by Andrew Krauss on May 3, 2012
Utah based inventor Jennifer Briggs, mother of five, is solving a common issue with bathroom showers and tubs drain hair clogs. Briggs created the Drain Chaingle, a metal chain that allows you to unclog drains without removing their covers. The chain is built with adhesive rubber attachments, which attract hair caught in the drain.
Briggs came [...]
by Stephen Key on April 24, 2012
Our friend Nancy T. is a finalist in the Walmart Get On The Shelf contest. Her product, Snapit Eyeglass Repair Kit, is in the running to be sold on Walmart store shelves. But, she needs your help. Visit the website here and vote for the Snapit Eyeglass Repair Kit. Every vote counts! As independent inventors [...]
by Stephen Key on April 24, 2012
inventRight Co-founder Andrew Krauss will be attending the Hardware show in Las Vegas next week. He will be doing a meet and great with newsletter subscribers and inventRight students at 10am on Wednesday May 2nd. For simplicity sake we’ll meet up in front of the Costco booth 7206 in the central hall at exactly 10am on Wednesday [...]
by Andrew Krauss on April 23, 2012
Household bleach has finally made it into the modern era.
Since 1789, when French chemist Claude Louis Berthollet invented hypochlorite bleach, and up to today, consumers have been going through the same hassle of spills, discoloration and messy stains while handling bleach, due to its oxidizing nature. Novabella, Inc. has developed the Evolve bleach tablets, which [...]
by Andrew Krauss on April 20, 2012
Clean Cubes are disposable trash and recycle bins. Their dual-purpose design features a paper bin lined with a leak-resistant plastic trash bag.
The product is meant to provide additional recycling and trash space wherever needed. The Clean Cubes can easily be popped open, filled with recyclables or trash and when full, the drawstring on the plastic [...]
by Andrew Krauss on April 18, 2012
Robotic vacuum cleaners are gaining popularity quickly. The next generation of robotic floor care unit has arrived: the Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner. Using cleaning cloths to both sweep and mop, Mint is ideal for pet hair pick up, dust control and maintaining clean floors everyday. Since Mint is not a vacuum, pet hair and dust are [...]
by Stephen Key on April 13, 2012
My book, One Simple Idea, came out a little over a year ago. That’s hard for me to believe, but it’s true. And even more incredibly, it’s still number one on Amazon in the small business marketing section. I’m very proud of how well it has done and how many people have told me that [...]
by Andrew Krauss on April 12, 2012
Modern times and technology advancements have extensively contributed to increase the amounts of electronic waste on the planet. However, our modern days also paved the way to eco-design, a design approach that focuses on the environmental impact of products during their whole lifecycle. Eco-design is a growing responsibility and understanding of our ecological footprint on the planet. [...]
by Andrew Krauss on April 11, 2012
The Smart Baby Monitor by Withings, made for iPhone, iPad and the iPod touch, offers a cutting-edge way to monitor your baby, interact with him/her and ensure your infant’s wellbeing. By using the free WithBaby app, you can easily watch over your baby with high-resolution video, intuitive Pan-Tilt zoom and night vision, so you don’t [...]
by Stephen Key on April 11, 2012
The 2012 National Hardware Show will be in Las Vegas, NV from May 1-3 and Open Gate Licensing will be there pitching ideas to companies.
Open Gate is looking for new tool and hardware product ideas, so if you or someone you know has a great new product idea in the
tool, hardware, housewares or storage/organization industry, [...]