Inventor Has 350 Ideas On The Market
“Every inventor has a thousand ideas. But it’s the rare one who has 350 of his ideas actually on the market.
The whole thing started when Zadro thought about the difficulty men had shaving in the shower. The hot water supposedly softened the skin and whiskers for a more comfortable shave, but men couldn’t see to shave because a regular mirror fogged up.
Zadro attached a thin tube behind the mirror, dispersing hot water to keep the mirror the same temperature as the air to avoid fogging. He hired people to help with the design because he’s not an engineer, but he built the prototype himself in his garage.
Zadro started selling the mirrors whenever he spoke to college business classes and broke onto store shelves through the Los Angeles Gift Show.
Mirrors have been good to Zadro Products, but the founder isn’t spending all his time adding doodads to existing products. The newest Zadro product is a UV light for disinfecting phone receivers, keyboards and the like. It was developed by engineers in China, where SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) has been a health problem. Zadro is already working on a larger version to disinfect large surfaces like kitchen countertops, and a spoon to disinfect drinks.
And he’s always looking for other “innovative ideas that make life easier,” which is the company’s slogan.”