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We’ve made it more than halfway through 2013,and many magazines and websites are already touting the most innovative gadgets so far this year. Here is a “Top 5” list you may want to check out. It includes an electronic skateboard, a portable iPhone charger that fits you your wallet, and my favorite, a “Nest learning…
The innovative laser – a look forward and back
As I wrote this past weekend in my column, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the laser, a scientific innovation that has become commonplace in our everyday lives. Combining scientific theory and brilliant engineering, it is one of the most innovative, fascinating, and commercially successful devices ever built. Lasers provide precise, selective and controlled…
Juno Power your smartphone to jumpstart your car
Imagine jump-starting your dead car battery – with your smartphone! JUNOJUMPR is one smartphone accessory in the form of a portable charger, that can also be used to jumpstart a car in the case of a breakdown. It costs about $70. Here’s more via the Auto Blog: Since we carry and deal with more and…
Getting a Grip on Innovation: Lessons from the Bionic Glove
Consumer Goods Technology had a cover story that indirectly revealed some secrets of successful innovation. Alarice Padilla’s “Game-Changing Innovation: The maker of Louisville Slugger Revolutionizes the Sporting Good Market with Bionic Glove Technology” describes the rise of a new sports glove that gives athletes better control. The glove has a unique padding system that fills…
Auto innovations would make Ford proud
In my weekly column, I’ve been taking a look back a few decades to look at how innovation has evolved in the automobile industry. You might be surprised to learn that some of the cars that didn’t make it to the mass assembly line were actually quite advanced for their time: From the perfection of…
Balancing act: A house that reacts to your roommate’s movements
Imagine a house that stays stable only if its inhabitants cooperate! Here’s a home that is balanced on an axis. It’s called ReActor, and is part of the 2016-17 Architecture Omi exhibition WOOD: From Structure to Enclosure. Check out this amazing video: The home was constructed at the Omi sculpture park in the Hudson Valley north…