Half-baked Ideas

Humans have conquered and spread throughout the world, finding a way to live in every climate on Earth.  However, there are three places people have only begun to explore. Earth Since the beginning, people have lived and thrived on land.  Humans have been atop the highest mountains and settled in the lowest valleys.  Wherever the […]

If you’ve ever been to a place that has a lot of conferences like a corporate headquarters or some hotels, you might notice that the conference room has movable walls.  It’s one giant room, but there is a track where you can slide walls in to divide the room into smaller rooms. What if you […]

  What happened to a family in New Jersey after a blizzard was heartbreaking.  A couple and their two children, ages 1 and 3, were trying to stay warm.  The mom and the children stayed in the car with the engine running while the dad cleared snow outside.  Nobody realized that the tailpipe was clogged with […]

  Something is mystifying to kids about iPhones and iPads.  They always want to get their hands on one to play with the touchscreen. One button, in particular, is especially tempting to kids, but annoying to parents when they let their children play with their phone.  That button is the big round “home” button. There […]

Disasters happen all the time, and when they happen, they are unpredictable.  Usually, there are a few prominent organizations taking care of the response, followed by an outpouring of people trying to help through donations and goodwill labor.  Often, people have time and resources and want to help, but don’t know how they can help. […]

With its innovative controllers, the Nintendo Wii has already demonstrated some possibilities for combining exercise equipment with computers.  The Nintendo Wii Balance Board measures a person’s center of balance and allows games to gauge the effectiveness of some exercises.  The Nintendo Wiimote can be used to determine the location and acceleration of a person’s hand. […]