The microwave is one of those inventions that most people take for granted in today’s modern world. Here at InventHelp, there can be a lunchtime line for the microwave on any given day. While no one’s arguing the usefulness of the microwave, a new government campaign is encouraging lunch zappers to double check their cooking times or pay for it with food sickness.
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Maryland residents have good reason to celebrate: XOHM, the next generation mobile broadband that allows users to enjoy the internet from anywhere in their XOHM coverage area, is hitting Baltimore on Oct. 8.
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Inevitably, when you enter a key word in a search engine online, you’ll find plenty of ads that match your results. Now, InventHelp’s Invention Girl has learned that sometime soon this kind of behavioral targeting could be influenced by your web browser searches.
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Last week, InventHelp’s Invention Girl started getting some very strange emails. Disguised to look like news alerts from major broadcasters like CNN and MSNBC, the emails featured the news company’s logo in the body followed by a link to a tabloid-style headline.
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Do you tend to browse the web for the latest headlines? Or do you have a favorite anchor on the nightly news? Perhaps you even have a subscription for the daily newspaper. InventHelp’s Invention Girl leans toward option A (the wild and wonderful web) when I need an information fix.
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InventHelp’s Invention Girl is a huge fan of the Carnegie Library system in Pittsburgh, where InventHelp headquarters are located. I love popping over to my local branch for the latest “gadget-fiction” novels, popular CDs and movies on DVD. And, being able to keep my checkouts for weeks without a late fee sure beats the video store.
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If you’re like InventHelp’s Invention Girl, getting routed through 10 different phone menus by an annoying, robotic voice just to get to customer service makes you want to tear your hair out. Companies want these automatons to handle everything from catalog orders to complex billing questions.
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InventHelp’s Invention Girl didn’t grow up in a very tech-savvy home. I used a rotary phone (yes, the kind with the big, plastic circle with cut-outs for each number) until I was well into my teens. We didn’t have touch-tone dialing or call waiting until I was a senior in high school.
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Recently, when two of Invention Girl’s tech-loving friends at InventHelp were planning a trip to New York City, they stumbled upon a Craigslist ad that offered a great deal on a week’s stay in a prime apartment in the city. Rather than book an expensive hotel, they decided to check into the apartment option.
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While InventHelp’s Invention Girl has heard her share of stories about tech-savvy seniors, there are still quite a few folks in their golden years who are simply uncomfortable with cell phones.

But, the idea of personal security and accessibility appeals who seniors who are trying to maintain their independence. Jitterbug® is hoping to bridge this gap by offering an easy-to-use, limited-function cell phone designed with senior-friendly features.

First, the large, backlit buttons make dialing easier, and a powerful speaker transmits sound effectively. Models range from a super-basic OneTouch (it has only 911, the Jitterbug operator and one number that they’ll personalize for you) to a more conventional-style cell phone (the design was created by Samsung).
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