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		<title>My Idea Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>My girlfriend had a complaint one morning recently.  We were both leaving the house very early and it was still dark.  We had a hard time locking the door from the outside and were laughing about our difficulties.  She turned to me and said what about a flashlight attached to the actual [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My girlfriend had a complaint one morning recently.  We were both leaving the house very early and it was still dark.  We had a hard time locking the door from the outside and were laughing about our difficulties.  She turned to me and said what about a flashlight attached to the actual key.  The keychain lights would not have helped us, it would have required two hands and before coffee we were both struggling with even one.  </p>
<p>That weekend we headed up to Portland, Maine for some away from the city time and while she was looking for holiday gifts, I was passively looking for her keylight as a holiday gift.  Unfortunately I didn&#8217;t find anything, so I thought there might be an opportunity there.  </p>
<p>I was skeptical that no one had done it before but I had all the materials to do a prototype.  However, even before playing with my LEDs I did a quick search online, only to find many many exist. Sure, none had my design and I thought mine would be better but none of the existing products that were the same had made it to the mass market.  </p>
<p>If I was to pursue this product it would be about distribution and sales, which is fine if that is the type of company I would like to build.  As you might have guessed it has now become a page in my idea notebook that will get very little attention in the near future.</p>
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