Skip to content
GeekDad

GeekDad

Raising Geek Generation 2.0

  • Gaming
    • D&D Adventures
    • Family Gamer TV
    • GeekDad Approved
    • Tabletop Games
    • Re-Spawn
    • Re-Roll
    • Tabletop Game Review Index
    • Videogames
    • View All in Gaming
  • Entertainment
    • Books
    • Columns
      • 10 Things Parents
      • Architechnologist
      • Cosplay Family Spotlight
      • DC This Week
      • Gadget Bits
      • Life of the Party Comic
      • Same Geek Channel
      • Stack Overflow
      • Word Wednesday
      • View All in Columns
    • Comic Books
    • Events
      • Birthdays & Anniversaries
      • Hacking the Holidays
      • People
      • Places
      • View All in Events
    • Geek Culture
    • Movies
    • Podcasts
      • BAFS
      • Bounded Enthusiasm
      • Bristol Banter
      • Dice Section
      • Gameroom Junkies
      • Great Big Beautiful Podcast
      • Hey You Geeks
      • Novel Ideas
      • Sunday Evening With Captain Owen
      • Radio Free Hipster
      • The GeekDads
      • We Are Entertained
      • View All in Podcasts
    • Television
    • Theater
    • Videos
    • Web Comics
    • View All in Entertainment
  • Products
    • Apparel
    • Audio Gear
    • Gadgets
    • Gift Guide
    • Kickstarter
    • Reviews
    • Toys
    • View All in Products
  • Health & Leisure
    • Hobbies
    • Leisure
    • Parenting
    • Sports
    • Travel
    • Projects
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Science & Tech
    • Education
    • Electronics
    • Engineering
    • Robotics
    • Science
    • Software
    • Space & Astronomy
    • Internet
    • View All in Science & Tech
  • Shop
    • Daily Deals
    • GeekDad Merch
  • Info
    • About GeekDad
    • Advertise on GeekDad
    • Crowdfunding Review Guidelines
    • PR/Product Review Enquiries
    • Privacy Policy
    • RSS
    • Weather Stations
  • Visit GeekMom

Tag: inventions

9 Inventions I Hope to See on Kickstarter in 2017

January 31, 2017December 13, 2017Robin Brooks1

There is lots of brilliant and crazy stuff on Kickstarter, but for 2017 I want more! Starting with something to pair my socks.

Continue Reading
Timeline Boxes, Image: Sophie Brown

‘Timeline’ Gets All Your Dates in a Row

January 27, 2017Sophie Brown1

‘Timeline’ is a cute card game that’s all about getting your dates in a row.

Continue Reading
Great Scott! Image: Sinister Fish Games

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Great Scott!’

April 30, 2016December 13, 2017Sophie Brown6

In ‘Great Scott!’ the whimsical 19th-century parlour game that never was, players use cards to build ridiculous inventions and explain them to each other.

Continue Reading

Daily #DadJoke for March 30, 2016

March 30, 2016December 13, 2017Judd Schorr

Daily #DadJoke for March 30, 2016: On this day in history, the shovel was invented…

Continue Reading

4 New Books and Activities For Indoor Fun

September 23, 2015Jenny Bristol

For those weekend afternoons when your kids come to you, yet again, saying, “Mom, I’m bored,” here are a few new suggestions to give their play some direction.

Continue Reading

Kickstarter by a Kid: Kevo Is a Simple and Affordable Vacuum Former

July 7, 2015December 16, 2017Dave Banks

Ted Brull, a young inventor from Kansas City, has a Kickstarter project to promote his vacuum forming tool.

Continue Reading

Seattle’s Innovators Assemble for LEGO’s Build for Good

April 13, 2014Kelly Knox

LEGO, inspired by a 7th grader who combined his love of LEGO with the genuine desire to do something good for people, issued the Build for Good Challenge to seven companies in Seattle.

Continue Reading

Get Creative! Win Money! Inspire Science!

October 22, 2013December 13, 2017Rebecca Angel

Write a science-fiction story or comic, or create a new chemistry set. New competitions award your creativity and love of science!

Continue Reading
Gamera II

33-year-old Sikorsky Prize Claimed by Kickstarted Craft

July 12, 2013December 13, 2017Kevin Makice

Almost a year after a record-setting 50-second flight by the University of Maryland, a team from Canada made a successful claim on the 33-year-old Sikorsky Prize for human-powered helicopter flight. They earned $250,000, thanks to a $34,000 Kickstarter campaign.

Continue Reading

The GeekMoms Podcast #35: Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Program Inspires Kids to Invent

November 21, 2012December 13, 2017Nicole Wakelin

In this episode, GeekMom Nicole Wakelin gets to do a face-to-face interview with the kids on the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam from Nashua North High School in Nashua, New Hampshire

Continue Reading

Playing With Lego Mindstorms at FIRST Place Robotics Camp

July 30, 2012December 13, 2017Nicole Wakelin

FIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology” and is part of Dean Kamen’s mission to promote his own love of science and technology. One of his most well-known efforts is FIRST Lego League, which reaches kids as young as six years old.

Continue Reading

MaKey MaKey: An Invention Kit for Everyone

May 24, 2012December 13, 2017Anton Olsen

I stopped by the MaKey MaKey booth at Maker Faire on Sunday and was very impressed by what I saw. They appear to have everything needed to make a successful Kickstarter campaign: a cool product, working versions of the product, …

Continue Reading

Boy Scouts Partner With Edison Nation to Host Innovation Challenge

January 27, 2012Dave Banks

Hey, kids, do you have an idea for a product or an invention that could help people in their daily lives? Then you should check out the Innovation Challenge, a new contest from the Boy Scouts and Edison Nation, the …

Continue Reading

Breakthrough Awards Salute Innovators

October 16, 2009John Baichtal

Popular Mechanics’ 5th annual breakthrough awards, held last week, honored 250 technologists, scientists and journalists. The test pilot for Sikorsky’s radical new X2 helicopter rubbed shoulders with astronomers seeking life in other solar systems via the Kepler space telescope, while …

Continue Reading

Lego Click! Awards Salute Brainy Kids

August 3, 2009John Baichtal

Do your geeklets have an idea for the next great invention? Well, LEGO is giving out $25,000 in savings bonds to salute kids’ smartest ideas. In honor of National Inventors’ Month, LEGO Systems Inc. today launches its LEGO® CLICK! Awards, …

Continue Reading

Craftsman’s Innovation Showcase Wants You to Make It So.

July 3, 2009John Booth

The other day, doing some house-watching for an out-of-town friend, I pulled up to the mailbox so my daughter could reach out from the passenger seat and pick up the mail. The letters had scooted all the way to the …

Continue Reading

A Seven-Year Old Boy’s Top Secret LEGO Plans

June 24, 2009Jonathan H. Liu

Seven-year-old Quaid Guarino has been in the news lately for something we can’t tell you about. Well, sort of. Quaid’s a fascinating kid: he has a budget for LEGO bricks and goes bargain-hunting on eBay, and has built Star Wars …

Continue Reading

Affiliate Links

Work From Home - Bang & Olufsen

Tabletop Game Review Index

Get GeekDad via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 492 other subscribers

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Get the GeekDad Books!

GeekDad LLC | Theme: news-vibrant by CodeVibrant.