Apple is scheduled to go to trial with a startup to fight over a three-letter word: Pod. The trademark battle centers on independent entrepreneur Daniel Kokin (right), founder of startup Sector Labs, and his in-development video projector called Video Pod. Apple had previously filed oppositions against Kokin’s usage of “Pod,” alleging that it would cause customers to confuse [...]
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Apple, Startup [Sector Labs] Go to Trial Over Pod Trademark
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DSLR Reconfigured
As a photographer, and perpetually dissatisfied consumer, I spend quite a bit of time irritated about many of the tools I use on a daily basis. For example, the form factor of an SLR hasn’t changed in decades. When you spend the entire day with your nose pressed against the screen of a camera, you [...]
Apple Aggressively Pursues ‘Pod’ Trademarks (updated)
For those of you that don’t know, I began developing a personal cinema device (video projection system) called the Video Pod back in 2000. I’ve been defending trademark since 2007. My legal battle with Apple Computer is discussed in this post at Wired. Update: The United States Patent and Trademark Office denied Apple’s motion for [...]
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Interviewed on Revision3′s Tekzilla
My good friend Jessica Corbin recently interviewed me about H2Glow and the invention process. But that’s not why you should watch it; there’s a pretty damn cute picture of Gadget that made it into the final cut. So for all you Gadget- & gadget lovers, check it out. Watch it at Revision3 or download the [...]
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H2Glow Video
This is my first mini-commercial for H2Glow. Feedback would be pretty sweet.sectorlabs.com update: V2
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H2Glow – Temperature Sensitive Faucet Illumination System
Well, it’s official. H2Glow is finally available! You can pick one up from my company’s website (sectorlabs.com) and amazon.com (product page). For those of you that don’t know about my secret life as an inventor, now you know.
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1873 Monocycle (replica)
Visit gizmodo.com for more photos of this replica of an 1873 monocycle. You can watch a video of it here.
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