This week we stopped by Stanford’s Cool Product Expo 2007, and we must say . . .
Before we say anything, we’d like to mention how great it was to see this convention room full of all sorts of gizmos & gadgets. Most everything that was on display came from the minds and hearts of independent inventors. There was everything from a powered skateboard, to bamboo flatware, to video games controlled by brain waves. Of course a couple high-tech objects required an entire university team to develop the algorithm, but most companies presenting started out as inventors with a passion for their product.
Inventors flew in from as far as New York, Singapore, Korea, and Germany to display their fantastic “cool” inventions. It goes to show you, there’s always room for more innovation.
That said, we saw some pretty sweet stuff. But words here just don’t do it justice. C-net was on location capturing the intensity, as best they could, with their video camera. They told me they’d have the video out next week, so be out on the lookout. In the meantime, here are some snapshots from the event.
Our vote for “Most Cool Product” at the show has to go to NueroSky’s brainwave reading machine. By putting on what looked like a pair of headphones, you could play a video game using your brainwaves. Of course it’s still in it’s infancy, but in the game you could push, pull, or levitate objects just by focusing your concentration on them. Think Luke Skywalker becoming a Jedi. I tried it out myself and was blown away. It’s straight out of a science fiction book. SO congrats to Nuerosky, and all the other inventions that were displayed at the expo. We look forward to next year.
Bryan Daigle
