BLOG AUTHOR: KevMako

Predicting the next big consumer trends to hit popular markets is an exceptionally helpful strategy to use when designing a new invention. However, it is far from straightforward and quite... Read More

Following in the footsteps of—yet sidestepping—Kickstarter’s online route for soliciting investment funding, the Lockitron is cashing in big. With 23 days of backing remaining, the project has already come close... Read More

Whether due to a devastating design flaw or plain poor luck, the recent and ironic death of Segway Inc.’s owner may pose serious challenges to the company and the future... Read More

New inventors may want to add the freshly pressed book Instant: The Story of Polaroid to their reading list. Within its pages, New York magazine editor, Christopher Bonanos, maps out... Read More

Google’s 20-percent-time is lauded as one of its top strategies for innovation; and the American government needs to start investing in emerging high-tech industries. These are the two main messages... Read More

“Invention” and “innovation” are familiar terms that have important implications for anyone interested in developing an idea. These days, they get tossed around a lot when people are developing an... Read More

Just because an invention is impractical, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t recognize its merits in terms of innovation and orginality. That’s the philosophy behind the Ig Nobel Awards, which celebrate... Read More