Feeling Quirky? You’ve heard of outsourcing. Companies ship jobs off to areas with lower costs of production. Have you heard of CROWDSOURCING? Crowdsoucing is like Wikipedia. The public contributes (usually for free) to create something bigger and better that a single person or single company could do on their own. A site recently launched called [...]

Always Up For Brushing I mentioned the Quirky site a while back. Here is one of the products that is available for “pre-sales” at a discount. Check it out, it may entice your kids to want to brush. Quirky’s bobble brush is a tooth brush stand that turns your toothbrush into a “weeble.” No more [...]

Bags where they belong! Introducing the StashCan Quirky’s StashCan is a kitchen trash can with the added ability to store trash bags in the can itself. No more hassle with drippy bags, and time consuming trash removal. The StashCan makes your trash routine far simpler, cleaner, and speedier. (oh and it looks pretty too!) Step [...]

Ben is at it again. Time to get Quirky! Related Articles DIY Glow in the Dark Moldable Plastic Free 2-D CAD Software – DraftSight for you next new invention project The Pain of Change How to Patent an Idea Get Your Prototyping Fix Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome and encouraged. Let me know [...]

Although I have not yet had a successful Quirky submission (I only entered in the freebies) I do have 6 US patents and 17 years in product development and design. I’ve read through many of the submissions and I cringe sometimes to think someone plunked down $100 bucks for and idea that is not unique, [...]

I was interviewed by ABC News.com last week. Check it out (I’m on page 3 ) For what you ask? It’s about Quirky.com Related Articles DIY Glow in the Dark Moldable Plastic Free 2-D CAD Software – DraftSight for you next new invention project The Pain of Change How to Patent an Idea Get Your [...]

Well if you can’t afford a BMW and you one an iPhone, how about a Beamer. Order yours now for only $38. Related Articles New Quirky Product For Sale – Pivot Power Several Paths to Success Protect your iPad with the Cloak; broken tablets are no joke Keep your cables on the table – Cordies Thank you for [...]

Order the cool and quirky cable wrangler called “Cordies”. Click here to purchase for only $12.99 Related Articles New Quirky Product For Sale – Pivot Power Several Paths to Success Protect your iPad with the Cloak; broken tablets are no joke Keep your cables on the table – Cordies Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome and encouraged. [...]

The Cloak iPad protector is coming along Order yours today. Planning to get an iPad? You should check out this cool cover. Here’s the description from the Quirky site: Protect your iPad with Quirky’s Cloak! Cloak is a sleek, sturdy case for the Apple iPad with a modern design resembling an office folder. The Cloak [...]

Ways to Make Money with Your Ideas There are several paths to success in most endeavors. The trick is finding a path that has the best likelihood for success and a path that is a good match for your personality, skills and financial situation. Here are a few paths: Inventor Contests You could enter and [...]