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It was another bustling week at QHQ. Last night’s Eval was an exciting one. Pivot Power inventor Jake Zien was in the house and on the pannel. We looked through 13 of the week’s brightest ideas and ended up crowning four new Quirky Inventors and a picking up an exciting Explore. Here are the highlights: Read More...
Rice, a.k.a. stir-fry’s wingman, sushi’s sleeping bag, and an edible mattress for sautéed fish. The versatility of rice is endless, which is probably why it’s the most widely consumed food on the planet. But who wants to wash all those dishes after making it? Not us. Enter Risolo, a tool that takes the guesswork out Read More...
There is nothing more embarrassing than accidentally getting slapped in the face by an unwieldy metal tape measurer. You know it, we know it, and your cat and neighbors know it. Enter Roll-bot, a wireless digital tape-measuring device that can be used on any surface. It can effortlessly trace your walls, furniture, or crafting projects Read More...
Tim Gunn and Corinne Iozzio joined Ben Kaufman at our special Eval last night. Last night, we hosted our second special product evaluation with our friends at GE, focusing on app-enabled products. We had Project Runway’s Tim Gunn, Popular Science magazine’s Corinne Iozzio, GE’s Joe Salvo and Deborah Zajac, and Electric Imp’s co-founder Kevin Fox Read More...
Hey there Quirky community! As you may remember, last month we kicked off our awesome new partnership with GE and held our very first special Wink Product Evaluation. Well, we’re coming back again tonight to pick even more inventions for our new line of app-enabled products. The festivities will start promptly tonight at 7pm ET Read More...
“Happy Birthday! Sorry about the wrap job.” You used to buy perfect presents, but then felt mortified handing them out until you bought yourself the perfect present, Gifteze, Quirky’s 3-in-1 giftwrapping tool. With Gifteze, you can tape, cut, and curl ribbons to your heart’s content. It’s easy to use and there’s no exposed blade, so Read More...
Members of the US Wrestling team and Girl Scout Troop 3304 joined in on last night’s EVAL as Baron Nagy lead the way. Our guests Stacy, Product Manager at Percolate Industries, and Katie, 8 year old Girl Scout, did an incredible job as panelists. Over the course of an hour and fifteen minutes, 12 of Read More...
Few products are more iconic than the piggy bank, but nowadays, secure storage alone just doesn’t cut it. Introducing Porkfolio, an app-enabled piggy bank that loads a full financial institution into one lovable package. When a coin drops in, Porkfolio’s nose will light up, and the increase will be pushed to the partner app, letting Read More...
This Friday, May 17th at 11:35pm ET, CEO Ben Kaufman will return for his third appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, bringing a brand new batch of Quirky’s coolest products, along with a few wildcards that you may or may not expect (remember condom shorts?). Tune in to NBC (check your local listings) Read More...
Unless you’ve got arms like Mike Tyson, the act of mixing can turn baking from an art into a workout. Give your forearms a break with Whix, a specialized mixing tool that makes it easy to blend ingredients in batters, burgers, and other thick mixtures. Every feature and function was designed with mixing in mind: Read More...
In 1995, Japanese inventor Kenji Kawakami coined the term Chindōgu (literally, “unusual tool”), to describe the practice of inventing oddball solutions to everyday problems. These inventions are often described as “unuseless”, as they solve legitimate household problems, but do so in such an awkward and embarrassing way that few consumers would actually use them. Chindōgu Read More...
From media center to server to a teacher’s best friend, Apple’s Mac Mini has set a new standard for versatility. That is, until you try to reach around it for a cable. Get the most out of your Mini with OneEighty, a swiveling stand that lets you access all your vital cables with a simple Read More...
Really? It’s Friday already? Boy how time flies – I swear it was only yesterday that I wrote the last of these recaps. Such is the flow of time here at Quirky: fast, unpredictable, and fun as hell. Of course, we can’t blame you if you missed any of the excitement this past week. That’s Read More...
It was another bustling week at QHQ. Last night’s Eval was an exciting one. Pivot Power inventor Jake Zien was in the house and on the pannel. We looked through 13 of the week’s brightest ideas and ended up crowning four new Quirky Inventors and a picking up an exciting Explore. Here are the highlights: Read More...
Rice, a.k.a. stir-fry’s wingman, sushi’s sleeping bag, and an edible mattress for sautéed fish. The versatility of rice is endless, which is probably why it’s the most widely consumed food on the planet. But who wants to wash all those dishes after making it? Not us. Enter Risolo, a tool that takes the guesswork out Read More...
Hello Quirky community! Due to an Eval heavy week, we’ll be holding off on Feedback Friday tomorrow to focus on churning out some of these fantastic new products we’re taking on. Looking ahead, we’ll be taking a break from Feedback Friday until further notice. Rest assured, your favorite broadcast will return bigger, badder, and funner Read More...
There is nothing more embarrassing than accidentally getting slapped in the face by an unwieldy metal tape measurer. You know it, we know it, and your cat and neighbors know it. Enter Roll-bot, a wireless digital tape-measuring device that can be used on any surface. It can effortlessly trace your walls, furniture, or crafting projects Read More...
The ideas we thought were oh-so-simple proved to be a bit more challenging when we broke the Brainstorm ice on three inventions last night. The Quirky team, with the help of some stellar Community members, focused on function, form, and getting this stuff to actually work! Cupcakes were consumed, ideas were shared, and laughs were Read More...
Tim Gunn and Corinne Iozzio joined Ben Kaufman at our special Eval last night. Last night, we hosted our second special product evaluation with our friends at GE, focusing on app-enabled products. We had Project Runway’s Tim Gunn, Popular Science magazine’s Corinne Iozzio, GE’s Joe Salvo and Deborah Zajac, and Electric Imp’s co-founder Kevin Fox Read More...
Bake Shapes is moving into production! We feel confident in the product, and it’s time to take this baby to market. Take a look at it in the Upcoming Section, and help us to determine its price by playing the Pricing Game. Congratulations to Hadar Ferris and all of the 6,221 community members that helped bring this Read More...
Brainstorm keeps on keepin on during another bustling week here at QHQ. We’ll be discussing three simple yet clever products this week, all invented to make our lives a little bit easier. Two of our new Project Managers, Myriam Kruse and Katie Lucisano, will be taking a short break from their usual “making stuff happen” Read More...
Hey there Quirky community! As you may remember, last month we kicked off our awesome new partnership with GE and held our very first special Wink Product Evaluation. Well, we’re coming back again tonight to pick even more inventions for our new line of app-enabled products. The festivities will start promptly tonight at 7pm ET Read More...
“Happy Birthday! Sorry about the wrap job.” You used to buy perfect presents, but then felt mortified handing them out until you bought yourself the perfect present, Gifteze, Quirky’s 3-in-1 giftwrapping tool. With Gifteze, you can tape, cut, and curl ribbons to your heart’s content. It’s easy to use and there’s no exposed blade, so Read More...
Hello makers! We hope the weekend has been treating you well. This past week was jam-packed full of so much new stuff, it’s no surprise that some of you may not have been able keep track of it all. If you missed any of the excitement, we’re happy to get you back on track with Read More...