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We invent what’s next for the home through co-creation between you and our in-house team of world-class engineers and design experts.
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What We’re Making
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🧊 Cold exposure is becoming increasingly popular, but building your own can be complicated and the solutions on the m…
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☕️ Do you love French Press Coffee? Are you always running late in the morning? If the answer is Yes! Then you might…
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Have you ever craved a juicy grilled steak but couldn’t go outside because of bad weather? Maybe you need to sear a fres…
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Do you have trouble making or remembering your grocery list? Do you buy your groceries online at home? Ever wanted…
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A few FirstBuild employees realized their dogs didn’t appreciate fireworks, and a lot of other pets probably struggle wi…
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What do Michelangelo, Picasso, and your fourth-grade nephew taking art for the first time have in common? They’ve all wa…
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Love your Opal? So do we! And as obsessed Opal users, we also are always looking for ways to make cleaning and descaling…
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Introducing SwitchTop, the RV cooktop you can use as your primary cooking surface, then easily lift and transport outdoo…
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Steady Scope actively adjusts and stabilizes your transducer, holding a fixed heading, so you can focus less on searchin…
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The 1B-EVSE is an intelligent car charger that adjusts the charging speed of your electric vehicle to allow your vehicle…
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Working on a job site with limited access to power? Camping in the woods? Enjoying a picnic of frozen meals? Don’t fret!…
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During quarantine, many of us spent our time stuck at home developing new hobbies like gardening. Just because we’re hea…
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After doing some market research, the team discovered coffee enthusiasts across the globe who have come up with their ow…
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Do you struggle to get the last drops out of your ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise? Introducing the Sauce Master 3000, a …
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Sourdough starters can be notoriously picky eaters. That’s why we invented Doug: The Smart Sourdough Lid.
I…
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Bats are one of nature’s best pest control solutions, making bat houses valuable tools for homeowners. But how do you kn…
What We’re Exploring
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Introducing the ultimate solution for pet grooming – an appliance that dries your furry friends in one easy step!
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Introducing the ultimate solution for staying hydrated and refreshed – a sparkling water infuser that can be used anywhe…
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Get ready to treat yourself to a refreshing and delicious frozen dessert with our amazing shaved ice cream maker!
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Introducing the ultimate solution for preserving your favorite foods and ingredients for months or even years – the coun…
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I don’t know if you can ice fish in Tennessee, but a lot of people love ice fishing in more northern sections of the US….
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In winter, we always have concerns of losing power and food ruining…. GE could make a refrigerator with its own backup…
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Hi team, This is Zach from Spore to Fork Mushrooms. Part of my business is fresh mushroom distribution. Currently, I…
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Can this model offer a clip-on accessory for holding the top of wine glasses like on my previous model? Model: GDT630PYR…
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I love oxygen infused water, but it is a bit spendy. There are inventions which create oxygen enhanced water into tap. W…
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We used to have two yellow labs that really needed and craved exercise. Walking was not enough. Initially, I tried to ho…
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I am 75 years old and have saved my money to buy a GE refrigerator, microwave and stove and now I have a problem with th…
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Digital Fridge Front. Many fridges are plastered with photos and cards held on with magnets. When hosting guests we wish…
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For people who collect wine. Feature a mode that preserves wine bottles in a variable temperature mid-fridge storage sec…
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I don’t like voice-activated everything. I much prefer tangible ways to control room temperatures and other electronics….
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It would be neat to have an insulating wine rack/storage area which didn’t require any electricity. Make the walls of th…
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I hate the idea of always having to go out for broasted chicken. Broasted chicken is chicken fried in a pressure cooker …
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Currently, GE produces a range that has a double oven. (Model PS960YPFS) The top oven is a smaller one, while the lower…
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I have been pulling my hair out trying to find a humidifier that does not suck.
What features does a humi…
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A cleaning robot with vacuuming and steam cleaning abilities. I don’t see any that can do both, just vacuuming and may…
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Hello! Your 30″ Battery Ignition Propane Range is exactly what I want, except it’s white. All your black ranges say they…
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I have a 40 year old toaster the has this but nobody makes one today. Instead of storing a rack elsewhere. The rack pops…
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We had the 30″ Cafe Induction double oven, and have moved. Our new home has a 36″ gas range which we would like to repla…
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something along the lines of https://www.cannatrols.com/cool-cure-box I think this is something that you could do prett…
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We own a GE Profile smart oven and loved the turkey sound, gobble gobble, that was available for the timer, etc. you had…
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We see a lot of consumer frustration (and potentially returns of product) that are tied to consumers not descaling. The …
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They exist, but are very very rare and oftentimes lack quality despite having a steep price tags over $230. USB C is qui…
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When you’re making microwave popcorn, have you ever felt like the popcorn button was absolutely useless? It either leave…
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I have a 32 yr old GE washer top loader that has the plastic filter on the agitator which collects all the lint/pet hair…
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I am an avid wine drinker and most important of all, I love collecting wines. The problem I have and most of my collect…
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It’s a simple idea, yet it doesn’t seem to exist on the market. A skillet with multiple, built in temperature sensors, a…
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Can’t find that sock in the dryer? Found out that many socks get lost in the dryer and can be found under the drum. My…
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In these times of inflation a lot of people are looking to buy bulk amounts of vegetables that can be stored. Potatoes, …
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On your GE Stoves, a great idea would be to make the notches in the burner control knobs a different color for the visua…
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A smaller size oven (same/similar footprint as the Arden smoker), just big enough to hold two half-sheet pans one over t…
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A stereo system designed for home use in the classic 1970’s style with eight track tape player and phonograph and digita…
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There was a company that sold a automated plant growing chamber, it was called a Grobo. The company randomly vanished bu…
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This fridge would auto assign what the temperature should be at each level based on the product put onto that particular…
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I absolutely love my Mella and know others would too, however, a grow chamber than can hold one block would be equally a…
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This bathroom mirror would feature chargers (wireless?) along the interior of the cabinet either along the interior of t…
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It would be an ideal spot to put a dust collector/ air purification device. Maybe have a quick and easy filter swap out …
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I live in a tropical climate & as a result most dry goods (crackers, cereal, flour, chips, nuts) – basically anythin…
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If your cafe oven had a steam bake mode I would buy one in a heartbeat. There are very few options for countertop combo…
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I would like to suggest that you come up with a side attachment that will hook up to an R/O system and 1/4 supply line. …
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It would be the perfect spot to put a sunrise light and ease waking. That spot would ideal for controlling exact wake up…
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Blue oyster mushrooms are velvety, savory, and mild and pair perfectly with just about any recipe!
Fulfilled…
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Golden Oyster mushrooms are aromatic, delicate, and delicious. They also have a hint of nuttiness (similar to cashews) a…
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Pink oyster mushrooms aren’t just strikingly beautiful. They are also succulent and savory, and are perfect sautéed o…
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Lion’s mane mushroom kits are the easiest of all our Spray & Grow Kits and produce plump, dense, shaggy mushroom cluster…
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Using your existing inventions and adapting existing technology, invent a modular plug-and-play system that would enable…
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Cold smoking meat, such as hams, bacon fish etc. With the invention of pellet smokers this should be possible. Small eno…
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Sell kitchen cabinet handles and knobs to match our Cafe appliance handles. The whole kitchen design will be Cafe….
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It would be great if we could get a second passive mode usage for a variety of appliances around the house. This idea ca…
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This is not a new idea but rather a request to bring back the overhang of stove top on counter for the slide in range. I…
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We are architects and specify ranges all the time. We also do affordable housing projects, which require units to have …
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A microwave with a door that opens left-to-right would be great. Left-handers would like it, people whose microwave is n…
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Lets make a washer and a dryer that does it all. 1 piece It will wash your clothes then dry them. No more switching …
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Near by like a Uber or Lyft for laundry pick up fold or not folded cleaning at someone else’s home or there going to a…
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The window garden is designed with the appeal of space-saving without an intrusive design. No screws are needed and no t…
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Maybe make some altercations so that more air is circulated under the stove hood. It would be a great two in one desig…
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Recently I have been having some sinus trouble. I was thinking about a way to remedy my fall breathing problems through …
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Temperature and humidity controlled display cabinet for high end sneaker collectors and sneakerheads. …
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Incinerate your food waste so it doesn’t go into a landfill. Maybe repurpose the incinerated waste as compost. …
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Can we make a freeze dryer that is under $1k the only commercially available freeze dryers are thousands of dollars they…
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It would be sweet to have a smart Asian/Italian noodle boiler which double functions as a fryer. Asks for recipe and sca…
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The cutting board swivels like a lazy Susan. But, when you go to cut on it, the downward pressure then locks it into pla…
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Cars have these nettings in the truck/rear which can keep small groceries. They are much more easy to maneuver than cool…
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this is a simple change that recognizes the way that people shop and live has changed. Instead of the standard 75/25 ref…
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I’m a home brewer who does everything on his stove stop. But I believe that using something like the paragon would help …
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Review Kelly’s content on this ice maker. https://youtu.be/gar1ArCW6Rk Features – Low cost conversion for bulk i…
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Create a Washer and Dryer that allow the clothes to stay in a hamper the entire time they are being laundered. A consume…
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I have seen these devices that people place in closets to prevent dust buildup, keep them clean/fresh. Incorporate somet…
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As a new single mother, making sure that my babies bottles, pacifiers, small toys, teethers, etc. are all clean. However…
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I love the idea of getting some lighting in the front door before you actually enter the house. This coat rack would fea…
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Oil paints take ages to dry. Painting a piece will take at least weeks if you want defined edges. To dry the canvas fast…
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Fridges often have these devices which hold pop cans. Construct one of these devices out of an insulating material, so i…
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The McDowell Center for the Blind, on Westport Rd in Louisville, provides orientation and mobility training for individu…
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Really simple idea. Veggie/fruit trays always take up way too much room. A simple design to remedy this would be to have…
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Have a dishwasher which has variable pressure points like a multi-setting shower head. Have the interior of the dishwash…
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This product would be an enclosed container that stores individual spice containers like a CD changer. Its dimensions wo…
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Mail is hard to retrieve from the car. Create a mailbox which makes retrieving mail from the car easier. Some ideas. Aut…
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Take the existing Opal nugget ice maker, add a base containing a tankless RO system and UV light. Create a 20 foot long…
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Spice storage is a pain and forgetting your out is frustrating. Add to this the expense of some spices and cooking at h…
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Window AC’s are not great, but when you need one you want that cool air pushed in the right direction. The Snore-Co…
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With all the technology we have, including self cleaning ovens,why can’t we utilize that tech or use it as a starting po…
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This disclosure describes the design of a wall oven’s automatic stir fry feature, which frees a cook from the labor-in…
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My Mella is great, but I have trouble growing cold growth mushrooms. So I need a system that keeps my growth blocks cold…
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Cleaning my Opal is a hassle. I would like an accessory that I could turn on and leave it to clean my Opal for me….
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Since the process of developing insulin is patented in the United States, the price for the drug is extremely high. If F…
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This idea is for a smart, automated fish tank. An ideal fish tank would control the below specs: Adjustable and prog…
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A whiteboard or iPad holder that is a wall or desk mount that you can push against the wall when not in use….
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Bring back a version of the Sanyo Boomerang Microwave! Available in Australia, the turntable would return your coffee c…
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A really smart mirror—tells you the time, temperature, maybe even puts a filter over your face so you look bright and …
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My Mella is great but if I’m a day or two late harvesting my mushrooms, I get spores everywhere. I’d like a fitted silic…
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Growing Bonsai trees is an art that often produces a beautiful result. However, these trees are delicate and require spe…
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Accessory for your microwave that lets you roast coffee in your microwave. There would be a bowl and stirrer that use th…
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How We Work
Ideate
Every project starts with an idea that’s pitched and refined as we try new technologies and gauge customer interest.
Co-create
Once ideas are ready for the next stage, we make prototypes to prove the technology and share with potential customers to get early feedback.
Make
Now it’s time to make it happen, as we bring a product through to launch—often through crowdfunding or small batch production.