EP#77: The IdeaFab Podcast

The IdeaFab Podcast

• July Hardware & Electronics Engineering Meetup by MacroFab & Mouser Electronics event is live! Come grab some food, beer, and socializing if you’re in the Houston area.
• Everyone gets Zimas!
• Idea Tank Idea's 
  • Scooterfy 
    • Last mile transportation is the hardest problem to solve for mass transit
    • Scooterfy is a way to convert electric skateboards to a scooter so it takes less skill to ride
    • Casey Neistat makes riding electric skateboards look easy
    • What about a scooter cooler but with a brief case? It would be the business trim package
    • Patent of the inflatable motorcycle helmet
• MEP Idea's 
  • Stephen wants to be the first actual Space Pirate....Radio Show
    • Went as far as testing out solid rocket fuel
    • Hardest part is getting a satellite in orbit without anyone knowing
    • Sealand: Bates seized it from a group of pirate radio broadcasters in 1967 with the intention of setting up his own station at the site 
      • Maybe they are interested in becoming space pirate radio operators?
  • Space Elevator? What about a Space Escalator!
  • Parker has a series of silly ideas 
    • Urn This: Payment plan to cremate your loved ones - Costs and Arm and a Leg
    • everKittens: GMO cats that never grow past being kittens
    • Belt Buckle Badges for conferences and DEFCON
    • Rapid package delivery using cruise missles
    • Uber for cables
    • Rapid pizza cooler
• R.F.O. (Rapid Fire Opinions)
  • Security guard robot ends it all by throwing itself into a watery grave - Arstechnica 
    • Knightscope K5 security bot shows your job is probably safe from automation. For now.
    • Robot can't make arrests, taser a criminal, or wade into a burning building, but it can phone the cops or fire off a loud siren.
    • Idea behind it is if you’re shopping center or office complex had five patrolling security guards, you can replace four of them with robots and leave the fifth in a central office that can respond to any issues.
  • Google Glass 2.0 Is a Startling Second Act - Wired
    • Augmented Reality for industry
• Kickstarter Court 
  • Fight Stress & End Teeth Grinding Disorder w/ Smart Wearable