I'm in the late stages of producing the completed first draft of my next novel to be published by Each Voice Publishing, which I'm calling Secondhand Sight, but occasionally I take a break and come up for air....Okay, so the truth is that I occasionally stop screwing around and get some real work done, but that's another story. The point of this article is to talk about the crowd funding phenomenon, and a new invention called the Fonehook. The idea to write it originated when I checked my email and found a very polite query from a gentleman named Anthony, who read something I'd published. He asked me to review his new product he's trying to market, a simple platform designed to safely hold your IPod, IPhone, Android, or other smart device. The product is clever, inexpensive, and designed well enough to do the job. Prepare the double-sided tape, put two screws into the wall, attach the Fonehook and tighten the screws, and that baby isn't going anywhere. The only drawbacks to the deal are that you have to buy in a minimum quantity of five Fonehooks for $20, and the screws apparently aren't included. You'd probably want more than one of these wall hangers for phones anyway, but may not have a use for all five. The ones you don't use, you can give away to family and friends. A small package of wood screws can be obtained from a hardware store for a dollar or two. Problem solved. This product reminded that my son's smart phone has a cracked screen precisely for the reason he didn't have a safe place for it when it wasn't in his pocket. After spending several hundred … [Read more...]