“People, products, services & ideas shaping our world. Big, small it doesn’t matter. It is moving us in some way”
Curated by
Shirley Williams
I have a passion for those who innovate and inspire. It doesn’t matter whether they are in a far and remote place that mainstream Canada, US or UK has not heard any thing about or whether it is “in your face” wonder. I am humbled by them all. I am also curious how business operations incorporate innovations into their work. Is it free flowing or is it wrapped with bureaucracy. Do you have the same curiosity? Then you have stopped by the right place.
Welcome to my Scoop.it magazine: Innovators. Innovation. Just Inspired.
Shirley 
Searching for the next frontier of tech? Look no further than your TV.
In a world where the latest gadgets are automatically expected to be hooked up to technology “ecosystems” — apps, Internet connectivity and access to social networks -- television makers are banking on the fact that couch potatoes will want to see their friendly living-room TV get in on the act. 
Imagine instant access to the latest market segment information at a meeting, or seeing the fourth quarter earnings for a company in (literally) the blink of an eye.
Scientists at the University of Washington are working on solar powered contact lenses with transparent LEDs embedded onto the lens. This technology could be applied in countless ways, from health monitoring to text translation right in front of the wearer's eyes. 
The largest battery in the world has arrived, and you likely won’t be surprised where it landed: Hebei Province, China. The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and electric car maker BYD--the company that most recently made big headlines a few years back when Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway took a 10 percent stake--have teamed to create a massive battery array capable of storing 36 megawatt-hours of electricity. Via Paulo Furtado, ABroaderView.org 
BreathalEyes app for iPhone records involuntary eye movement to measure blood alcohol levels. 
Computerized sleeves may soon allow manufacturing bosses to monitor and record workers' moves and mine them for efficiency data.
A little Big Brother'ish but interesting technology. It is only in prototype phase right now. 
Responsible paper company Domtar is seeing its market evaporate. Instead of holding on to what paper used to be, it's finding new uses for pulped wood--everything from car parts to bone replacements.
It is great to see innovation at work. Instead of hanging on to what was, they are redefining what can be..... simple and musing ideas.... take a look 
Researchers at the University of Washington have successfully built and tested what may be the first-ever Terminator-style heads-up display contact lens. 
Technically, "innovation" is defined merely as "introducing something new." There are no qualifiers of how ground-breaking or world-shattering that something needs to be; only that it needs to be better than what was there before. Via Ken Cooper 
Gabriele Diamanti's Eliodomestico is an incredibly simple water purifier. So simple, in fact, that you just tip the dirty water in, leave it... ![10 websites that changed the world? They’re not what you might expect. [Video] | Innovators. Innovation. Just Inspired. | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/50SiHhwTze2ZcsTIPp6_cTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
10 websites that changed the world? They’re not what you might expect ... |
theGRIO REPORT - The pre-teen entrepreneur designs handmade eco-friendly garments and accessories that are sold on her website to customers across the globe... Looking to get an edge over the competition? Get a muse, says Michael Schrage, research fellow with the MIT Sloan School's Center for Digital Business and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at the Imperial College [London] Business School. 
Innovation Excellence speaks to the following five areas that are driving business innovation...
1. QUANTIFIED SELF & M-HEALTH 2. GESTURAL INTERFACES & AUGMENTED REALITY 3. SoLoMo CONTENT + DATA EXCHANGE 4. SOCIAL TELEVISION 5. D.I.Y. & DIGITAL OBJECTIFICATION 
Our Best of What's New 2010 winners, all in one place... 
Here's something we haven't seen before: adverts that transform into chairs, no tools required! 
It would be hard to find a geek who doesn't recognize the world-famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who turns 70 today. 
Using off-the-shelf LEDs, an Arizona man built a wearable television set. 
There is something special about the tricks and tips people come up with to turn old or useless objects into something fresh and useful. 
It's frustrating being a teenager, unable to drive, or drink, or vote. It's like society doesn't trust you with anything. Read more: 6 Teenage Inventors That Changed The World | Cracked.com
This shows that innovation is ageless... never too young or too old. 
A phone case featuring three optical-quality lenses to improve the shooting capacity of an iPhone 4 or 4s. The device features a 0.7x wide angle lens, 1.5x telephoto zoom, and 0.33x fisheye accessory. Users can switch across lenses by simply rotating the dial. the case itself is composed of aluminum,with two standard horseshoe tripod mounts to facilitate both portrait and landscape photography. 
In 2011, Windows-based ultrabooks haven’t been flying off shelves. In fact, Acer and Asus have reportedly cut back their manufacturing orders by 40 percent. Nonetheless, Intel is pushing ultrabooks as a key notebook strategy in 2012. The Consumer Electronics Association expects to see 30 to 50 new ultrabooks launched at CES 2012 in January, and iSuppli projects a “massive level of growth” in the space. Intel CEO Paul Otellini even wants manufacturers to incorporate a touchscreen into next year’s models in support of Windows 8. Will a flood of new models and features supercharge sales? Analysts say that if they’re done right, ultrabooks could be the next big thing.... 
Apps that use facial recognition technology to provide information about a bar scene are developing faster than privacy safeguards. 
Pico projectors for phones are old news. But Pico projectors built into iPhone cases are brand new, and way more practical than stringing ca... |
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