Blogs to Read

Hey, I just added two great blogs to my blog roll:

Womentorz

"Womentorz™ is a marketplace of the latest inventions made by women where each inventor has their own storefront. We provide a community and supportive environment to assist in all areas of bringing a product to market."

Invention Addict

Steve Bozzone's blog is dedicated to inventors and their inventions. It has posts on how to be more creative, help with patents, cool and not so cool inventions and inventor spotlights.

Womentorz is all about women supporting women and Invention Addict is about innovation and creativity, so both of these blogs speak to things that are dear to me. Please take a minute to visit them. I bet you will get hooked after just one visit.

High Tech vs Low Tech Inventions

We live in the technology age, and I’m right up there with everyone else enjoying the benefits of high tech inventions, such as Skype and my Iphone. I’m well aware that technology can change lives. That’s why I eagerly read an article by Jennifer Lawinski entitled “Five Inventions That Will Change Your Life.”

The funny thing is that when I read this article, I suddenly wanted to shout about the value of low tech inventions, particularly mine: the two-sided dry erase paddle.

The article described something called the cognitive radio—a communication device which is a cross between a walkie-talkie and a palm pilot. This high tech handset would allow communication during a disaster when the power is out and phones, including cell phones, and the Internet are not working.

As I read about the cognitive radio, my head starting screaming, “It’s paddle time!” I imagined folks sitting on roofs in a flooded out town. They held paddles pointed skyward with critical messages: “5 people here!” or “baby & disabled grandma.” Helicopters hovering overhead radioed this information to the rescue boats. KleenSlate paddles save the day!

I love technology, but let’s not forget that low-tech devices can be life savers too! How do you see KleenSlate saving the day? Or what about your low-tech invention? How will it change people's lives?