Jonathan Swift once stated that "discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought." More people than ever before are becoming entrepreneurs by finding new solutions to age-old problems. From exciting breakthroughs in the health industry and the best products that help keep children safe from germs, to items that make your home more organized or the holidays less stressful, innovation and invention are everywhere!

Orca Communications Unlimited, LLC is proud to welcome you to the Best Innovations Media Guide (March 2008). This Media Guide is designed to provide a convenient and easy reference to 14 of the newest trends, concepts, and products in the marketplace today, so that you may share that information with your readers and viewers.

Best Innovations
(March, 2008)

 
Step 'n Style Gift Set, Beautiful Bride Gift Set
Dainty Footings LLC
Step 'n Style Gift Set, Beautiful Bride Gift Set
Product Description: Dainty Footings are shock absorbing shoe cushions specifically designed with a slim taper to fit easily inside women's shoes. These fabulous shoe cushions absorb shock, prevent toe and foot slippage, help eliminate the formation of blisters and calluses, all while keeping feet cool and dry!

Sold At: www.daintyfootings.com; shoe retailers and salons in the USA

Retail Price: $6.95 - $12.95 individual sets; $19.95 - $27.95 gift sets

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.daintyfootings.com susanna@daintyfootings.com
Fashionable and Interchangeable Medical ID Bracelets
Lauren's Hope
Fashionable and Interchangeable Medical ID Bracelets
Product Description: Now wearing your life-saving medical ID bracelet has never been more fashionable or fun! Lauren's Hope is a complete line of savvy and stylish medical jewelry designed for men, women, and children who have medical conditions that require them to wear an alert. Interchange the designs to match your outfit, and always feel safe knowing that your important medical alert information is with you at all times.

Sold At: www.LaurensHope.com or toll-free at 1-800-360-8680

Retail Price: $39.95 to $169.95

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.laurenshope.com denise@laurenshope.com
BackTpack
BackTpack LLC
BackTpack
Product Description: The BackTpack is converting regular backpack wearers everywhere! This revolutionary ergonomic carrying system encourages proper alignment of the skeleton while reducing posture-related pain. The BackTpack is the healthy alternative to a backpack for school or everyday use.

Sold At: www.backtpack.com

Retail Price: $65.00

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.backtpack.com mmillervf@oregoncoast.com
Germy Wormy™
Back Enterprises, LLC
Germy Wormy™
Product Description: Got toddlers? Got pre-schoolers? Then you have germs everywhere! You may even be sick more than ever before. Teach your children the proper way to stop the spread of germs by showing them to cough and sneeze into their elbow in a fun way with the Germy Wormy™, an exciting new product that makes it simple.

Sold At: www.germywormy.com

Retail Price: $14.95 for a pack of 25

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.germywormy.com info@germywormy.com
Trim-It-Quick Tree Lights and Lighting Systems
Wellspring Innovations
Trim-It-Quick Tree Lights and Lighting Systems
Product Description: Trim-It-Quick is a lighting system that will revolutionize the way Christmas lights are hung! This system utilizes a unique new method of binding shorter individual light strands that are assigned to separate branches. Trim-It-Quick's advantages include: ease of application and removal, eliminates unsightly wiring crossover from branch to branch, and creating light density from trunk to tip.

Sold At: Home and Garden Stores, High End Specialty Stores, Department Stores, Home Shopping Network, E-Commerce, Finer Catalogs, Christmas Retail Stores

Retail Price: $6.99 - $266.99

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.trimitquick.com leswasem@yahoo.com
Zip Notes™
Zip Notes LLC
Zip Notes™
Product Description: Finally, a solution to leaving several sticky notes in a row when jotting down to-do-lists, phone numbers, or instructions! Zip Notes™ is the first product on the market today that allows you to create any length sticky note you can imagine using Zip Notes™ easy to use dispenser. This functional and fun product eliminates waste and clutter from your workspace at home or at the office plus costs almost 20% less than leading brands!

Sold At: www.daytimercom, www.target.com, Office Depot, and independent office products dealers

Retail Price: $7.95 - $24.95 for dispensers and $4.95 for refills

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.zipnotes.com dbrous@zipnotes.com
Shape Up Shoes
Shape Up Shoes
Shape Up Shoes
Product Description: Shape Up Shoes offers a convenient way to get fit and firm up your body. By wearing these innovative shoes only 30 minutes a day, you will notice a positive change in your legs, glutes, and core musculature. Wear these fabulous fitness shoes while doing menial, everyday tasks that need to be completed and you are on your way to a toned and fantastic new body!

Sold At: www.ShapeUpShoes.com

Retail Price: $40 for sandals, $60 for clogs, and $80 for boots

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.shapeupshoes.com trammell_wilson@yahoo.com
Ergo Chef Cutlery
Ergo Chef, LLC
Ergo Chef Cutlery
Product Description: Ergo Chef's ergonomic design breakthrough is the first of its kind and designed to make the lives of professional chefs and home cooks safer, comfortable, and more efficient. Ergo Chef is dedicated to revolutionizing the cutlery industry with products that match user comfort with the highest quality construction.

Sold At: In Gourmet Kitchen Stores in the USA and Online

Retail Price: $87.99 - $93.99

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.ergochef.com mike@ergochef.com
QuickZip
Clouds and Stars, Inc.
QuickZip
Product Description: The QuickZip Sheet is the world’s easiest crib sheet! QuickZip fits snugly around your mattress. Place the mattress in the zipper base, lay the flat mattress pad on the mattress and zip on the top. When the top sheet is soiled, just unzip it — no need to remove bumpers, wrestle with the mattress, or tie and untie bumper ribbons. Then just zip on a clean zipper top.

Sold At: www.cloudsandstars.com; www.babycenter.com; www.babyabby.com; Petite Elite (Tampa, Florida); Albee's (New York City)

Retail Price: $17.00 - $35.00

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.cloudsandstars.com info@cloudsandstars.com; joan@cloudsandstars.com
Athletes' Oasis®
Desired Innovations, Inc.
Athletes' Oasis®
Product Description: Athletes' Oasis® is a water bottle system that is designed to be utilized while running, walking, step exercising, or wherever your feet will take you. Athletes' Oasis® water bottles are sold and used in pairs for hydration, convenience, and balance. Just place one bottle in each hand and you are ready for your morning jog or next marathon! "Balance is Better" when achieving your fitness goals as now you can consume liquids without breaking your stride or interrupting your fitness routine.

Sold At: Faklis Dept. Store (www.faklis.com); www.hsn.com; www.athletesoasis.com; www.ltdcommodities.com

Retail Price: $29.95

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.athletesoasis.com athlsoabydii@gmail.com; jhobbs@athletesoasis.com
portionpal®
portionpal
portionpal®
Product Description: With obesity increasing at an alarming rate around the world, people are searching for a concise and simple way to manage their food intake. Now, people can take control of their health, as well as their family's health, with portionpals®, the revolutionary new weight loss tool. portionpals® contain five silicone cutting boards that help measure the proper size portions of Meat, Chicken, Fish, Sides, and Dessert.

Sold At: www.portionpal.com

Retail Price: $18 for a set of five

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.portionpal.com Portionpals@aol.com
The Pyranna™
Simply Simon, LLC.
The Pyranna™
Product Description: The Pyranna™ Plastic Package Opener slices through hard-to-open packages quickly, safely, and easily. Never struggle opening hard shell plastic packages again! Tackling this task has never been more effective or safe.

Sold At: www.pyranna.com; at most As Seen on TV stores, Bed Bath & Beyond stores, and soon found in Harbor Freight Stores.

Retail Price: $9.95

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.pyranna.com bruce.simon@pyranna.com
Monster Fly Trap
Combined Distributors, Inc
Monster Fly Trap
Product Description: As spring and summer approach, the thought of baseball games, outdoor picnics, barbeques, lounging poolside, trips to the park or zoo, camping trips, and flies excite us all. Flies? Yes, flies! These little pests can ruin the enjoyment of any of these activities. Now there is the Monster Fly Trap, an effective, non-toxic, and completely disposable way to combat this problem. Monster Fly Trap's Motto says it all: "18 billion flies can't be wrong!"

Sold At: online at www.monsterflytrap.com

Retail Price: $14.95

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.monsterflytrap.com info@monsterflytrap.com
The Innovation To Keep You Organized!
KeepUp
The Innovation To Keep You Organized!
Product Description: Do you have trouble keeping up with the major and minor details that make up your hectic life? Has your work schedule, kids' school and sports commitments, car repairs, dental and doctor appointments, and whatever else you have scheduled kept your mind constantly spinning? Helping to bring a sense of order to your life in the midst of all of the mayhem, KeepUp's mission is to help you remember the things you often forget! This free, web-based individual and group reminder service will allow you to simply organize your life day by day by helping you to maintain a to-do-list wherever you are.

Sold At: www.keepup.com

Retail Price: FREE!

Additioal Information and High Resolution Image
www.gottakeepup.com marketing@gottakeepup.com
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