GreenBottle in action.
To drink or not to drink..from a bottle that isn’t glass, that is the question. A UK company has invented the world’s first paper wine bottle. But will purists drink wine from it?
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Water Bottle Boat.
Necessity is truly the mother of invention, so when the going gets tough because of the2011 Thailand Floods, the Thais get floatin’ on a DIY boat made from water bottles.
Thai Flood Hacks is a Tumblr blog that collects the ingenuity of the Thai people in dealing with the 3-month-old flood. A few more pics follow…
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Yup, helmet required.
In a lovely design juxtaposition, this custom motorcycle features a pair of jet engines mounted to a frame modeled after a 1929 Harley-Davidson design. It can reach 200 MPH, and in truly Harley fashion, does so loudly…
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Meet Olly, a “web connected smell robot.”
Olly will convert tweets, Facebook notifications, RSS feeds – whatever you want – into smells:
Olly has a removable section in the back which you can fill with any smell you like. It could be essential oils, a slice of fruit, your partner’s perfume or even a drop of gin. […] Olly is stackable, so if you have more than one, you can assign each one to a different service with a different smell. Connect one to Twitter and another to your calendar. Before you know it, you’ll have a networked internet smell centre…
Continue reading… “Wake up and smell the … Internet?”
Walk in Sync
The Walk In Sync™ Humane Dog Walking and Training System was developed by veteran trainer Alecia Evans and it is revolutionizing the way we walk our dogs and train our puppies. (Pics)
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Dan Hobson, winner of the “Inventor of the Year Award” at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase
2011 turned out to be a banner year for the inventors and their products at the seventh annual DaVinci Inventor Showcase. The event took place at the Noah’s Event Center in Westminster, CO amidst a record crowd of attendees.
Winning top prize at this years event was Dan Hobson, CEO of Ross Nanotechnology for their product, NeverWet™, a nano-tech coating that completely repels water. However, this standout technology was only one of many that captured the imaginations of everyone who attended.
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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
The Klinggon is an eloquently simple solution to the age-old problem of managing your earphone cord.
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Can you smell it?
If you roll out of bed by yourself in the morning in an empty apartment, breakfast for one doesn’t always have to be just a bowl of cereal. Nostalgia Electric’s griddle packing toaster has just enough room to fry up a couple of eggs or a single pancake…
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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
Portavise is an unfastened vise which mounts vertical or horizontal in a non-skid base to hold delicate, odd-shapes and conventional items or can be used out of the base as a clamp. (Pics)
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Sundial
Wall clocks are usually used to indicate time and at the very least to look pretty. What if we were to add laser beams, touchpad UI, WiFi, bluetooth and computer syncing? Now wouldn’t that be a fantastic concept! (Pics)
Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
CoKnown is the first online collaborative research platform. CoKnown allows users to automatically organize, save and share knowledge gained from online research. These dynamic research libraries are available on any Internet connected device.
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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
Big dog or small, the YardPup holds it all. When doody calls, you need to keep your puppy’s yard clean, tidy and sanitary! The YardPup is designed to hold open standard grocery store type bags while the Little Paw helps you scoop, whisk or scrape the doggie doo into the bag. The Little Paw is specially designed as a 4-in-1 rake, scraper, chipper and flipper to work on all surfaces (grass, mulch, rock beds, and patios) in any climate or weather, including ice and snow.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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