The New Inventors
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The New Inventors is an Australian television show, broadcast on ABC1
, and hosted by broadcaster and comedian James O'Loghlin
. Each episode features three Australian inventions and short video tape packages. IP Australia
, a supporter of the program, describes it as a way for Australian inventions to gain publicity and possible entrance into the mass market.
The 200th episode of the program was broadcast on 29 October 2008.
The program airs Wednesday nights at 8pm. The grand finale edition for season 7 was broadcast on 23 September 2010 on ABC.
, designer Alison Page, futurist Mark Pesce
, science broadcaster and microbiologist Bernie Hobbs, woodworker Richard Vaughan, designer and inventor Sally Dominguez
, materials scientist Veena Sahajwalla, journalist and inventor Christine Kininmonth and inventor and plastic surgeon Dr Fiona Wood
.
At the end of the show the three judges pick a winner, referencing the six criteria of the show: originality, need, safety, design, market and marketability, and manufacture and pricing. The winner of the episode is then in the running to appear in the annual grand final episode, and be named "Inventor of the Year" and join the ranks of the Hills Hoist
and the fax
machine in Australia's hall of fame of home-grown inventions. The public can vote by SMS
or online
for their favourite invention, which is then in the running for an annual People's Choice award.
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
, and hosted by broadcaster and comedian James O'Loghlin
James O'Loghlin
James O'Loghlin is an Australian television and radio presenter. He works for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Local Radio evening programme in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.-Career:...
. Each episode features three Australian inventions and short video tape packages. IP Australia
IP Australia
The Australian Patent Office is a division of IP Australia which is an agency of the Australian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. APO issues patents for inventions. APO was established in 1904 by the Commonwealth of Australia and since 1998 has been located in one building,...
, a supporter of the program, describes it as a way for Australian inventions to gain publicity and possible entrance into the mass market.
The 200th episode of the program was broadcast on 29 October 2008.
The program airs Wednesday nights at 8pm. The grand finale edition for season 7 was broadcast on 23 September 2010 on ABC.
Episodes
Each invention is given time to present its use, economic viability, purpose and niche. The inventors are then queried by a panel of three judges, chosen for each program based on their speciality. The judges include agricultural scientist Chris Russell, CSIRO engineer James Bradfield MoodyJames Bradfield Moody
James Bradfield Moody is Executive Director, Development at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. He is also a panel member of the ABC Television show “The New Inventors” and co-author of The Sixth Wave with Bianca Nogrady.From 2004 to 2009 he held various roles at...
, designer Alison Page, futurist Mark Pesce
Mark Pesce
- Biography :September 1980, Pesce attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology , for a Bachelor of Science degree, but left in June 1982 to pursue opportunities in the newly emerging high-technology industry. He worked as an Engineer for the next few years, developing prototype firmware and...
, science broadcaster and microbiologist Bernie Hobbs, woodworker Richard Vaughan, designer and inventor Sally Dominguez
Sally Dominguez
Sally Dominguez, , practised sustainable architecture for 9 years before designing the award-winning Nest high chair now held in the Permanent Collection of the Powerhouse Museum...
, materials scientist Veena Sahajwalla, journalist and inventor Christine Kininmonth and inventor and plastic surgeon Dr Fiona Wood
Fiona Wood
Fiona Melanie Wood, AM is a British born plastic surgeon working in Perth, Western Australia. She is the director of the Royal Perth Hospital burns unit and the Western Australia Burns Service...
.
At the end of the show the three judges pick a winner, referencing the six criteria of the show: originality, need, safety, design, market and marketability, and manufacture and pricing. The winner of the episode is then in the running to appear in the annual grand final episode, and be named "Inventor of the Year" and join the ranks of the Hills Hoist
Hills Hoist
A Hills Hoist is a height-adjustable rotary clothes line, manufactured in Adelaide, South Australia by Lance Hill since 1945. The Hills Hoist and similar rotary clothes hoists remain a common fixture in many backyards in Australia and New Zealand...
and the fax
Fax
Fax , sometimes called telecopying, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material , normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device...
machine in Australia's hall of fame of home-grown inventions. The public can vote by SMS
SMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
or online
ONLINE
ONLINE is a magazine for information systems first published in 1977. The publisher Online, Inc. was founded the year before. In May 2002, Information Today, Inc. acquired the assets of Online Inc....
for their favourite invention, which is then in the running for an annual People's Choice award.