Popular Mechanics Awards Technological Innovation

PreacherTom writes "Every year, Popular Mechanics attempts to find the most innovative tech products and hand out a little notoriety. This year's honorees range from everyday items like a $17 Crescent RapidSlide wrench, which puts a new, faster spin on an already well-designed tool, to a high-end Lexus that can virtually park itself. PM took an extra step by honoring innovators in science, having solicited nominations from a board of editorial advisers that includes Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Dr. Amy Smith, a professor at MIT. Winners include Burt Rutan (of SpaceShipTwo fame) and Angela Belcher (for her work with virus nanofabrication)."

Comments

Notoriety?

[belrick]

I don't think the submitter understands the negative connotations of the words "notoriety" and "notorious".

The RapidSlide is neither new or innovative.

[Svartalf]

My dad had SEVERAL of these things since I was a kid- of course, from a different
vendor than Crescent. Bought them out at Canton from a tools vendor. The things
have been around for decades now.

New and innovative, my backside...

Popular Mechanics: for those too dumb for Discover

[spun]

If the old Omni magazine made your brow furl, if Discover makes you feel like a retard, if Scientific American is just plain incomprehensible to you, or if you are stuck in a WalMart waiting for your wife to buy make-up and there's nothing else to read, there's always Popular Mechanics. New articles about military hardware and cars in every edition! Why not buy some plans for a hovercraft from the back page? Plus: build things from wood! All in Popular Mechanics, the magazine for those too dumb for Discover.