Advantages of Having a Fully-Automated Home: Remote Security, Energy, and Home Management

by Gadgetry Inc

How many times have you left your home, only to come running through the front door to check if the alarm has been set or if all of your appliances have been unplugged? Unfortunately, it's part of being human to be forgetful. One solution? Fully automating your home.

British Inventor's New 'Parking Patch' Finds You A Parking Space And Calculates Your Parking Fines!

by Myra Per-Lee

Ever drive into New York City? Most people don't, unless they have a garage space for $750 a month. The odds of finding an available parking space in NYC are about as high as winning the Mega Millions. But Adrian Bone of Lewes, England, has invented a 'Parking Patch' he hopes will solve two parking issues in Brighton, a city south of London on the English Channel, a city far smaller than NYC or London. But first Brighton, then the world!

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Chengdu's Love Zebra Crossing: Street Hearts for Sweethearts!

by China.new

Cross your heart and hope to... live? In an effort to ensure the often bumpy road to romance gets off to a smooth start, the Chinese city of Chengdu has provided a Love Zebra Crossing painted up in lovely red & white.

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Chinese RoboCop Keeps An Electric Eye On Crime

by China.new

A robot policeman equipped with a CCTV cyclops eye and a navel-mounted panic button is the new face of crimefighting in China. Though fixed to the pavement and unable to chase feeling suspects, the ersatz RoboCop nonetheless has brought peace to the mean streets of Kunming.

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Social Media's Court Of Public Opinion: Zimmerman vs Martin Blurs Vigilantism & Censorship

Social Media's Court Of Public Opinion: Zimmerman vs Martin Blur Vigilantism & Censorship

by Ron Callari

When a neighborhood watch group escalates from its watchdog origins to outright vigilantism, is nothing to be done to protect the lives innocent citizens? So is the question asked by the Trayvon Martin camp. However, in their fervor to prove their point, they have assumed the same extreme behavior online as that which they are condemning on the streets.

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SOPA Wrung Wry By History's Most Hated Leader

by Ron Callari

Toward the end of 2011, the American Censorship Org took action against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), a U.S. bill racing through Congress that threatens "prosperity, online security and freedom of expression." On January 18, thousands of websites like Wikipedia have pledged to go dark online in protest. To show its solidarity, Google has blocked out their iconic logo on their search engine.

Slip Your iPhone 4 or 4S into a SwitchEasy 'Melt' 3D Case

by Steve Levenstein

SwitchEasy's colorful “Melt” 3D cases for the iPhone 4 or 4S keep your smartphone safe from life's hard knocks while managing to look hot and cool at the same time. The cases feature a slick, shiny, melty-look top portion molded in smooth polycarbonate plastic for easy ingress and egress from the owner's pocket.

Car Seat Sensors Can ID Drivers by Their Bottoms

by Steve Levenstein

Someday we'll be "flying" our cars and computers by the seat of our pants, if a unique new sensor system developed by engineers at Japan's Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology is adopted by car & chair makers. It seems each person leaves a unique impression when they sit down and the resulting digital pressure patterns can be used to identify drivers from the bottom up, so to speak.

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Magic Spiker Slip-On Soles Give Black Ice a Black Eye

Give Black Ice a Black Eye with Magic Spiker Slip-On Soles

by China.new

I see your snowshoes and I raise you: Ice Shoes! Actually these Magic Spiker winter soles stretch over almost any shoe, turning the most mundane loafers into ice-gripping, non-slipping, cold-weather warriors. Pretty slick, huh?

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iPhone Geiger Counter Calls Out Concealed Radioactivity

by Steve Levenstein

The Geiger Fukushima iPhone was designed to be cheap yet effective in exposing radiation hotspots. It accomplishes these goals by working with the owner's iPhone and a dedicated app, thus reducing duplication of components. Bonus: it's made in Japan's hard-hit Fukushima prefecture!

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