Convenient Mechanism to Prop Up Jars in Refrigerator Door Somebody Should Invent It! Here you are. You have eaten almost the entire jar of mustard, but there are easily two more helpings in the jar. Not wanting to waste or be a spendthrift, you will preserve the jar a bit longer. To make it easier for the remnants [...]
Now You Can *Print* Objects Designed on Your Screen
You knew this was coming. But you may be surprised it’s here so soon. What is beyond printing documents on paper – in 2 dimensions? The next step would be printing 3 dimensional objects. As there is software that let users design in multiple dimensions, now these designs can leave the virtual world behind the [...]
Flashlights Are Boring Until You Need One Bad
When you really really need to see in the dark far away I care about flashlights. Reason: two rambunctious dogs and one rambunctious wife. My wife likes to take our dogs to remote beaches and dense forests so they frolic. This includes in the pitch black of night. One dog is dark chocolate, the other [...]
Car Engines That Turn Off When Light Turns Red
Start-Stop traffic is bad, Start-Stop technology is good! So you’re stopped in bumper to bumper traffic, the engine idling while you try to enjoy the view of a field of bumpers as far as the eye can see. Not only a waste of your precious time, but a waste of precious fuel. Wouldn’t it be great if [...]
Self-Cleaning Windows Just Need Sun and Rain
Was I out of the room when they came up with self-cleaning windows? According to Wikipedia, the first self-cleaning glass was available in 2001. The secret ingredient it turns out is Titania (titanium dioxide). It’s become the material of choice for self-cleaning windows. Coated on windows, it does all it needs to do PLUS it’s [...]
Umbrella that Requires Only One Hand, Not the Other Hand with Groceries
Somebody Should Invent It! Somebody Should Invent an Umbrella that Folds Back Up with Flick of Finger Imagine a torrential rain… although in other rains on other days you can race among the droplets and avoid getting drenched… today you would get soaked going to the garage. So it’s umbrella time. Contemporary umbrellas are easy [...]
Dog collar lets you locate lost dog on cellphone
GPS locating collar makes it easy to find your lost dog Since cellphones started getting so clever with GPS, I’ve desperately wanted someone to invent a GPS locating collar to put around my dogs. Using this collar, I could find them if they wander too far away in the wilderness. If you just walk your [...]
Maybe you don’t need a remote to find what you want on TV
Big news: TVs are being made to listen to their master’s voice! Is the remote headed for extinction? LG Electronics and Samsung have announced development of a voice recognition remote that responds to the viewers spoken wishes. No more fiddling with a universe of obscure buttons on a remote control. With the new device, a [...]
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‘Skinput’ turns body into touchscreen interface
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Hood Ornaments Used To Be Amazing Sculptures
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Find Your Way Back From Anywhere
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Umbrella that Requires Only One Hand, Not the Other Hand with Groceries
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Ironing Board That Cuts Ironing Time In Half
