Do you have a friend who is a lover of latest gizmos and wants to know everything about what’s coming out? For his or her birthday, don’t spend sleepless nights thinking about what gift to give. Instead, gift the book ‘101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions’. This is regarded as the best coffee table book about the [...]
Archive for the ‘inventions’ Category
5 Common Misconceptions about Inventing
December 5th, 2007
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WARNING: THIS POST GIVES A HEAVY DOSE OF REALITY! PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
Being a business owner in the invention industry, and an inventor myself, I felt I needed to voice – eh hem – vent, some fallacies that are prevalent in the industry. Here is a short list of common misconceptions of people, businesses, and [...]
Maker Faire 2007, Austin, TX – Robots, Art Cars, & Mouse Traps, Oh My!
October 23rd, 2007
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Last weekend we headed down the road to Austin for the 2007 Maker Faire. This was the first time Make Magazine & O’Reilly Media was doing the show in Austin, and they expected 25k attendees. Inventors, hobbyists, garage tinkerers, robots, and craft makers displayed all their stuff. Everything from art cars, to pedal powered fair [...]
Moving IdeaTango Blog
October 15th, 2007
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Because we now have blogging capability on the NEW IdeaTango.com, we’re moving the IdeaTango.com blog here. Not only will I continue writing the blog, but now famous inventor of the French Twister, and partner of IdeaTango.com, Lisa Lloyd will be sharing her wisdom on the new blog.
This blog at bryandaigle.com will become my personal [...]
Yankee Invention Expo, etc.
October 15th, 2007
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Dear Blog,
I’m sorry I have neglected you over the past few weeks. I know you’re very reasonable but I just wanted to let you know I didn’t want to hurt you. It’s just that with my online community for inventors and their invention ideas, IdeaTango.com, we were launching a new, and much improved [...]
Invention Radio Show
September 14th, 2007
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A few weeks ago I spoke with Yve Golan, of the Concept to Profit radio show. Concept to Profit is a show she hosts that talks about anything and everything related to product development, inventing, innovation, etc.
Yve, also the president of the invention licensing firm, World Innova, quizzed me with all sorts of questions: how [...]
What Happened at the Houston Invention Association Tradeshow?
August 14th, 2007
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To answer the question posed by the title of this post, more that we expected. The HIA event turnout for the show was double what they expected. The show topped out at 250 attendees and the little room was jam packed with inventors, businesses, and service providers. I was impressed!
An MBA student [...]
Interview with Jobacle
August 13th, 2007
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Jobacle, a podcast radio show for working Joes, recently interviewed me about IdeaTango.com, how inventors and idea people can use the site, and my entrepreneurial journey. Listen to the interview….
Jobacle.com, an alternative for carbon copy career advice, creates podcasts and blogs to help cubicle-bound employees think outside the box. He has a great sense [...]
Big Idea is Better
July 17th, 2007
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Just in the last month, I’ve discovered a TV show that is gaining some traction. The show is educational for inventors, entrepreneurs, AND average joe couch potatoes. It’s funny how the spoken word seems to travel like wildfire sometimes. I’d never heard of this show, and then in the last month, I’ve [...]
Is necessity the mother of invention?
May 18th, 2007
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We inventors, entrepreneurs, and other idea-people are consistently told one thing by our wiser, more experienced elders: their must be a need for your product for it to be successful. Put simply into a common cliche, the elders are in one way saying “necessity is the mother of invention.”
However, in Guns, Germs, & Steel [...]
