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Bowerbags are like 7 backpacks in 1

 The World’s Greatest Backpack: Bowerbags

A BowerBag is a messenger bag that transforms into a backpack if you need more space, and then into a saddle bag if you don’t want to carry anything at all. You can just strap it to your bike or motorcycle and carry everything from an I-pod to an elephant!. Bowerbags are a 3 way configurable backpack that feature a new springless snap-on clasp.

Bowerbags are one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. This is your chance to check out what Bowerbags and many other amazing innovations are all about.

Recently, creator Jamie Bowerman took a moment answer some questions about the backpack and courier bag industry, Kickstarter and incorporating his name into the product  …

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Breakthrough Thinking, Crazy Stuff, Entertainment, Fashion, Music

Bring the booming system with you

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When ‘boom’ is an understatement.

I know the latest trend in audio is to put speakers into clothing wherever possible, but this backpack speaker unit, complete with 8-inch woofer, seems like overkill. For one thing, it can’t be good for the ears of whoever wears the thing. Then there’s the fact that no one will want to be anywhere near you when this thing kicks off…

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Total Artificial Heart Allows Man to Go Home


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Called the Freedom Driver, the device is a miniaturized version of the large, bulky cabinet seen in the video above that Okeke had to wheel around with him wherever he wanted to go. It worked fine, but the unwieldy device confined Okeke to the hospital for the better part of the past two years.

 

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Breakthrough Thinking, Great New Product, Nanotechnology, Science & Technology News, Solar Power

Dye-Sensitized Solar For On-The-Go Recharging

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Flexible dye-sensitized solar panels incorporated into this bag make it capable of recharging electronic gadgets.

The first commercial product to incorporate dye-sensitized thin-film solar cells will soon be on the market. Backpacks coated with the cheap, lightweight, and flexible solar cell, for on-the-go recharging of portable gadgets, were unveiled at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair last week.

 

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Crazy Stuff, Star Wars

R2D2 Backpack

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Now I know you will either get locked in a school locker or shoved into a trash can for wearing this geeky item

If you want to send your child off to school with all possible advantages, setting them up for a lifetime of success and well-balanced friendship, you really should avoid this R2-D2 backpack. Because really, no matter how much you or your kid loves Star Wars, there is just no way this won’t get your kid beat up. Continue reading… “R2D2 Backpack”

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Nebo Dispenser Gives Ballpark Vendors A Much Needed Makeover

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A Ballpark Vendors Dream

Ballpark vendors, those hot dog-dispensing, beer hawking staples of sporting events the world over, are in need of a refresh. A “get yer peanuts hee-yah!” 2.0, if you will. Designer Mario Weiss might have the fresh look they’re looking for with Nebo. Put simply, this slick all-in-one vendor concept could change the way people have food thrown their way at a baseball game. And, it will do this in such a way that’s so visually appealing it will stop your kid from asking what a Fenway Frank is really made of, forever. (Spoiler: It’s dreams) Here’s more on Nebo from Weiss himself:

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