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...HEAR THIS INVENTOR: GEOFF BALL Hearing-impaired since he was 8, Geoff Ball waited years for someone to create an implantable hearing device. With none forthcoming, he developed one himself. Vibrant Soundbridge is an external processor linked to a skull-mounted internal receiver. Unlike standard hearing aids, which merely amplify sound, the Soundbridge directly vibrates the bones in the middle ear for a more natural sound quality that clarifies background noise and nearly eliminates feedback...
...INVENTOR: MERCK Perhaps you didn't know this, but turkeys are sold by gender--toms as cutlets and deli meats, hens as whole birds. So turkey breeders must separate hatchlings at birth. But genetic breeding has made it nearly impossible to tell the difference without, uh, checking the goods, a messy process at best. The Merck team patented Gender-Specific Fading Down, meaning boys are born with black feathers, girls with brown. The colors fade as the turkeys grow...
INTERNET FOR DUMMIES INVENTOR: MYSMART.COM There are people who still don't know how to use the Internet. Online stock-trading firms everywhere feel it is vital to get these folks online. Mysmart.com's smart mouse-pad system is the See 'n Say of Internet browsing. Icons on the mouse pad point the way (mainly to e-commerce sites) for those who just can't deal with Netscape...
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...
COOL LAPS INVENTOR: RAY NOVOTNY For the literal-minded few who insist on actually propping their laptop computers on their laps, the consequence can be an extreme case of warm thighs. The Laptop Soft-Seat, made of lightweight aluminum, absorbs the excess heat and keeps computers and knees cool. So does a table, but then that was invented a while...