Sunday, August 21, 2005

Staples' contest spins off from The Apprentice

Notebook Binder ClipThis article describes the way Staples has developed a concept featured on an episode of The Apprentice last season. It was for Trump and his crew; now it's for the world.

Three of the ten finalists are within an hour's drive from here; two within 20 minutes.
  • Scott Clark of Hamilton came up with the Notebook Binder Clip (pictured)
  • Eric Gibbons of Bordentown has the CD-Dott, which is difficult for me to picture even after seeing it in the local paper. It apparently is an insert which fits in a CD's hole, and which "sticks to anything."
  • Sarah Pantaleo of Harleysville, PA, has a thing called a Spindlerack, which organizes your CDs.
(CD management must be a real -- or perceived -- problem out there. There are any number of CD cases and wallets out there for you to organize yours, and the Staples contest now tells you that yours are still not organized. :-))

Desk ApprenticeDon't mistake me; I'd be glad if one of these three locals pulled out a win. It's encouraging for inventors everywhere. Especially if some of the also-rans are able to find distribution agreements through other channels, like second- and third-place finishers on American Idol.

Question: do you think the ideas produced by the locals match up well with the "Desk Apprentice" (pictured)?

posted by Ron @ 7:16 PM

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