Ben Preiss
Trend Spotter/Market Researcher
Kfar Saba, Israel · Member since Jun 2007
475Published Articles
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Born in the USA, moved to Israel in my early 20's. I was the kid that had to take everything apart in order to understand how it works. That drive hasn't stopped and I am endlessly curious about almost everything, especially the new and cutting-edge. I have many years of experience as a technical writer here in Israel's Silicon Wadi, having written in a variety of hitech areas.
Featured Ideas
Eos TV
Your Go-To Channel for Aging, Death and DemiseDeath-and-Dying Entertainment — Creating a TV channel dedicated to aging, death, and dying provides an innovative platform for exploring taboo topics and fostering conversation around mortality.
Fighting The Clothes Line Ban
Hang Laundry, Save Energy, Even If Its UglySolar-Powered Clotheslines — Using solar-powered clotheslines as an alternative to clothes dryers to save energy and reduce electrical consumption.
Monkeys As Children
MonkidsRaising Monkeys as Substitute for Children — The trend of raising monkeys instead of children presents an opportunity for the development of monkeycare services and products.
Zero-Gravity Robotic Surgery
SRI Robo-Doc Performs at 34,000 FeetZero-Gravity Surgery — The development of surgical technologies for zero-gravity conditions, like robotics, presents opportunities for disruption in space travel and military medicine.
Bending the Bulb
Project Plumen Rethinks the FluorescentBent Fluorescent Bulbs — Innovative and imaginative shapes of fluorescent bulbs.
Drive & Download
Directions Sent To Your CarConnected Car Technology — The integration of digital maps and navigation systems in cars is streamlining the way people receive driving directions, offering convenience and practical functionality for on-the-go consumers.
Greenbox
Recycles Car Exhaust into Fuel, Eliminates Greenhouse Gasses using AlgaeGreenbox Device — The Greenbox device is a disruptive innovation that recycles car exhaust into fuel, offering a sustainable solution to reduce greenhouse gases.
Inflatable Private Space Station/Hotel
Bigelow AerospaceInflatable Space Habitat Trend — As Bigelow Aerospace introduces inflatable space technology through space hotels and training labs, space travel can become more accessible, affordable.
Treadmill Workstation
Steelcase WalkstationTreadmill Workstations — Treadmill workstations are a growing trend in office wellness, offering employees a healthier alternative to sitting all day.
GPhone
Indian Newspaper Suggests Google Phone Launch is 2 Weeks AwayGoogle phone launch — Google's anticipated launch of a phone in India, Europe and possibly the US presents opportunities for disruption in the hardware and cellular service industries.
Bed-Mounted Shotgun Rack
Back-Up Gun RackNovelty Products — Opportunity to create more products that cater to niche demographic and appeal to consumers with edgier humor.
Phonofonics II
Gramophunky Acoustical WonderAcoustical Engineering — Innovations in acoustical engineering can lead to the creation of more efficient sound amplification solutions like the Phonofonics II.Q&A with Ben
How do you define cool?
By those who were cool before it was cool to be cool, therefore defining cool in their respective domains. We now can usually identify them by either their first name, last name or initials. Newton/Galileo/Einstein, Buddha/Gandhi/MLK, Beethoven/Mozart/Bach, Archimedes/ Da Vinci/Tesla, Kafka/Sartre/Vonnegut, Moses/Jesus/JFK, Guthrie/Dylan/Cash/Springsteen, Monet/Picasso/Warhol/ Bansky, Marx/Karl,/Groucho/Chico/Harpo/OK, not Zeppo, etc.
What inspires or excites you?
Everything...
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Boxed Green Power
Digital Curriculums for Kids
Legalizing Medical Marijuana
iPhone Diss Ads
YouTube Hitler Parodies
Exotic Flying Pets
Wireless Power Systems
Monkeys As Children
$2.72 Million Camels
Strange Surveys
Mile-High Tower (UPDATE)
Ultimate Fighting for Kids
The New Macarena
Free Photo Editing Programs
Historical Site Sites
Beads as Pixels
Laser Guided Robotic Assistant
Fantasy Rooms in Minnesota
HangBoarding
DNA Drool Detection
Pininfarina Sintesi Fuel Cell Concept
Autistic Activist on YouTube
Japanese Robot Carries Luggage
Flames That Move & Multiply
Safety, GPS Tracker & Cell Phone
Speakers Fold Up into an Egg
$30,000 3-Wheeled Electric Car is Faster than A Porsche
Google Adroid OS
Portable Internet Radio Lets You Create Your Own Station
"Real" Perpetual Motion Machine
Jet-Like Super Car
Wrinkle Prevention Exercise
GPS Touchscreen Phone
Flashlight Can Set Paper on Fire & Fry Eggs
Teen Designer Makes It Big
