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- United States Patent and Trademark Office rejects Amazon's 1-Click patent
- Do you reckon the complete revoking of Amazon’s patents in this area will have any industry-wide repercussions?It's about darn time!.It's about time! I have always thought that Amazon's 1-click was a glaring example of an obvious "invention" and a very stupid mistake by the USPTO. Storing customer data so...
- Tags: paulmah@..., U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-17
- How to Become a Part-time Inventor (zip)
- For each of the thousands of items on the shelves of Wal-Mart, there is an inventor making loads on invention royalties. At least one of these items should be yours. "How to Become a Part-time Inventor" will teach you the secrets of invention. You won't simply learn about other inventors,...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Item
- Software downloads 2006-09-22
- Robotics: Using Lego Mindstorms and Java
- In the past, robotics and related research was pretty much limited to serious hobbyists or to those working at big corporations, research institutions, and universities. The introduction of affordable Robotics Invention System by LEGO Mindstorms has helped make the art and science of robotics available to every one. The LEGO...
- Tags: Robotics, Java, LEGO Co., Lego Mindstorms, LEGO Robotics Invention Kit, Robots, Emerging Technologies
- White papers 2005-02-21
- Forrester: Innovation Networks: A New Market Structure will Revitalize Invention-to-Innovation Cycles
- Finicky customers, ruthless competition, and stringent regulations are accelerating demand for technology-enabled innovation. But supply-side deficiency and ineffectiveness hamper firms' ability to convert inventions into profitable innovations. The result? A new market ecosystem — called Innovation Networks — will emerge to match global demand for innovation with worldwide supply. Innovation...
- Tags: Forrester Research Inc., IBM Corp., innovation, network
- White papers 2004-06-17
- inventionDB
- The Invention Resource Database is a a searchable wiki-like archive of creative projects and how-tos.This post originally appeared on an external website by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Invention Resource Database, Wiki, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2005-12-05
- Photos: Clickers live forever
- Inventor Robert Adler died recently at 93. But his most famous invention, the first successful clicker, will live long after him.
- Tags: photograph
- Image galleries 2007-02-24
- Police blotter: Wife e-surveilled in divorce case
- Interesting, new technology, new ways to subvertIt seems that every new invention is followed by another. Interesting. I wonder if he was smart enough to move the saved files to a different location.
- Tags: Interesting, reaston@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-02
- The Clumsys (exe)
- Tim and his mischievous friends got themselves into quite a pickle when they discovered Grandpas latest invention, The Time Machine. Help Grandpa track down 20 kids lost in time and clean up any traces they left behind. Who knows what kind of chain reaction a toy car could cause in...
- Tags: Trace, SpinTop Games
- Software downloads 2008-06-16
- Will technology be the eventual doom of mankind or the cornicopia for the future?
- blog rootWill technology be the eventual doom of mankind or the cornicopia for the fAs I see it technology is heading mankind down the road to eventual extinction. We are destined to become slaves to our own invention. The advancement of mankind in the last ten years has been swift...
- Tags: rpalin@..., mankind, eventual doom, cornicopia, doom
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
- Fighting fire with wireless
- We asked what early forerunner of guided missile technology was patented by a famous inventor in 1898, decades before the appearance of widely recognized guided missile weaponry.The genius in question is none other than Nikola Tesla, radio pioneer and father of the alternating current motor, who received a U.S. patent...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Nikola Tesla, radio, wireless
- Technical articles 2003-09-23
- Emerging Trends in RFID
- The etymology of the word trend denotes both movement in a general direction as well as roundabout twists and turns. Technology trends, in particular, are not only shaped by technological invention and advancements but by economic, social, and political factors. These add a new dimension of complexity to predicting the...
- Tags: Trend, Pearson Education Inc., RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2004-12-17
- Security, Wiretapping, and the Internet
- Wiretaps have been used since the invention of the telegraph and have been a legal element of the US law enforcement arsenal for more than a quarter century. In keeping with law enforcement's efforts to keep laws current with changing technologies, in 1994 the US Congress passed the Communications Assistance...
- Tags: Security, Internet, IEEE, CALEA, Federal Government, Government
- White papers 2005-11-01
- MIT honors humanitarian tech invention
- Link to the photo galleryTech ideas for humanityhttp://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10878_11-64680.htmlStay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!http://nl.com.com/MiniFormHandler?brand=techrepublic&list_id=e019
- Tags: Sonja Thompson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Discussion threads 2007-05-04
- The Incredible Machine 3 demo (exe)
- This wacky invention game series is one of the most critically acclaimed programs of all time. Construct cause-and-effect contraptions with working pulleys, levers, conveyor belts, motors, balloons, and more. Use your creative ingenuity to construct over 150 different machines that create specified effects. Or play in the free-form mode to...
- Tags: Vivendi Universal Games Inc., Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 1996-10-18
- Evil Genius: Prima Official eGuide (exe)
- Essential tips for successful minion management. Crucial strategies for every Evil Mission. Expert details on how to customize your lair. Complete list of your enemies: the Forces of Justice Exhaustive list of every Act of Infamy. Formulas for every scientific invention. Note: The Download Now link will download a small...
- Tags: Genius, Desktops, Strategy, Hardware, Management
- Software downloads 2007-06-21
- The Technology Avalanche
- In this forward-looking News@Cisco podcast, you'll learn how you can define the future for yourself - instead of waiting for others to do it for you. Hear Dave Evans, Chief Technologist for Cisco's Business Solutions Group, speak on improving affordability and capability inherent in technology advancements, as well as the...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Podcasts, Internet
- Download resources 2007-06-04
- Little Gods (dmg)
- Two players human or computer opponents face off in six vivid arenas alive with atmosphere and motion. Choose from six cool characters and duel your way through nearly 80 incredible levels. Bricks swoop and spin, explode and move in all kinds of ways, creating a dynamic and highly interactive field...
- Tags: Player, Computer, Productivity, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2005-10-19
- The greatest barrier to innovation is lack of follow-through
- The thing that made Thomas Edison so good at what he did was that he could not only visualize something no one else before had, but he could turn that vision into an actual invention. I dont think that its a coincidence that Edison was also a successful businessman. While...
- Tags: Project Management, Planning, Management Skills, Management, Innovation
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Oddly Enough
- I just had to pass this comment on when I saw it:ya know, ...WinCE just makes me want to wince.the origin is unkown, the person that posted it on /. didn't leave a name.What is it ? ?:|Link? what did MicroSoft do with CE now? I heard that they were...
- Tags: Handhelds, Microsoft Windows CE
- Discussion threads 2006-05-11
- The accidental genius
- Anyone who's ever used a portable battery-powered light owes a small debt to Joshua L. Cowen, the late 19th- and early 20th-century inventor who almost invented the flashlight. Cowen sold for almost nothing his American Eveready Battery Company and its portable light technology to friend Conrad Hubert in 1898, well...
- Tags: Cowen, Conrad Hubert, Jay Garmon, fuse
- Technical articles 2004-01-13
