This isn’t your Cookie Cutter Invention
The time has come and gone when people from all over flocked to this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences. This year marked the 21st annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. This popular festival has become a common ground to preview the newest technology of today and tomorrow. One …
Read moreLet the Madness Begin: Basketball Inventions
Selection Sunday has come and gone and March Madness is officially underway. Now that college basketball teams were given their respective starting lines on the road to the coveted NCAA championship, we wanted to take a look at some of the inventions that make the game of college basketball what we know today! A few …
Read moreClassroom Creativity Leads to New Invention for Tying Shoes
It has been said that “necessity is the mother of invention” and nothing could be truer for first grade teacher turned inventor, Eileen Sloan. Sloan’s invention story began in the classroom where she spent what seemed like endless hours helping her students tie their shoes. Thanks to the success of her invention, EZLeaps, that classroom …
Read moreServing up a ‘Slice’ of Freedom
Forget everlasting gobstoppers from Willy Wonka, what about everlasting pizza? The military might have just delivered a tasty new invention. The latest military prototype is a pizza that can stay on the shelf for up to three years and still remain safe and edible. For a while now, soldiers have been requesting pizza for their …
Read moreA Clearer Look at the History of the Contact Lens
It may seem like a fairly new idea. But, the invention of the contact lens spans back much farther than you would think. In fact, contact lenses have been helping people see more clearly since the inception of this invention in 1887. As you all may know, the contact lens is an artificial lens that …
Read moreSiri Takes the Wheel with Apple’s Latest Invention
With the latest announcement from Apple, Siri may soon be riding shotgun in your car . Apple recently announced its latest product, CarPlay. This slick, Siri-enabled device will interact with your iPhone in the car. The latest invention isn’t a standalone in-car operating system; rather, it’s a “second screen” iOS interface that is optimized for …
Read moreLend us Your Ears: The History of Headphones
Right now, while you are reading this blog, there is a good chance that you have headphones in your ears, as you simultaneously listen to music. Headphones are probably incorporated into some part of your day, whether it’s during your morning commute, at the gym or while at work; odds are that at least once …
Read moreA ‘Sound’ Piece of Technology
On Tuesday, we wrote a blog about the ReWalk Exoskeleton that is giving paralyzed individuals a second chance at walking again. Today, we want to talk about the Resound Linx. This invention is aimed at giving the hearing impaired a better chance at hearing the sounds that make the world go round. This new rare …
Read moreA ‘Step’ in the Right Direction
This morning, you probably walked to get a coffee, walked to the end of the driveway to pick up your newspaper or maybe even walked around your neighborhood for exercise. Although these sound like normal things that you probably don’t even think twice about each day, these “mundane” tasks are things that Marcela Turnage and …
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