People have spent 10 million nights in strangers’ beds, thanks to Airbnb (Jennifer Van Grove/VentureBeat)

Jennifer Van Grove / VentureBeat:
People have spent 10 million nights in strangers’ beds, thanks to Airbnb  —  Four years after inventing a crafty marketplace for spaces — couches, castles et al.  — San Francisco-based startup Airbnb has helped travelers book more than 10 million nights (likely to the chagrin of landlords everywhere).

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TrekDesk Treadmill Desk Featured in the United Kingdom’s Sun – YAHOO!

The Sun, United Kingdom’s most widely read newspaper (boasting the 10th largest circulation worldwide) introduced its readers today to a new invention which aims to get overweight workers healthy again by allowing them to walk in the office: the TrekDesk …
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Fish & Richardson Secures First-Ever Pro Bono Patent for … – MarketWatch (press release)

Fish & Richardson Secures First-Ever Pro Bono Patent for
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Fish & Richardson recently helped independent inventor Nick Musachio obtain the first patent to

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New invention: Bed that makes itself – KYTV

NEW YORK– AFTER ALL THESE CENTURIES OF MAKING BEDS, FINALLY SOMEONE’S MAKING A BED THAT MAKES ITSELF. “Would I get that? In a second.” “IT” IS CALLED THE SMART BED… THREE SECONDS AFTER IT SENSES A HUMAN HAS LEFT THE BED, IT BEGINS MAKING …
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Apple interested in swappable iPhone camera lenses – Apple Insider

A new concept for an improved iPhone camera system would allow users to reconfigure or even replace the lens for optimal pictures. The details of Apple’s proposed invention were revealed in a new patent filing discovered by AppleInsider and published by …
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Student inventions on cable – Columbus Dispatch


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Student inventions on cable
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Ten central Ohio elementary and middle school students have been chosen to participate in Time Warner Cable's “Coolest Creations” competition.

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