Down and out in ham lake
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Corliss Orville Burandt could not hold on to the patents of his inventions-about a dozen of them-for want of money. He claims that many major auto companies have recently filed for patents on the concepts invented by him. Burandt is homeless now and ironically, lives in the very same car 'CORVAIR' for which he made modifications with a 'Variable-Valve-Timing engine.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2005
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A dog named spot: when Microsoft stops imitating and starts innovating, watch out
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The watchmakers Fossil Inc., Richardson, Texas, introduced Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT), a smart digital wristwatch, which gives weather, stock quotes, sports scores, head-line news, one-way instant messages, outlook calendar reminders, and finally, the date and time.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2004
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The rise of the bodybots
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The first commercially available exoskeleton will be released in Japan. An exoskeleton is a system that can increase a person's physical faculties.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2005
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