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CDs and DVDs that have a small re-writable part to write serial numbers for each customer, you could even make that a critical component of the program that would be encrypted. You could decrypt the CD/DVD with the serial number. This could also be incorporated to prevent unauthorized copying, which can be done with that current discs with many different programs.
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I thought it would be cool idea if Kinkos or other copy places would have a projector pointed at a white table so that when you are about to print something they could show you how it is going to show up. You could have the paper sizes all marked up on the table (letter, legal, A4) so that you could choose the right size. You'd have to calibrate it so that the projector would show the page at the right scale depending on the distance you put the projector. You could even hold out the...
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04/07/2009
Nowadays laptop computer screens, even the ones intended for use in the office, are coming in widescreen. I think it would be useful if these screens could be tilted vertically like for editing text documents. Widescreens come at a ratio of 16:9=1.77. A standard letter page is in a ratio of 11:8.5=1.29 so the length of a letter would fit nicely if put at the width of a page. Anyway, it's an idea.
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How about mice with two optical sensors so that you clould rotate the mouse and it would rotate the cursor on the screen or the object you are dragging, might be fun for games too; probably would be better if you design the mouse to be round.
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Here is a quickie: asecond battery for laptops so one can switch main batteries without shutting down. Not very big, just one or two cells just enough for 3 to 5 minutes of power, with a condenser that you'd have to charge before I guess to get the proper voltage, probably be better for larger laptops the 17 inch ones.
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