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#51
06-23-2005, 07:59 AM
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Re: Have you ever had an idea, someone else made successful?
I invented a few concepts in how to use communications technology. One of the concepts was revolutionary and have become popular internationally and is now marketed by large multinational companies. Was very difficult to find any way to protect it, but I managed to gain some goodwill by helping them which indirectly resulted in some cash, and they provided me a lot of free resources to put it into live use. No real pay off, but got me a name so that headhunters call me with job offers.
When I worked with it I knew that I would be unable to protect it but I take pleasure in watching that it is developing into the "de facto" international standard. Hope I can make a business of something similar sometime. 
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#53
06-23-2005, 08:40 AM
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Re: Have you ever had an idea, someone else made successful?
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[ QUOTE ] When I was 13 I decided it would be awesome to make a toilet bowl that was also a fish tank. Couple years ago I was thumbing through a magazine and saw the same idea for sale. [/ QUOTE ] You can probably stop sweating this one. I'm pretty sure these guys aren't really rolling in the toilet bowl fish tank dough.... [/ QUOTE ] 
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#55
06-23-2005, 08:58 AM
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Re: Have you ever had an idea, someone else made successful?
Here is my brilliant idea. I’ll never use it. Feel free. Also feel free to flame me for how stupid it is or that it’s already been done. It’s a stand-alone burglar alarm system. However, instead of having a monitoring service, the whole thing is just one little box. It’s connected to your telephone like an answering machine. Whenever it’s tripped, it dials 911 and a recording plays telling the operator your address and to send police.
I figure it could come as a kit with enough wiring and contacts for a few windows and a couple of doors. Pretty easy to install. You could probably sell the whole thing for <$30. And no monthly service fees like other alarms.
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#56
06-23-2005, 09:28 AM
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Re: Have you ever had an idea, someone else made successful?
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Toilet seat warmer is an idea I want someone to create. [/ QUOTE ] I think their are toilets in Japan with this facility. Personally I hate sitting down on a warm seat.
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#57
06-23-2005, 09:30 AM
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Re: Have you ever had an idea, someone else made successful?
Jake, the problem would be balancing the machine so it didn't trigger too easily, which would lead to chaos.
Plus people getting in drunk and setting it off etc. I'm sure the cops would soon get pissed off.
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#58
06-23-2005, 09:31 AM
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Re: Have you ever had an idea, someone else made successful?
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Personally I hate sitting down on a warm seat. [/ QUOTE ] Me too.
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#59
06-23-2005, 09:37 AM
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Re: Have you ever had an idea, someone else made successful?
mine was the radio that adjusted its volume as you drove at faster speeds (so it would stay constant with the windows down). you could have settings for drivers window down, front windows down, and all windows down and it would adjust the volume differently. this was like 8 or 9 years ago
then I heard they have something similar in SUVs now
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#60
06-23-2005, 09:38 AM
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Re: Have you ever had an idea, someone else made successful?
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Jake, the problem would be balancing the machine so it didn't trigger too easily, which would lead to chaos. Plus people getting in drunk and setting it off etc. I'm sure the cops would soon get pissed off. [/ QUOTE ] Yea. I know there are issues. You'd have to have some kind of delay to turn it off or whatever. Still I figure i could sell a million of them by infomercial.
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