Anyone got ideas for inventions?

Lemlin

Friend of mine has to think up a new invention that would be useful for people in their everyday lives. Anyone got any ideas?

Beruthiel

ya
a money making machine
I'd find that very useful, I'd never have to work again

Firewalkwithme

Well as I can never find my paper punch when I need it, how about a combined paper punch / lever arch file. There would be no excuse for leaving stuff unfiled ever again!

Lemlin

ya
a money making machine
I'd find that very useful, I'd never have to work again

Realistic ideas please!

Endurance Man

Tell him to think himself, we not doing your damn homework for you .

Lemlin

She's just looking for a bit of help.

And its not as if the topic isn't interesting. Someone could be sitting out there with the idea of a lifetime!

Sleepy

If I could come up with a marketable idea for a new product, I wouldn't be sitting in this office posting on boards now would I?

kenmc

Lemlin wrote:

She's just looking for a bit of help.

And its not as if the topic isn't interesting. Someone could be sitting out there with the idea of a lifetime!

Until the patent rolls through. If i had any invention ideas I'd not say a word.

cormie

I've got ideas, but they aren't free, it's a good investment they'd make you quite rich, I just have too much on my plate at the moment to venture with them I've got some business ideas and more too:D

ExOffender

An intuitive mouse programme (acronym IMP is just a marketing brainstorm away) that guesses where you're going to click next and offers several options based on your profile and/or 'most clicked'/current cursor position/your stated intent. If such doesn't already exist. I know nothing about coding so this idea is virtually worthless to me. But it's now in writing that I thought of it first. Which probably means nothing legally, but morally. Or something.

And a remote control for online poker play. Niche market for pros, novelty market for suckers. Winner.

Beruthiel

Lemlin wrote:

Realistic ideas please!

are you saying it's not!?!?
*weeps*

/edit
I have a fantastic idea btw
it will cost you 5 billion for the details

Raytown Rocks

I know.
Why doesnt she invent a machine, that thinks up new inventions for people like her, who are looking for help on how to think up an invention.

ambro25

[bait]I have several, available in many technical flavours (ICT, biotech, mechanical, golf, kitchen, bathroom)[/bait], but you'll have to first tell me why you want them...

homah_7ft

What about a device that makes bread crispy and hot. Instead of using an open fire it would use an electical element. People could then have it in the morning instead of having to wait until they had the fire lit.

Dinner

homah_7ft wrote:

What about a device that makes bread crispy and hot. Instead of using an open fire it would use an electical element. People could then have it in the morning instead of having to wait until they had the fire lit.

Ah come on now. He specifically asked for realistic ideas. Lets at least try to be reasonable.


Love the sig by the way.

Paladin

Beer vending machines in pubs that take credit cards + PIN/fingerprint/some security so we can avoid retarded queues for incompetant staff.

Steoob

homah_7ft wrote:

What about a device that makes bread crispy and hot. Instead of using an open fire it would use an electical element. People could then have it in the morning instead of having to wait until they had the fire lit.

love it... youve taken someones sarcastic comment already said and taken it to a new condesending fu(k you level i like haha

whiskeyman

homah_7ft wrote:

What about a device that makes bread crispy and hot. Instead of using an open fire it would use an electical element. People could then have it in the morning instead of having to wait until they had the fire lit.

But that could be hard with chunks of bread.
Perhaps if bread could be cut in pieces of equal and uniform dimensions and sold in such a manner, this would aid in the cooking process for your unique invention as the bread segments size would conform to a common standard!
People may hold this to be the best thing!

PTL

Actually, does anyone know what to do with good ideas? Say someone here or his friend thought of a great product .... Where to go next... like take the beer vending machines which i think already exist in bar code but not sure about that at all... But say someone said ... great im going with that .....

What next? has anyone ever thought of an idea and made it and made money? did they go it alone or are there companys that can help and have the contacts? How much for patents in ireland and then how much for european or american patents and how long do they last... Maybe this is the only information we can provide your friend.

No one will give you an idea where they think they can make millions for free... but they will happily take it to there grave and do nothing with it

whiskeyman

PTL wrote:

Actually, does anyone know what to do with good ideas? Say someone here or his friend thought of a great product .... Where to go next... like take the beer vending machines which i think already exist in bar code but not sure about that at all... But say someone said ... great im going with that .....

What next? has anyone ever thought of an idea and made it and made money? did they go it alone or are there companys that can help and have the contacts? How much for patents in ireland and then how much for european or american patents and how long do they last... Maybe this is the only information we can provide your friend.

No one will give you an idea where they think they can make millions for free... but they will happily take it to there grave and do nothing with it

so many questions...
Google is your friend.
(you have the general idea..)

Edster

Beer vending machines in pubs that take credit cards

Hick
I came up with this idea a few years ago (while sitting in a pub strangly enough). The idea was to take the simple flow beer taps (the ones where you just flip to tap and it pours) and put 2 or 3 of these in the middle of the tall round tables. You then sit there with your mates and pour away at will (after swiping your credit card at the start of the evening).
As we chatted about this idea (and the beer kept on flowing) someone suggested that if you were going to be that lazy that the table leg should also have a whole in it for getting rid of excess beer



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Binomate

A heated toilet seat, for winter.

whiskeyman

Binomate wrote:

A heated toilet seat, for winter.

http://www.us.kohler.com/pr/n_seamless.html

"Our heated toilet seat truly elevates the bathroom experience"

Binomate

whiskeyman wrote:

http://www.us.kohler.com/pr/n_seamless.html

"Our heated toilet seat truly elevates the bathroom experience"

Awww crap, in that case you should build a time machine that will transport you one day into the future in 24 hours and that also will help you to lose weight, if you get in use it and don't eat anything.

toiletduck

^^^
been reading dilbert in the indo over the past few days have ya? :rolleyes:

Binomate

Yes, but as far as I know they havn't invented it yet so it's ok to steal it.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Sleepy wrote:

If I could come up with a marketable idea for a new product, I wouldn't be sitting in this office posting on boards now would I?

You might if this office you speak of was your own companies corporate headquaters, where you now sit marketing your own multi-zillion dollar invention

Really though, I don't know what the OP expects here... like a few others here, if I had an idea that was original and marketable, I wouldn't be telling some random boob on the internet about it.

ExOffender

I like my ideas.

D

The easiest way to secure your idea is to send a sealed package or envelope to yourself by registered post. Well until your patent application is confirmed.

ExOffender

I heard that the existence of it on a computer had superceded that even. Probably wrong, I'm no law head.

Diver79

Im never going to do this so I will post it on condition that you actually do it. So many people need this.

Have you ever been stuck in a pub or cafe and your battery is dieing a horrible death, and that hot chick uve been flirting with is going to call any minute?

Here's the solution, Charger pods at each table. You put in your 1 euro and out comes a multi connection charger cable. Stick in your phone have a few beers/Dinner/wine whatever and hey presto, you just hooked up with the hot chick cos your phone didnt die.

i reckon with a bit more thought and planning that this could work. How much are a few batteries and some cable?