Pedestrian Horn: An invention tailor-made for India

Why should walkers be denied one of New Delhi's greatest pleasures? Jason Overdorf Perhaps it was delirium, but soon after I landed in Delhi ideas for inventions began to spring to mind: the Refrigerator Snorkel®, the Beggar and Tout Repulsion Kit®, the Phone Megaphone®. All perfectly good ideas, bogged down by research and development costs. (The corporation’s bar tab alone was astronomical ...

U.S. Government Rules in Favor of LG Electronics, Against Whirlpool in Refrigerator Patent Case

 WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics Inc. won a significant victory in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) against Whirlpool Corporation in a long-standing dispute over refrigerator ...

Right-living Maumelle woman reaches 100

Lockie Belew Pruitt turns 100 on Friday and she’s still as sharp as a tack.

Best of CES 2012: Staff picks

From new laptops and tablets to the the most useful refrigerator drawer you'll ever use, Digital Trends' writers round up their favorite gadgets and inventions of CES 2012.

Apple pears just the thing for Chinese New Year's

For true foodies, there's nothing quite like discovering a new or unusual item at the grocery store and then rushing home to share the find with family and friends.

Smoke Signals: Grill to the rescue!

The next time you complain about it being too cold to grill, think about Stacy Dean . Back in November, she, her husband and their three elementary-aged children assumed starring roles in that horror movie known as “a kitchen remodel.” A week after Thanksgiving, the walls came tumbling down in their upper Northwest kitchen. Literally. Read full article >>