Wayne Fromm is a Canadian
inventor
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and entrepreneur who is most notable for being the original patent holder of the selfie stick for digital cameras and cell phones. Branded as the
Quik Pod, it is a handheld extendable stick for
digital cameras
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and
smart phones
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for taking pictures of one's self.
Biography
Wayne Fromm studied
commerce
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and
finance
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at the
University of Toronto
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from 1972 to 1973. Subsequently in 1975, he received a
Bachelor of Arts
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in
Psychology
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at
York University
York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...
in Toronto, Canada. Through his company Fromm Works, he has invented numerous inventions and his activities have been mentioned in notable media like the Entrepreneur Magazine, Inventor's Digest, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Daily News, CNN, Business Week, Toronto Star,
Financial Post, Globe and Mail,
New York Post and CTV Biography. During his career, he created devices like the Quik Pod which appeared in Oprah Magazine
and the New York Times in March 2008.
Disney
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's Beauty and the Beast Magic Talking Mirror,
Crayola
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's Colour and Show Projector,
Saban's Power Ranger Room Defender,
Nestle's Nesquik Magic Milkshake Maker.
The following
patent
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s below are credited to Wayne Fromm and describe some of his inventions:
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See also
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Tripod
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List of people from Toronto
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* Abdominal – hip hop musician
* Patrick J. Adams – actor ('' Suits'')
* Oluniké Adeliyi – ac ...
References
External links
Fighting Copycats of new Selfie GadgetFromm Works websiteQuik Pod website
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1954 births
University of Toronto people
Living people