Inventions Archive

  • And while you’re at it, why not turn that old cassette tape into clothing? I mean, really.

    And while you’re at it, why not turn that old cassette tape into clothing? I mean, really.

    Someone call LATFH. This is “Sonic Fabric,” and it's made out of old cassette tape, um, tape. It's 100 percent ridiculous, yes.

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  • Feel free to drink your shower water, kids

    Feel free to drink your shower water, kids

    Normally, you probably wouldn't consider drinking your own shower water after you had used it, but throw a couple of plants in there and you may well reconsider. Or, perhaps you'll react like the Drudge-ushered Daily Mail commenters and say stuff like “WHAT IS THIS GARBAGE, I EARN THE RIGHT TO WASTE WATER AND I'LL BE DAMNED IF SOME EGGHEAD SCIENTIST SAYS OTHERWISE.”

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  • What invention has changed the most from Version One to the Present Day?

    What invention has changed the most from Version One to the Present Day?

    I'm now ripping off Ron and Fez bits wholesale. In a gripping discussion today, the radio show debated the following question that's 100 percent relevant to our interests here at CrunchGear: what invention has changed the most since its inception?

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  • CrunchGear interviews up-and-coming inventor ‘East Side’ Dave McDonald from ‘The Ron and Fez Show’

    CrunchGear interviews up-and-coming inventor ‘East Side’ Dave McDonald from ‘The Ron and Fez Show’

    In our continued effort to bring you the best interviews with today's top talent, I'm happy to present my recent conversion with “East Side” Dave McDonald. He's an up-and-coming inventor who can be heard on “The Ron and Fez Show” every weekday, 11am to 3pm, on Sirius XM. He also occasionally co-hosts a show, “Special Delivery,” along with “Prime Time” Sam Roberts (yes, that Sam Roberts) on Sirius XM. He's also quite funny.

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  • Stupid invention: the self-playing harmonica

    Stupid invention: the self-playing harmonica

    player harmonicaThe aptly named Stupid Inventions brings us a fun little diversion: the self-playing harmonica. Using nothing more than an inkjet printer, a vacvuum cleaner, and a harmonica, you can create a modern day Nickelodeon! Except, of course, it's a harmonica, and not a piano. But still! Click on through to watch a video of this musical marvel in action.

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  • The Song of the PowerSquid: The Inside Story of the Life of an Invention Part 4

    The Song of the PowerSquid: The Inside Story of the Life of an Invention Part 4

    Hello, my name is Christopher Hawker. I am a professional inventor, specializing in innovative consumer products. My company is called Trident Design, LLC. I have developed many products in numerous industries and have over 20 products on the market. My most famous invention is the PowerSquid, a cephalopod-inspired power strip with outlets situated at [...]

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  • The Song of the PowerSquid: The Inside Story of the Life of an Invention, Part 2

    The Song of the PowerSquid: The Inside Story of the Life of an Invention, Part 2

    Hello, my name is Christopher Hawker. I am a professional inventor, specializing in innovative consumer products. My company is called Trident Design, LLC. I have developed many products in numerous industries and have over 20 products on the market. My most famous invention is the PowerSquid, a cephalopod-inspired power strip with outlets situated at [...]

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