Popular Mechanics Awards Technological Innovation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday October 6, 2006 @02:42AM from the doodads-and-whatnots dept.

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)."

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Notoriety? by belrick · 2006-10-06 03:06 · Score: 4, Informative

I don't think the submitter understands the negative connotations of the words "notoriety" and "notorious".
The RapidSlide is neither new or innovative. by Svartalf · 2006-10-06 03:42 · Score: 3, Informative

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...

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