Neowin News Feed for: Invention

Coffeematic PC is an insane invention that uses a hot coffee maker to "cool" a PC

Usama Jawad — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 08:16:01 +0000

Coffeematic PC is a rather absurd invention that hacks together a GE coffee maker with a Linux Mint PC to dispense hot coffee being brewed while nearly blowing up the PC. Read more...

Scientists hammer up 'Hyperadaptor super metal' that's nearly unbendable

Sayan Sen — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:22:03 +0000

Scientists and researchers have created a new 'Hyperadaptor super metal' that is really, really hard to bend. Read more...

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to grant patents to AI for "inventions"

Usama Jawad — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 03:32:01 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge against the USPTO by a computer scientist. The latter claims that their patent should attribute their AI system as the inventor. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Apple invention misconceptions

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:18:40 +0000

While Apple may be an industry leader in several markets with products like the iPad and iPhone, there are some things that people think the company has invented but they actually haven't Read more...

Time labels iPhone as Invention of the Year

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:24:34 +0000

Stop. I mean, don't stop reading this, but stop thinking what you're about to think. Or, O.K., I'll think it for you: The thing is hard to type on. It's too slow. It's too... Read more...

Toothbrush trounces car as top invention

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:33:45 +0000

In a nation obsessed with sparkling teeth and minty-fresh breath, the lowly toothbrush is the king of inventions. So say the findings of a new survey released Wednesday by the Lemelson-MIT... Read more...

Dean Kamen Set to Unveil Mysterious 'IT' Invention

Sun, 02 Dec 2001 22:07:31 +0000

``IT,'' the mysterious, much- hyped invention that a down-on-its-luck hi-tech world has seized on as a possible revolutionary breakthrough in the realm of personal transportation, is ready to be unveiled on Monday. ... Read more...