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South African Innovator Is Re-Inventing The Lightbulb
13 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Capetonian David Harte, 64, has invented and patented a light bulb socket able to mechanically and electrically interface both screw-type and bayonet-type light bulbs as well as downlight-type light bulbs.
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These Guys Reckon Nedbank Stole Their Tech System And Owes Them R280 Million
19 Jun 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In another case of David versus Goliath, two Gugulethu entrepreneurs are taking on Nedbank, claiming the bank has violated their patent.
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Woman Invents Playground Toy That Sells Millions – Doesn’t Have Patent – Doesn’t Make A Cent
04 May 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It’s not often an invention becomes a roaring success, but when it does, there’s one thing you really want to get on pronto. Yeah, the patent.
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This Guy Actually Invented The iPhone – So Apple Must Pay Him $10 Billion
30 Jun 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Thomas Ross believes that he invented the iPhone back in 1992, and he is suing Apple for $10 billion as a result. Let’s examine that claim.
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This Is Why They Didn’t Call It ‘iWatch’
10 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apple has taken a different route this time around, dropping the “i” from their latest device, just known as the Apple Watch, but why exactly would they move away from their well-known branding prefix?
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Apple’s “Transparent Texting” Makes Texting While Walking Safer
31 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s a scary world out there, and if you have your eyes glued on your phone the whole time, you may butt heads with immovable objects frequently. In an effort to stop you from walking face first into a tree, a lamppost or fellow pedestrian while texting, Apple have filed a patent for ‘Transparent Texting.’
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Amazon Is Now Shipping Items Before They Get Ordered
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s delivering packages on time and there’s just ridiculous. Amazon just got ridiculous.
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Apple Has Patented This Radical Glass Cylinder [PICS]
03 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Apple have taken a step into the world of architecture with their latest patent – an all-glass spiral staircase wrapped around a cylinder. They have patented the design, method of construction and materials used for the staircase, which leads patrons up to their Shanghai store.
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Nokia Develops World’s First Vibrating Tattoo
23 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
So! Nokia filed a patent for the world’s first vibrating tattoo, to alert users about call, text message or email alerts. Because that’s something people would want. The idea being that Nokia’s haptic tattoo would transmit “a perceivable impulse” through the skin whenever it receives magnetic signals from a phone. The future is gross.
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“The Hobbit” Pub Saved By Stephen Fry & Ian McKellen
23 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s an old Southampton pub called The Hobbit under threat from the company that controls Lord of the Rings licensing. The company eventually agreed to sell the pub a license to keep using the name it has had for decades. Stephen Fry and Ian McKellan decided this was stupid, so they paid the fee themselves.
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