Terramar Thermasilk Glove Liner
Terramar is ready to outfit you for the activity of your choice! Terramar has clothing and accessories for men, women, and children. Take a look at the Terramar® Thermasilk Glove Liner. Perfect for extra warmth and protection for your hands. Terramar uses several features in their clothing so you can be comfortable while playing, working, or resting. Terramar uses the flatlock seam construction, Saddle shoulder for enhanced freedom of movement. Longer contour double needle hem for a performance fit. Rib/spandex neck trim and cuffs. Terramar incorporates Body-Sensors. Body Sensors EC2 Activeweight is a multi-functioning performance base layer 1X1 rib knit construction of 1005 fine denier spun polyester yarn for softness and warmth. Lightweight knit construction creates air pockets inside and out. This knit process creates a series of hills and valleys that not only reduces skin contact to speed moisture transfer but increases air entrapment on the skin side while the outside pockets away from the skin speed vapor transmission. Excellent for cold weather layering. Rib-knit collar and cuffs. Flatknit sew construction. Don't forget your sleeping bag! Terramar makes a rectangular or mummy silk sleeping bag liner.
Apparel:
100% Filament Silk, Rib with spandex cuff and reinforced seams, ec2 Quik-Dri Thermoregulation Comfort Technology, Machine Washable
Company: Terramar
(2010-10-01)
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Scotchgard 4106D 10-Ounce Fabric and Upholstery Protector
This protects against soil, stains, and rain. The new environmentally friendly formula is water based, nonflammable, and virtually odor free with a disappearing foam that simplifies application. It comes in a 10-ounce aerosol can.
Tools & Home Improvement:
Repels liquids and blocks stains, Stong protection pushes spills away from fabric fibers so stains release easily, Won't change the look, feel, or breathability of fabrics, Safe to use on delicate and dry clean only fabrics such as silks and wools, This item is not for sale in Catalina Island
Company: 3M
List Price: $10.48
Amazon Price: $5.33
Democratizing Innovation
Innovation is rapidly becoming democratized. Users, aided by improvements in computer and communications technology, increasingly can develop their own new products and services. These innovating users—both individuals and firms—often freely share their innovations with others, creating user-innovation communities and a rich intellectual commons. In Democratizing Innovation, Eric von Hippel looks closely at this emerging system of user-centered innovation. He explains why and when users find it profitable to develop new products and services for themselves, and why it often pays users to reveal their innovations freely for the use of all.
The trend toward democratized innovation can be seen in software and information products—most notably in the free and open-source software movement—but also in physical products. Von Hippel's many examples of user innovation in action range from surgical equipment to surfboards to software security features. He shows that product and service development is concentrated among "lead users," who are ahead on marketplace trends and whose innovations are often commercially attractive.
Von Hippel argues that manufacturers should redesign their innovation processes and that they should systematically seek out innovations developed by users. He points to businesses—the custom semiconductor industry is one example—that have learned to assist user-innovators by providing them with toolkits for developing new products. User innovation has a positive impact on social welfare, and von Hippel proposes that government policies, including R&D subsidies and tax credits, should be realigned to eliminate biases against it. The goal of a democratized user-centered innovation system, says von Hippel, is well worth striving for. An electronic version of this book is available under a Creative Commons license.
Author: Eric von Hippel
Kindle Edition:
216 pages
Kindle eBook
Company: The MIT Press
(2005-04-01)
(2005-04-01)
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