We’re only four weeks into 2012 and can already say it’s off to an exciting start here at Edison Nation. We’ve turned things up a notch with several unique, new searches and have many more on the horizon that we can’t wait to reveal! One such search is our newest Innovation Challenge with sought-after speaker; [...]
Calling all kids, ‘tweens, teens, and college students… Show us your inventing skills! Do you have a child, Scout or know of a particularly inventive kid who always seems to come up with exciting new ways to do things? Maybe they’ve dabbled with making, breaking and prototyping new product ideas that could change the way [...]
First & Goal A fifth-grader from North Florida has released a college football app for iPhones. An avid college football fan, 10 year-old Jack Templeton came up with the idea for a college football roster app when he received an iTouch for his birthday. The 99-cent app provides users with all 120 Division I college [...]
Crabgrass, Vegan Eggs and Package-less Orange Juice Homaro Cantu’s Recipe to Change the Way We Eat By Mike Drummond Celebrity chef Homaro Cantu would rather tinker with lasers, ultrasound and liquid nitrogen than talk haute cuisine and name drop. Despite the fact he and sidekick pastry chef Ben Roche had a cooking show called Future [...]
By: Andrea Simon Social Media Manager, Edison Nation How do you turn an idea into a product? If I’d had the answer to this question say, twenty years ago, I might’ve sealed my fate as my parents’ favorite child! You see, I was raised in a house full of ideas — which makes it destiny, [...]
Tonight on Got Invention Radio, the station for inventors brings you another holiday treat. Chip Fisher, president of Fisher Wallace Laboratories and son of pioneer stereo legend Avery Fisher, joins Got Invention host Brian Fried at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Click on the “listen live” button on the homepage, www.gotinvention.com. Call 877.474.3302 or email your questions to brian@gotinvention.com. [...]
By Jennipher Adkins Every self-respecting inventor with a product to sell should be searchable on YouTube, ebay, Amazon, Facebook and Twitter. However, serious players also will post their products on targeted sites frequented by retail buyers, innovation companies and licensing groups. TheProductNetwork.com is “where inventors and consumers unite.” With a high ranking on Google, the [...]
Ask most any Edison Nation member, and they’ll likely tell you of a common addiction rapidly spreading across the EN community — compulsively checking the member dashboard! Today, meet the EN team member who not only assists our review team with making idea selections, but also serves in the role of making those ever-anticipated dashboard [...]
Every month, Inventors Digest features new inventions from independent inventors in our Under the Radar section. Get your invention in the magazine; email info@inventorsdigest.com. Put “Radar” in the subject. Spot Me Scott Naidus of Manchester, N.H., has been inventing for some 15 years and has two patents so far. The fitness-industry consultant has practiced what [...]
How the Crowd Can Help Find Prior Art By Cheryl Milone Prior art research is playing an increasingly important role for companies and inventors with potential exposure to intellectual property litigation. Millions of dollars in legal expenses are being spent to understand the true value of patents. In some cases, entire industries are threatened by [...]