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- 2011
- "Grey's Anatomy" features the Stand Alone Prox Reader™ for International Electronics Inc. in the season 7 episode 19 show entitled "It's a Long Way Back".
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- The new FOX TV Series "Breaking In" also features the Stand Alone Prox Reader™ for International Electronics Inc. in the season 1 episode 2 show entitled "Tis Better to Have Loved Than to Have Flossed".
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- Worcester Polytechnic Institute again selects Amy Potts as a judge for the Robert Grant Award design competition.
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- 2010
- The AMP™ 3D Imager for FARO is introduced and maintains FARO's leadership position in the 3D imaging and measuring market.
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- Westford Academy High School asks Amy Potts to inspire students about industrial design. She talked about what kinds of things industrial designers work on, what their process is like, and showed examples of Stream's work.
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- Worcester Polytechnic Institute again selects Amy Potts as a judge for the Robert Grant Award design competition. See the business plan winners here.
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- 2009
- MoGo Talk™ for Newton Peripherals is a top selling IPhone accessory over the 2009 holiday season in the US, and will soon be available in 16 countries across Europe.
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- UMass Lowell invites Amy Potts to give a lecture on Industrial Design of Medical Devices to a graduate engineering class.
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- Stream expands into larger studio space at 313 Littleton Rd., Chelmsford, MA.
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- 2008
- Worcester PolyTechnic Institute selects Amy Potts as a judge for the Robert Grant Award design competition. Student groups created assistive technology products that could enhance the quality of life or productivity for those living with physical challenges. Prize money was given to the top products. Congratulations to the winners, and best of luck turing your IP into successful ventures!
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- Stream files for first patent on our own product idea.
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- 2007
- Appliance Design Magazine's Excellence in Design Competition selects Amy Potts as a judge.
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- 2006
- Stream exhibits at OEM New England.
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- 2005
- Stream becomes the first product development firm in New England to own a large format Dimension 3D printer.
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- 2004
- The InstaTrak™ 3500 System for VisualizationTechnology featured in Newsweek magazine and seen on "ER" television program.
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- IDEA /BusinessWeek design competition selects Amy Potts as a judge. Her categories are Medical Products and Scientific Equipment.
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- Stream moves to new studio space at 313 Littleton Rd, Chelmsford, MA.
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- 2003
- Derek Riemer joins Stream as principal. The company therefore changes it's name from Potts Design to Stream Product Development, Inc.
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- The Touché™ Suture Tool for Onux Medical was awarded an Innovation Award from the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.
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- CES Innovations Design Competition selects Amy Potts as a judge. Her categories were Personal Electronics, Small Office/Home Office Products.
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- Insolia Shoe Inserts for HBN Shoe are featured in the Boston Globe's "Tech Edge" Section.
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- 2002
- Derek Riemer wins a Gold IDEA Award and GOOD Design Award for the Microsoft Office Packaging.
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- The Italian design magazine Ottagono selects Amy Potts for a feature article on women designers in the United States. She is one of four women interviewed; the article also includes examples of her work.
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- 1999
- MIT Sloan School of Management asks Amy Potts to be an industrial design advisor for their Product Design and Development class. This semester long course teaches concurrent product development by creating multi-disciplinary teams from engineering, industrial design, and business. She advised her team of 10 students from concept to business plan and gave a lecture to the entire class on product design principles and application. She judged the final presentation along with 7 other industry professionals and venture capitalists.
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- IDSA/Plastics News Design award selects Amy Potts as a judge.
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- 1998
- MicroTouch creates a new division, MicroTouch Business Products Division, to produce the IBID™ Electronic Whiteboard and it's family of 5 products.
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- Clark University invites Amy Potts to give a lecture on Green Choices in Industrial Design.
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- The IDSA Northeast District Conference at Mass Art asks Amy Potts to be a featured speaker. She ran two seminars called "Green Design" which gave participants hands on experience with environmentally responsible product design principles.
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- 1997
- The IBID™ Electronic Whiteboard for MicroTouch featured in Wired, Popular Science, PC Computing, and the Boston Globe.
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- The IBID™ Electronic Whiteboard for MicroTouch wins PC Computing MVP Award for Input Devices.
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- 1996
- Microsoft Corp. purchases Exos, Inc. It uses the Force Feedback Joystick for Exos to create the SideWinder Pro™, a revolution in interactive gaming technology.
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- 1994
- Amy Potts is chosen to collaborate on the industrial design chapter of Product Design and Development, MIT press.
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- The Gordon Institute of Tufts University invites Amy Potts to speak about What is Industrial Design?
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- Our first studio space is in an old rubber mill in Melrose. We renovate the raw space into a first-rate design office with shop facilities.
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| | Derek Riemer, Principal Derek has over 20 years experience delivering manufacturable innovations in diverse industries from toys to power tools. He won an IDEA Gold Award and a Good Design Award for the Microsoft Office Packaging. He currently holds 16 patents, and spearheads our commitment to developing our own products and creating licensing opportunities. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Bridgeport. | | Amy Potts, Principal Amy has been designing products for over 20 years. She is a juror for design competitions including IDEA/BusinessWeek Awards, Consumer Electronics Show, and Appliance Design. The Italian design magazine, Ottagono, selected her for a feature article on women designers in the United States Read article. She is a featured lecturer and advisor on product development and green design at business and design schools including MIT, Clark, Tufts, Carnegie Mellon, and RISD. She has a BFA from Carnegie Mellon. | |
