Inventions News

London, July 4 : The Walkman used to be the perfect companion for whole generation of music lovers, and now the clunky portable cassette player by Sony has been named the best musical invention of the last 50 years, by a leading magazine.

The suit names Attorney General Stephen Six and Gaming Commission Chief Counsel Patrick Martin as defendants, along with Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston and Wichita City Attorney Gary Rebenstorf.

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 22 June, 2009 -- Rice University computer scientist Krishna Palem, who also heads the Institute of Sustainable Nanoelectronics at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, has won the prestigious 2008 W. Wallace McDowell Award for his pioneering contributions to the growing field of embedded computing.

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that a major Japanese mobile service robot developer has expressed interest in licensing GeckoSystems' "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security, and Service" for manufacturing and distribution in Japan.

A California-born skin protector, Sunny Sleevez created by Dashiel Stainthorp decided to sign on with NJ based Public Relations firm Beautiful Planning Marketing Group after seeing their impressive media placement track record.

Taking a page from big, live-action blockbusters like Star Trek and Transformers , the little indie animated movie 9 is introducing us to its characters by giving them all their own posters.

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Inventors, researchers and small business owners hoping to receive a portion of $2.3 billion in federal grants attended the National Institutes of Health's 11th annual Small Business Innovation Research conference.

A former IBM electrical engineer has designed a retrofit kit that he claims can transform existing automobiles into hybrids by placing an electric motor inside each wheel, thereby doubling gas mileage.

Microsoft's recent lawsuit against TomTom, alleging infringement of filesystem patents, has left many questions unanswered about the legal implications of distributing open source implementations of Microsoft's FAT filesystem.

Unfortunately we won't be able to hear Billy Mays say that again in person but that recorded line is destined to live on for as long as there are people.A The untimely death of Billy Mays inspired numerous accolades from around the country including this tribute video , one of many that you can find on YouTube.

The tantalizing question about William Gibson's ideas in his novel Neuromancer involves their relationship with the course that the Web took and continues to take as Neuromancer's publication date--July 1, 1984, 25 years ago today--recedes farther into the past.

The first trailer is out for Ricky Gervais' new film. Is the fact that he's written and directed this one, as well as starring in it, cause for celebration? Watch the trailer for The Invention of Lying So far, Ricky Gervais ' assault on Hollywood has been not so much a blitzkrieg as a sort of sore jab in the ribs.

'The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade.' Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was known for many things in his professional life, but he is often credited with his logical and sometimes frugal approaches to business and spending money.

Washington, July 1 : A team of scientists has developed a new video 'perfection tool' to help investigators enhance raw video images to locate terrorists and identify suspects in crime scenes.

A blood protein that only a short time ago was thought to be more important than cholesterol in heart disease now appears to be little more than a bystander.

Indian restaurants across the country could be banned from selling Balti dishes as council chiefs in the city credited with its invention seek to protect the name.

Focus Features continues to make the smart moves in selling Shane Acker's upcoming animated film "9" by focusing on the aesthetic.

Lake County is home to one of the most successful large companies in the world. Abbott Laboratories develops products that contribute to the health and nutrition of people throughout the world.

Abbott Laboratories should pay $1.67 billion to Johnson & Johnson's Centocor unit for using its invention to produce the Humira arthritis drug, a federal jury said Monday in the largest patent verdict in U.S. history.