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...MOUSETRAP IS THE MOST PATENTED DEVICE IN U.S. HISTORY --THE WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF MOUSETRAPS IS WOODSTREAM CORP. IN LITITZ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man-Made Marvels | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...i700 is an innovative device," notes Christopher Chute, analyst at the high-tech market-research firm International Data Corp. "For the first time, a camera manufacturer has attempted to offer an all-in-one solution for digital-image capture, transmission and display and storage." Such an invention opens up all sorts of possibilities. Cross-country travelers could wirelessly update their home pages on the road with pictures from their trip. Guests at a family reunion or wedding could post images online just minutes after snapping them, so everyone who couldn't attend could see the action as it unfolded. Relocating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Take A Picture That Can Fly | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

CLIP-ON SHOE DEODORIZER INVENTOR: TANITA CORP. The Deodorant Light for Shoes has two tiny lamps that beam safe levels of ultraviolet light into shoes to eliminate isovaleric acid--the cause of the disease more commonly known as stinky feet. It was developed for a Japanese market obsessed with cleanliness; each 3-min. treatment eliminates 86.7% of acids. That should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will They Think Of Next? | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

WIRELESS WASHING INVENTOR: ARISTON CORP. The technology of laundry isn't sexy. Wireless laundry, however, just might be. Italian manufacturer Ariston's Margarita 2000 is a washing machine equipped with a wireless transmitter for remote programming via cell phone or the Internet, so clothes can be washed and ready when you get home from the store. The folding chip, sadly, is still years away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will They Think Of Next? | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

When the lights came back on, so did Mahaffey's television. Lo and behold, right there on the screen was an ad with a toll-free number for Invention Submission Corp., the nation's largest patent broker and promotion company. He picked up the phone and dialed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inventors Beware! | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

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