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  • April 2008

    • Pentagon Inventing Group Hits 50, Looks to Next Strides

      Washington Post  |  Apr 8, 08 7:15 PM CDT

      Pentagon Inventing Group Hits 50, Looks to Next Strides

      (Newser) - A small Defense Department agency credited with inventing the Internet and rockets that sent men to the moon is turning 50, the Washington Post reports, and is fine-tuning its next innovations. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's work spans biology, satellites and aircraft; it has no permanent labs and its staff has been called “100 geniuses connected by a travel agent.” More »

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      Defense Department  • moon  • DARPA  • inventions  • Sputnik  • rockets

  • February 2008

    • Germaphobes Get a Handle on Bathrooms

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 15, 08 2:40 PM CST

      Germaphobes Get a Handle on Bathrooms

      (Newser) - For germaphobes, few sights elicit as much terror as doorknob in a public bathroom. Sure, you washed your hands, “but then someone else didn’t wash their hands and you have to touch the same door handle,” explains the inventor of the SanitGrip, an L-shaped, elbow-operated handle that helps just-cleaned hands stay that way. And he's not the only one grabbing the hygienic opportunity, the Wall Street Journal notes. More »

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      bacteria  • toilet  • bathroom  • inventions  • restrooms  • bathroom hygiene

  • January 2008

    • How 'Bout Them Rotten Apples?

      Wired  |  Jan 24, 08 8:59 PM CST

      How 'Bout Them Rotten Apples?

      (Newser) - Apple has been around for almost a quarter of a century, but not all of its products were as ingenious as the iPod. Wired highlights the company's biggest flops. The MessagePad (AKA The Newton): Fashioned to revolutionize personal computing, this PDA was too far ahead of its time for consumers. Apple Pippin: Apple's only foray into the world of video game systems got buried by Nintendo, Sega, and Sony. More »

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      list  • Apple  • Macintosh  • consumer goods  • inventions  • product design

  • November 2007

    • Time Names iPhone Year's Best Invention

      Time  |  Nov 2, 07 10:00 AM CDT

      Time Names iPhone Year's Best Invention

      (Newser) - Time magazine is naming the iPhone its invention of the year. Why? It demonstrates that good design is as important as good technology. Its touchscreen creates a whole new kind of user interface. Other companies will seek the freedoms that AT&T granted Apple in designing the iPhone, which will result in better phones all around. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • technology  • Steve Jobs  • gadget  • inventions  • Time

  • August 2007

    • Dads Move in on Baby Market

      New York Times  |  Aug 16, 07 8:26 PM CDT

      Dads Move in on Baby Market

      (Newser) - As fathers continue to take a more active role in raising their children, the market for baby gear has become less mom-centric, the New York Times reports. And it's not all fishing vests with hidden diaper changing pads. Recent dad-born inventions include computerized baby timers and a nipple adapter that fits on water bottles. More »

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      children  • marketing  • parents  • gender roles  • father  • raising children  • baby bottle  • inventions

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