Proto Labs Wants to Help You Create a Cool Prototype for Free
The latest winner of the Cool Idea! Award program is Garageio, a device that allows you to open and close your garage door with your smartphone.
View ArticleThe 10 Must-Have Ingredients for a Successful Invention
While many people believe they have the next million-dollar idea, in reality their vision could be a total dud. Here are 10 things needed to make your invention a success.
View ArticleComing in 2015: The Steve Jobs Postage Stamp
The late entrepreneur and father of the iPhone will join the ranks of famous inventors commemorated via postage stamp.
View ArticleThis Night Light Inventor Raised a Quarter Million Dollars on Kickstarter
A professional electrician came up with an alternative to the night light. And people are going crazy for his invention.
View Article3 Mompreneurs Who Stumbled on Innovative Success
These three women saw a niche and sought their own solutions, leading to successful products.
View ArticleDon't Have Great Ideas? Work With Someone Who Does.
Creative people oftentimes aren't great at selling their ideas. That's where you come in.
View ArticleRemembering Hobie Alter, the Surfing Visionary Who Invented a Sport and a...
Alter, who passed away on Saturday at age 80, was a self-taught engineer who invented the polyurethane foam surfboard.
View Article3-D Printing Pens 2.0: Smaller, Lighter and More Nimble
A trio of inventors in Europe have announced a Kickstarter campaign for a new device that allows you to doodle in the air.
View ArticleA Simple Tool That Could Sell Your Idea for You
There's no need to meet people in person for the hard sell. Let this tool do the work for you.
View ArticleHow a 3-D Printer Called 'Mink' Could Completely Make Over the $55 Billion...
A new invention purportedly churns out eye shadow pods in absolutely any color found on the internet.
View ArticleFDA Approves First Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
The arm allows amputees to perform once impossible tasks, like using a zipper and picking up delicate objects like grapes and eggs.
View ArticleSave Big on Trade Shows, Then Work Your Magic
These events present big opportunities to make connections and develop new partnerships.
View Article13 Accidental Inventions That Changed the World
These products came to be by chance -- spawning businesses and changing lives the world over.
View ArticleHow Do You Bring Innovation to Market?
We asked some of the leading idea people in business to define how new products, technologies and commodities come into being.
View ArticleThese Siblings Feed Off Each Other's Input to Drive Their Entrepreneurial...
A serial entrepreneur recalls her early collaborations with her brother and gives tips on how to encourage enterprise-building traits.
View ArticleThe Hard Truth About How Much Your Invention is Really Worth
Investors don't want to invest in a product, they want to invest in a business. Here are seven reality checks to apply.
View Article3 Problems That Became Opportunities to Change the World
Roadblocks can be a vision to a better world if you change your perception.
View ArticleA Quick Guide to Free Legal Services for Patenting Your Invention
The cost of a patent attorney is daunting for independent inventors but a government program makes it affordable, if you qualify.
View ArticleUnlocking America's Innovation Warehouse
Legal complexities have resulted in a system where only a judge can determine what a patent covers.
View ArticleConsider Inventing as a Form of Investment
The risks may be high, but the rewards can be splendid, both monetary and intangible.
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