Monthly Archives: May 2012

Tampa Bay Couple Invent Media Device Holder

Bryan and Rozana Karle of Tampa got tired of dropping their phones.

“It happens to everybody,” Rozana told WTSB 10 News recently.

So she and Bryan did some research to find out what might be available to help users hang onto their mobile devices and said there were surprised at the lack of helpful gadgets that fit the bill.

“I mean cell phones have been out for how long and people have been dropping their phones for years.  It’s just amazing that nothing else has come up,” Rozana told 10 News.

So, like the good makers they are, they came up with their own solution – and patented the Snap-a-Loop, and adhesive-backed loop that comes in various sizes and sticks to the back of a phone, iPad, Kindle, or iPod.

On the market for just a couple of weeks now, and retails for $10. The Karles say everything from the manufacturing to the packaging of their new product is done right here in Tampa.

 

Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire Video

Check out the great little video our student videographer, Ryder, made at this year’s Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire!

Adam Savage’s Commencement Address at Sarah Lawrence College

Stay obsessed. That thing you can’t stop thinking about? Keep indulging it. Obsession is the better part of success. You will be great at the things that you can’t not do.” – Adam Savage

Words of wisdom from one of our most treasured Makers! “Remember that you have time to figure out what you want to do. Who you need to be. Where you want to go. You have time to fail. You have time to mess up. You have time to try again. And when you mess that up, you still have time. Just so long as you’re willing to work hard.” Read his full commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College.

An Inside Look at CyberCraft Robots

Check out this great little documentary about CyberCraft Robots , a popular Maker at our recent Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire, who will also be appearing at the Orlando Mini Maker Faire next week!

My Cool Inventions Broadcasting from Tampa Bay

Think you have the next hundred million dollar product idea? My Cool Inventions radio show invites you to submit your product idea.  Run by Akos Jankura ‘The Solutioinist’ and John Cremeans ‘The Doctor of Shopology” who offer to guide inventors in their product development, the program offers listeners an opportunity to vote on their favorite ideas.

Recently, the show maxed out the voter capacity during its premier boradcast  when when the inventors of the Activator (home security) Knuckle Racquet (sports/exercise) and Credit Clean Extreme (DIY Credit Rating) pitched their ideas live and created “a text to vote frenzy. The text to vote platform for the one-hour show reached capacity with thousands of votes coming in from Tampa Bay and around the country.”

Akos hosts the 90-second week-day Radio Feature following the news break at 1:30 pm EST on 970WFLA with live streaming on 970WFLA.com in the top rated time slot in the Tampa/St.Petersburg/Clearwater market. The feature is scheduled for national syndication this year MyCool Inventions is Featured Saturdays at 4pm on 970 WFLA, in Tampa, and iHeartRadio.Com nationwide.

Homemade Derby Hat Nets Zephyrhills Woman Day at the Races

A creative daughter-in-law helps a Zephryhills woman win at the day at the races, with this creative Derby hat!