Category: invention

Innovation; A New Jersey Specialty

  Since 1995 Martin & Ottaway has been a New Jersey company. We like being a New Jersey company. If the world regards New Jersey at all, it sort of regards it as the armpit of the United States. It is dismissed as Soprano and Jersey Shore country. Meanwhile, those that live here know better…. Read more »

Sailing to the Future

The 29-day voyage of the “Grain de Sail” from Saint Malo, France to New York, New York, completed on December 16, 2020, was not publicized in the New York Times, USA Today, or any other big-name tabloids. Its cargo of about 14,000 bottles of wine has yet to hit the menus of New York restaurants… Read more »

Invention: Vinyl Plus Memory Stick; You Saw It Here First

Inventions are often difficult to track, but they often start with a loose comment. Hannah came into my office and asked for my portable CD drive. Not too long ago CD drives were built into computers, but USB memory sticks are rapidly rendering CD’s old hat. Out loud Hannah wondered: “How long do you think… Read more »