January 2010

Read fascinating interviews with IdeaConnection problem solvers and discover first hand how problems solvers from around the world have come together to solve innovative challenges.

Prashant Agrawal has worked on a number of challenges through IdeaConnection and so far has a 100 percent hit rate of winning awards. He notes that IdeaConnection “is a platform where I can use my knowledge to solve the challenges. I know there are websites where you can do this alone, but the beauty of IdeaConnection is to do it to together in a team.”

David Leithauser runs his own software company, but is always on the lookout for exciting and challenging problems to solve. As a freelance inventor, he has participated in several challenges and “one of the solutions has been accepted by the seeker and we won the financial award, which is a nice way to supplement your income. And of course it’s very rewarding intellectually to come up with solutions to problems.”

World renowned designer Philippe Starck has just revealed two wind turbine designs for domestic use by homeowners. Ordinary individuals can put them in their yards, gardens or on roofs to generate power for their households. The “Revolutionair” 400W WT model will output 400W and the helicoidal 1KW WT will produce 1KW of power. The sleek turbines were officially debuted after a lengthy two years of research and work. The helix shaped designer turbines will be produced by Italy’s Pramac and will sell for around 2,500 euros and 3,500 euros.

Color Picker is an innovative concept design of a pen that scans colors and instantly uses the color for drawing. Simply point the pen at an object to scan its color, then use the ink end to write with the color you just scanned. The color is detected by the color sensor and the RGB cartridge of the pen mixes the required inks to create the target color. With color picker, the possibilities are endless.

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