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Calling All Inventors! FridaBaby Wants Your Baby Product Ideas
by Myra Per-Lee
I'm going to try to write this with a straight face.... The FridaBaby company, which I have just learned of, markets some very inventive and 'curious' products for babies so far. One is called the Snotsucker, which employs a mom (or dad) to suck the snot out of their baby's nose....
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Add new comment Calling All Inventors! Casting Call For INVENTION USA!
by Myra Per-Lee
Good news for all of you who've been sitting on your brilliant inventions! National casting calls have just been announced for the second season of Invention USA which airs on The History Channel. There are just a few, but important steps, to apply for an interview by the show casting directors and the hosts of Invention USA, Reichart Von Wolfsheild and Garrett Lisi.
2 comments Calling All Inventors! Giggy The Pom Wants Your Pet Products
by Myra Per-Lee
One of TV's favorite dogs wants to see your pet product invention. His name is Gigolo, but you may know him as 'Giggy,' the dog star of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. He's partnered with Edison Nation to find something he can get his teeth into - any pet-related product that completes his image of sexy and chic.
Fishy Finding - Students Turn Fish Into Plastic
by Jamie Reygle
Three kids from Thailand have turned fish scales into plastic, and have earned $50,000 for their efforts.
That's The Spirit! - Teenagers Turn Space Waste Into Food
by Jamie Reygle
A group of high school students have developed a way to convert waste generated in space into food.
Calling All Inventors! Free Submission To Several Product Searches
by Myra Per-Lee
It's National Inventors Month; I bet you didn't know that. But Edison
Nation is celebrating in a way that can save you inventors some dough.
During May you can submit a patented or patent pending product for free
to any one of Edison Nation's current product searches, such as...
True Economy - Getting Value For Virtually No Money
by Jamie Reygle
The $300 House is a project that enables the poorest of the poor to build the best houses they can for next to nothing.
Need Some InnoCentive? Try The Popular Science Pavilion
by Jamie Reygle
PopSci and InnoCentive team up to give you the opportunity to turn your ideas into money.
You Go, Girl! - Girl Scouts Design Affordable Prosthetic
by Jamie Reygle
A team of six Girl Scouts has made an effective prosthetic hand from moldable plastic, comfort foam and Velcro.
This News Is Good News - Fellowships For Innovators In Journalism
by Jamie Reygle
The Knight Foundation and Mozilla Foundation are offering paid fellowships to journalism's future innovators.
Plan It - Chart The World With StatPlanet
by Jamie Reygle
StatPlanet lets you interact easily with a wealth of World Bank data.
Calling All College Inventors: Design 'A Solution' For The James Dyson Award
by Myra Per-Lee
The 2011 James Dyson Award one instruction is nicely broad, giving
college designers, engineers, and inventors throughout the world plenty
of room to spread their imaginations. It is, simply: "Design something that solves a problem."
Social Media Games Win Awards, While Zynga Lacks Skin In The Game?
by Ron Callari
Do you remember last year this time, when you were inundated with
requests on Facebook by your friends to either help farm a field or join
a Mafia family? Zynga and Facebook were not only adding virtual goods
to the social media mix, they were taking home hard cash in the
millions. The popularity of social media games reached such heights, the
"Game Developers Choice Awards"
added the category of ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.