WILLIE KEITH KELLOGGS

MINI-BIOGRAPHY

 1.       Willie Keith Kellogg was born on the 7^th of April, 1860 in Battle Creek, Michigan; he was the seventh of 16 children.

 2.    As a young boy, Will Kellogg was extremely shy with no unique qualities; in fact his teachers thought him to be a slow learner and in no time he dropped out of school to help out as a salesman in his dad’s broom company.

 3.    In 1880, he married Ella Davis and also in that year, took up a 3 month business  course at the Parsons Business College in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

 4.  After the course, he gained employment as a bookkeeper at the Battle Creek      Sanatorium run by his elder brother, Dr John Harvey Kellogg.  

 5.  Will helped his brother to promote his many health books, recipes, theories and even  manage his Sanitas Nut Food Company for several years but received very meagre  wages for his effort.

 6.   In 1894, Will, whilst still a bookkeeper in Battle Creek, mistakenly left out a pot of cooked wheat to stand overnight but found it severely hardened by the morning. Out of curiosity, he then proceeded to run it as it was, through the company’s rollers; to his surprise, each grain of wheat came out as a large, thin flake. He then persuaded his brother to bake it and serve it with milk and it eventually became a huge hit with all the patients.

 7.   Not long after, patients who had left the sanatorium began requesting for the wheat flakes by mail order and so Will had the added responsibility of meeting the hundreds of orders that came in every week but he never missed a beat and continued to expand the cereal business using his innate business acumen.

 8. The brothers combined forces and began experimenting with other possible raw materials for making baked flakes such as barley, oats and corn. In 1898, they discovered that corn grits produced a flavourful and crispy flake, thus the cornflakes was born. Will however, insisted on the addition of sugar to this new product to which John vehemently refused, thus causing the brothers to go their separate ways.

 9.  In 1903, Will formed his own cereal company called the Battle Creek Toasted Cornflake Company and began to experiment extensively with different recipes to further broaden his market size. He advertised heavily and made use of slogans and catch-phrases that stuck easily in consumers’ minds; In New York, he proclaimed Wednesday ‘the wink day’ whereby any woman who winked at their grocer on a Wednesday received a free box of cornflakes.

 10. In 1930, Will created the W.K Kellogg Foundation and its primary aim was             to help children and youths attain their aspirations by providing them with the resources they needed, to do so.

 11. In 1934, Will donated more than $66 million to the Kellogg Foundation to further ensure its sustainability and longevity.

 12. In 1938, he retired from official duties and spent most of his retirement at his Arabian horse farm in Pomona, California where he bred over 300 Arabian horses.

 13. On 6 October 1951, Will Kellogg died at the age of 91, having being blind for the last ten years of his life.

   SOURCES: Encyclopedia JRank and IdeaFinder

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TOILET TATTOO

If this can get fellow users of the, ehem 'throne' to shut the lid by admiring the tattoo picture, it's a sure winner in my book.

It sticks to the toilet lid by means of electrostatic, not adhesive, so you can actually take it off without damaging the toilet lid; in other words, your favorite bathroom memories can also tag along if you ever have to move houses.

Check out their website for more cool designs.

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STEVE JOBS

TIMELINE

24 Feb 1955: Steve Jobs was born to Abdulfattah Jandali, an emigrant from Syria and Joanne Schieble, a Swiss-American. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs when Joanne’s parents refused to acknowledge her relationship and offspring with Abdulfattah.

Summer 1968: 13 year old Steve calls Bill Hewlett who promptly offers him a summer position at the HP factory.

1969: Steve Jobs meets future Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, through a mutual friend and they begin to experiment with different electronic ideas.

1972: Steve J and Steve W build and illegally sell ‘blue boxes’ that allow phone calls to be made for free.

1973: Steve J spends one semester at Reed College, Oregon and then drops out after six months. He spends the next 18 months dropping in on creative classes like calligraphy, which would later help in the design of the Macintosh’s fonts.

Late 1973: Steve Jobs gets a job as a technician in Atari Inc.

1974: Whilst an employee at Atari, Steve Jobs is given the challenging task of creating a circuit board with as little chips as possible for the arcade game, ‘Breakout’. Recognizing his limited technical ability for the task, he hands it over to Steve W with the promise of splitting the payout sum two-way. Steve W succeeds in creating the circuit but Steve J tells him the payout sum is $700 when it was actually $5,000. Steve W will not find out until 10 years later.

1976: Apple Computer Inc is formed by Steve J, Steve W and Ron Wayne.

1976: Steve and Woz start assembling Apple I computers in the Jobses' garage, and sell them to computer hobbyists, including 50 for the Byte Shop.

1977: Former Intel executive turned business angel Mike Markkula invests in Apple and hires former colleague Mike Scott as CEO. Steve W is forced to leave HP to join Apple full time.

1978:  The Apple II becomes the first mass-market personal computer, with impressive sales around the US. Apple becomes a symbol of the personal computing revolution.

1979: Sales of Apple II skyrocket after pioneer spreadsheet software Visicalc is introduced.

1980: Apple goes public, increasing Steve Jobs' net worth from dozens of millions of dollars to over $200 million.

1983: PepsiCo CEO John Sculley becomes Apple's CEO after having been wooed by Steve Jobs for several months.

1984: Macintosh is launched in great fanfare at Apple’s annual shareholder meeting.

May 1985: Apple's board sides with John Sculley and strips Steve off all executive duties.

1985: Alan Kay first introduces the Pixar team to Steve Jobs.

Sep 1985: Steve Jobs resigns from Apple and starts NeXT with five other refugees from Apple. Apple announces it will sue NeXT.

Jan 1986: Jobs buys the computer division of George Lucas' ILM for $10 million and incorporates it as Pixar

Aug 1986: Steve's mother Clara dies. A couple months later, Steve discovers his biological mother Joanne and his sister, novelist Mona Simpson. They will become close friends.

1987: Steve W resigns from Apple.

1988: NeXT and IBM form a partnership to have NeXT’s system run on IBM machines.

Dec 1988: At SIGGRAPH, Pixar releases its new short Tin Toy. It will win 1988's Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

1989: Steve shuts down all of Pixar’s hardware operations.

Mar 1991: Steve Jobs fires almost half of Pixar’s staff and takes back all of the employees' stock in an effort to cut costs, as the company is still in the red 5 years after its launch.

1992: NeXT COO Peter Van Cuylenburg betrays Steve Jobs by trying to have the company bought by its giant competitor Sun. Sun CEO Scott McNealy warns Steve Jobs instead.

Feb 1993: NeXT fires 300 employees as it discontinues all its hardware operations and becomes NeXT Software Inc. This is the lowest point of Steve's career.

Mar 1993: Steve's father, Paul Jobs, dies.

Feb 1995: Steve starts focusing less on NeXT and more on Pixar before Toy Story is released. He becomes President & CEO of Pixar Animation Studios.

Nov 1995: One week after Toy Story is out, Pixar goes public. Steve Jobs's worth rises to $1.5 billion, more than it ever was during his first tenure at Apple.

1996: Apple, which was desperately looking for a modern operating system to buy, eventually buys NeXT for $400 million. Steve Jobs is named "informal adviser" to Apple CEO Gil Amelio.

Jul 1997: Gil Amelio is ousted by the Apple Board of directors after a disastrous quarter. Steve Jobs is named interim CEO in his place and installs his NeXT executive team at the top of Apple.

1997: Apple starts its 'Think Different' campaign to restore its damaged brand image. The new slogan will quickly enter popular culture and define the company for the next five years.

1998: Steve Jobs introduces Apple's revolutionary iMac at the Flint Center auditorium in Cupertino, 14 years after he had introduced the Macintosh at that same place.

Jan 2001: Steve Jobs unveils Apple’s Digital Hub Strategy at Macworld: the Mac is to become the center of consumers' emerging digital lifestyles.

May 2001: Apple opens its first Retail Stores in Tysons Corner, Virginia and Glendale, California.

Oct 2001: After an 8-month crash development program, Steve Jobs unveils iPod at a small media event on the company's campus. He has no idea how it will tranform Apple.

2002: Apple starts its popular 'Switch' campaign with ads picturing PC users that switched to the Mac.

Apr 2003: Apple opens the revolutionary online iTunes Music Store in the US, after negotiating landmark deals with all major music labels.

30 May 2003: Opening day of Finding Nemo, Pixar’s first Best Animated Feature Academy Award winner.

Fall 2003: Steve Jobs is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but stubbornly refuses any modern medical treatment for months. He tries alternative diets instead.

Jan 2004: Steve unveils the iPod mini and the iLife suite at Macworld. The iPod mini will soon become the world's best-selling MP3 player and truly establish Apple as a consumer electronics powerhouse.

Aug 2004: Steve Jobs finally has his pancreatic tumor removed by surgery.

Jan 2005: At Macworld San Francisco, Steve Jobs unveils Apple's productivity suite iWork, the new Mac mini, and the iPod shuffle, the cheapest iPod ever at $49.

Jan 2006: The Walt Disney Company acquires Pixar for $7.4 billion. Pixar's largest shareholder Steve Jobs joins the Disney board while Ed Catmull becomes president of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, and John Lasseter its chief creative officer.

2006: Apple starts its famous 'Mac vs PC' campaign, a series of TV commercials featuring Justin Long as Mac and John Hodgman as PC. The campaign will last for three years and mark popular culture.

Jun 2007: iPhone is released in the US, the same day as Pixar’s 8th feature film, Ratatouille.

Jan 2008: At Macworld 2008, Steve Jobs introduces MacBook Air, with the tagline 'the world's thinnest notebook'. Three years later, it will come to redefine all of Apple's notebook product line.

Mar 2008: Apple announces it will open the iPhone platform to outside developers with the App Store. VC fund KPCB starts iFund to invest in the new mobile app economy that they (rightly) believe will sprout from it.

2008: Apple starts its popular 'There's an app for that' campaign to illustrate the growing popularity of the App Store and the thousands of iPhone apps it offers.

Apr 2009: Steve receives a liver transplant at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was weeks away from dying when he got the surgery.

Jan 2010: After months of wild rumors, Steve Jobs unveils iPad, 'the biggest thing Apple's ever done'. The tablet runs the same operating system as iPhone.

Jan 2011: Jobs surprises the world by announcing his new medical leave of absence, without any end date.

Mar 2011: Despite his medical leave, Steve Jobs takes the stage to unveil the new iPad 2.

Aug 2011: Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple, with the words 'I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.' Tim Cook becomes Apple CEO.

5 Oct 2011: Steve Jobs dies at home, surrounded by his family.

24 Oct 2011: After two years of work, and forty interviews with Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson publishes his authorized biography of the Apple and Pixar co-founder, simply named Steve Jobs.

Culled from  All About Steve Jobs

STEVE JOBS' QUOTE

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BLANX WHITE SHOCK TOOTHPASTE

How many toothpastes out there claim to have some sort of whitening effect but after much ado and application, there's really no change to be seen. Creators of Blanx White Shock claim to have discovered an active ingredient called Actilux that reacts with daylight to attack dirt and stain on the surface of the teeth; so literally, the more you smile. the whiter your teeth becomes.

Sorry to say that I'm a skeptic and will remain so until I've tried it for myself or several people attest to the validity of the claims. It is a great concept though and if it actually works, it's a sure winner.

You can find more info on their website

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FAMOUS CREATION OF THE DAY - ELECTRICITY

FAMOUS CREATION OF THE DAY - ELECTRICITY

ONLINE SOURCES
1) Wikipedia: Electricity
2) How Stuff Works: How Electricity Works
3) WiseGeek: Who discovered Electricity?
4) The Tech Museum: Electricity
5) KCPL Kids: Power Plant

WOODEN TIE

Men's formal wear has just gotten a little bit more interesting; enter the 'wooden tie' and yes, it is made of real wood. One can only begin to imagine the amount of conversations, wearing this, will start.

Even if you are a bit on the conservative side, you'll have to admit that the model below looks mighty dapper.

You can buy it here. 

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UNZIPPED GLASS BOWL

The design of this bowl is reminiscent of the plastic 'Ziploc' bags.

Love, love this design; maybe because it takes me back to when I was a kid.

You can purchase this bowl here.

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FOOTED BOWL

This bowl is crafted so ingeniously that it will be hard not to make use of it all the time.

It also comes in mugs as well.

Find it here.
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FAMOUS CREATION OF THE DAY - THE ELECTRIC IRON

FAMOUS CREATION - THE ELECTRIC IRON

ONLINE SOURCES
1) Bright Hub Engineering: The invention of the electric iron
2) Info.com: Who invented the Electric Iron?
3) MadeHow.com: How Clothes Iron is made
4) Wikipedia: Clothes Iron
5) Pressing Iron and Trivet Collectors: Mrs Potts’ Sad Irons
6) Bellevue Memorial Park: Featured Burials; Earl Holmes Richardson

iCuff

Hmmm??? was my first thought when I heard about the iWatch and its impending release. All across the web, folks were not overly welcoming about this new product from Apple but this past month however, patents for a new design called the iCuff, were released and I think this might receive a more positive feedback.

First of all, it has a catchy, futuristic design that is reminiscent of the design that stands Apple's products out. Also, it is fundamentally an iPhone and so it's basically a stand-alone device that doesn't require pairing with some other Apple gadget.

From blueprints released, it is a cuff but it can be flattened to enable storage in one's pocket or anywhere else; pretty neat if i do say so myself. Only time will tell if this will become another iconic device from Apple but I guess these are the daily challenges one faces when you are at the top of the pack.

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FAMOUS CREATION OF THE DAY - THE MICROWAVE OVEN

FAMOUS CREATION - THE MICROWAVE

SOURCES
1) Suite101: How do Microwaves work?
2) University of Alaska - Fairbanks: How microwaves work
3) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: How do microwaves work?
4) Idea Finder: History of the Microwave
5) Microwaves101: History of the Microwave
6) SMECC: Microwave History
7) Wikipedia: Cavity Magnetron

MAGIMIX VISION TOASTER

This see-through toaster ensures that you always get it right, the first time around, when making toast.

It has a reheat button (genius) that won't burn or dry your toast the second time around. There is also the option of toasting just one side of the bread if you want it both crispy and chewy all at the same time.

Get this device here.

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DYSON HOT + COOL

This truly is 'evolution of a product' at its finest; a fan that cools the air when you need it and heats up the room when you need it.

Say goodbye to dust-gathering heaters in the winter or bulky air-conditioners in the summer because this little device will be all you to need to keep your home comfortable all through the seasons.

In heater mode, you can set room temperature to the precise degree required. Also, the Dyson fan uses less energy than conventional heaters or conventional air conditioners and this couldn't come at a more crucial time with the current economic crunch. It is uber trendy, easy to clean and its accompanying remote control is magnetized so as to be easily stowed away atop the fan.

You can find more info on this product here.

As always, your commentary and ratings on a scale of 1 to 10 are greatly welcomed.

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GOOGLE GLASS

Worldwide, everybody is asking the same question 'what the hell is google glass and what is it supposed to bloody do?'

Well, the secret is slowly unfolding as Google begins its campaign for its first physical innovation.

Apparently, it's a voice-controlled mini computer/phone, shaped like a futuristic eyeglass. If that doesn't impress you, maybe its features might;

1) Take a photograph by just saying the sentence 'take a picture'.
2) Record moments 'hands-free'.
3) Share live recordings.
4) Get directions straight to the eyeglass.
5) Send messages by just speaking.
6) Translate your voice into any language.
7) Get answers to any question.

It also comes in a variety of colours to suit those a bit more fashion concious.

Here's a video giving more clarity on the usage of Google glass:

If you are still confused or unsure about how Google glass works; believe me, you won't be the only one. What I do know is that the current pace of technology is truly revolutionary and who knows, this might just be the start of the 'nano' age we've come to expect in futuristic movies.

Get more info here. 

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MARTIAN WRISTWATCHES

This takes the age of telecommunication into a whole new level; just strap this on and you may not need to handle your phone ever again.

Here are some of its features:

1) Use watch's voice commands to dial calls, read and respond to texts, and also access any information on your smartphone.
2) Has a noise cancelling earphone and a directional speaker to make chatting more enjoyable.
3) Receive caller ID and social media notifications straight to your watch with its built-in LED light, vibration and display screen.

You can find more info on this gadget by visiting the company site.

What do you think of the 'Martian watch' on a scale of 1 to 10?

THE 'LIKE' PAN

If you couldn't get enough of Facebook in your daily lives; well, you can now have it for dessert. That's right, you heard me, you can now eat Facebook.

I think everyone saw this coming; can scarcely wait for Twitter and Pinterest muffins, what fun times!!!

You can get this pan here

As always, your comments and ratings on a scale of 1 to 10 are highly appreciated.

FLOATING TABLECLOTH

At first glance, this table creation by Danish designer, Jon Brauer, seems to be floating literally above the floor.

But the truth is, it is actually not.

The table or tablecloth, made from acrylic plastic noted for its transparency and resistance to breakage, is balancing on a round pedestal measured at 30 cm in diameter. If you look closely at the picture, you'll see that the edges of the tablecloth have been ingeniously folded to form the base of the table.

You can get this creation here 

We would really love to get your opinions on this one; would you actually use this as a functional piece of furniture or mainly as a magical side attraction for guests?

As always, please leave your rating on a scale of 1 to 10 for this creation.

LOWDI

This gadget is sure to get music lovers worldwide, motivated; a portable bluetooth speaker that works great with absolutely any bluetooth device.

Its battery life is supposed to last 8 solid hours and can be charged through any USB port.

Now I'm not even going to lie; the price is a bit steep at $129 but with a year's guarantee and some incredible features, it just might prove popular.

Find this device here

So what's your verdict on Lowdi on the usual scale of 1 to 10?

FAMOUS CREATION OF THE DAY - THE TELEVISION

FAMOUS CREATION - THE TELEVISION

SOURCES 
1) How Stuff Works: How the Television Works
2) Explain that stuff: Television; How it Works
3) Wise Geek: How does a Television Work?
4) Wikipedia: History of the Television

iCADE

If this doesn't get you running to the shops to buy an ipad, I don't know what will. This creation transforms an ipad into a mini arcade; you simply slide your ipad into the slot and choose from hundreds of games available in the iCade. It comes complete with a joystick and buttons and also, offers the option of one or two players

Get the device here.

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SUSHI PLATE

If you are a sushi lover, this is something to get really excited about; the ultimate plate for serving sushi.

The shark head serves as the dipping bowl.

For non-sushi lovers, this can be improvised to serve any dipping purpose like french fries with ketchup or pieces of chicken with barbecue sauce.

Find this creation here.

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CORN KERNELER

This completely strips the hassle of removing the corn kernels from the cob, so you can have your meal ready as soon as possible.

Find this device here.

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INSTAGRAM-LIKE CAMERA

This will get the whole planet on its head when it finally hits the stores; a camera designed to look like the iconic logo of one of the most visited sites in the world, set with polaroid features. It truly can't get any better than this.

Below are some of the features this fab creation will boast:-

• 16GB mass storage
• Internal printer to make real Instagram photos
• Paper catridge with Instagram paper sheets
• 4:3 touchscreen
• 2 lens; one for the main capture and the other for 3D filters, webcam applications and QR code capturing
• Dedicated 4 colour ink tanks
• Optical zoom
• LED flash
• Wi-fi and Bluetooth
• InstaOS 1.0 which merges Facebook and Instagam App features

Find more info here.

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