Mister Steamy grabbed some entertaining air-time on the Dennis Miller show last Thursday. The five-time Emmy award winner and four-time Writers’ Guild award winner, Dennis Miller offers his unique take on the day’s topics with comedy and satire during his daily 3 hour radio talk show.
Listen to what Dennis has to say about Everyday Edisons Season 3 product, Mister Steamy: Mister Steamy-Radio-Podcasting
One of our EdisonNation members has received the honor of Semi-Finalist in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition!
His invention, The Illumi-Charger, is a Grid-Free USB Wall Outlet that utilizes excess indoor light energy and stores it for free charging of all USB devices. Please show your support for one of our own by voting for the Illumi-Charger at GreenerGadgets.com or by clicking here.
Judy Head, whose “Pet Hair Picker Upper” was recently selected from the ASOTV 2 Live Product Search, was featured in the Baker City Herald. The article tells the story of Judy’s of experience in inventing a product; from her “Ah-Ha” moment to flying to Charlotte, NC to film her very own infomercial.
Click here to read article and congratulations Judy!
Now that we’ve kicked off the New Year, our partners are back in the full swing of things. We have some major announcements to share with Edison Nation inventors.
As Seen on TV
Decisions are in for the third ASOTV search, 3 products have been selected to test and there may be more! Betsy Kaufman from Texas, Steve Redwine from Georgia, and Eric Huber from California will all have DRTV spots created for their ideas to test through a new cutting-edge platform we have created. These tests will run on television networks throughout the USA and, based on the resulting metrics of these media tests, well-performing products will be selected for a full rollout.
WestPoint Home
WestPoint Home has made their selection for their “double-duty” Live Product Search and we would like to congratulate Colleen Larreau from Nevada.
Hammacher Schlemmer
Hammacher Schlemmer also made a selection for its search for “the best, the only, the unexpected,” and congratulates Tom Goddu from Connecticut.
PetSmart
PetSmart has selected one product for their “improve lives of pets and their owners” Live Product Search. Congratulations to Kelly Fischbein from Ohio. More good news is to come. A second product in is the works and we will announce the selected inventor’s name when the agreements are signed.
About the Products
To protect the integrity of the inventions and to ensure the best product launch, we are unable to share product details while it is in development. However, as soon as these products roll out into the market we will make the announcement right here on the Edison Nation Blog.
… And You Lose Some
We also have some disappointing news. The BestSweet and “Global Consumer Products Company” presentations were well-received by both manufacturers; however, they did not see any ideas they are ready to invest in at the moment. We are obviously disappointed but remind ourselves that out of our 37 Live Product Searches to-date, these are the only two searches that have failed to result in at least one selection, earning us a very well-respected .945 batting average.
Dry cereal, crackers and cookies. They can be kids’ best friend or a parent’s worst nightmare! Spilled and crushed into the carpet, couch or car, these tasty snacks keep parents on constant clean-up patrol. Now, snack spills are a thing of the past with the Löopa™ Gyro Bowl: the spill-resistant bowl that keeps tots’ food off the floor, out of the couch cushions and off the seats of your car. This innovative children’s bowl rotates, swivels and dips in every direction, making it difficult for dry food contents to fall out. Its reactive gravity-defying technology utilizes a weighted inner bowl which rotates 360 degrees to catch the bowl’s contents as they slosh from side to side, keeping food inside and the floor snack-free. Bright colors, swiveling bowls and an intergalactic design make it more than just a bowl – it’s also a cool new toy keeping kids entertained. So, while imagination takes your kids to outer space and beyond, Löopa makes life easier for you back on earth.
Brad and Melinda Shepard, the Loopa bowl inventors, came up with the idea after their little one spilled Cheerios all over the back seat of the minivan for the umpteenth time. Lightning struck and Melinda described her “spill-proof bowl” concept to her husband Brad, an engineer, and bowl was born! Once it got in the hands of Edison Nation, we developed and launced the Loopa bowl, and since then we’ve been very lucky to have the support of great press behind it. Loopa was most recently featured on mydesignpick, an online blog and resource for individuals interested in great affordable design, http://www.mydesignpick.com/affordable-design-for-children/the-loopa-gyro-bowl-spill-resistant-bowl. A Loopa Bowl review was also featured on the Pregnancy & Newborn “Good Gear” blog, http://www.pnmag.com/blog/Good_Gear/Other_Cool_Stuff:_Loopa.
The Loopa is currently being sold on Think Geek, a website with over 500,000 visitors per day! If you have a new mother on your Christmas list, this is the thoughtful and unique gift you have been searching for. Click the link below to purchase:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geek-kids/newborn-infant/c0d9/?cpg=froogle.
Last July the Animal Planet crew flew in from New York to visit our innovation factory and take a sneak peek at our up-and-coming pet products. We got our paws on the Animal Planet TV special “Your Pet Wants this” which showcases everything from an airline catering exclusively to pets, to GPS tracking units for your dog and our very own AeroLeash.
The special already aired but will run again this Saturday December 12, at 6:00PM.
http://animal.discovery.com/tv-schedules/special.html?paid=15.15974.128413.0.0
For instant gratification the Edison Nation clip is available below:
The Workout 180, invented by Everyday Edison Jennifer Holloway, made it into the Globe and Mail’s “Post-recession gift guide for the fitness buff.” The Globe and Mail is Toronto’s daily newspaper which has a circulation of more than 300,000.
The Workout 180 is a new piece of fitness equipment, incorporating strength, stability and cardiovascular exercises into one compact and portable device. Combining a push up bar, exercise step (for a stable or unstable surface) and built-in resistance band system, the Workout 180 offers varying levels of intensity and resistance for a complete core workout.
Click the link below to read the Globe and Mail article:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/holiday/holiday-gift-guides/globe-lifes-post-recession-gift-guide-for-the-fitness-buff/article1386223/
To order the Workout 180 visit www.workout180.com.
Season 3 “Everyday Edisons,” Will Howe and Ric Payne, see the national launch of their invention “Mister Steamy.”
The Mister Steamy dryer ball is a solution to those low on both time and space or just those who simply despise ironing. Thanks to the revolutionary dryer ball, say goodbye to the bulky ironing board, and say hello to wrinkle-free clothes. Mister Steamy releases wrinkles fast by using innovative steaming power inside a dryer ball that leaves fabric fresh and fluffy without dryer sheets. Providing you with an effortless, clean look, it’s certainly the demise of the old iron and ironing board.
For more information or to purchase one for yourself, visit the website http://mistersteamy.com.
I wanted to share with our inventor community some exciting news about EmeryCat’s national launch at www.emerycat.com and at select Walmart stores. Invented by “Everyday Edison” Michael Diep – a Vietnamese refugee now living and working in San Diego – the EmeryCat is a stylish, innovative new product for owners that combines a cat scratcher with a toy for cats. The secret is the EmeryCat’s patented, gritty-honeycomb surface that works like a nail file, gently dulling claws just like a traditional nail file as kitty scratches.
“I never thought that my product would make it to store shelves,” says Michael Diep, a Vietnamese refugee and successful entrepreneur based in San Diego. “And now all cat owners – and their furniture – can reap the benefits of having their cat’s claws filed safely and more often.”
To see the EmeryCat in action or purchase please visit www.emerycat.com.