I believed him, of course, but to verify his claim, I had to wait for the perfect conditions, a day with a large volume of new, wet snow. The Wovel works on powdery stuff, too, but it's most helpful ...

When shoveling snow, you usually end up throwing your back out, falling over, getting pneumonia, and eventually, you die. Or you could start shoveling snow with the Wovel. The Wovel is this huge ...

One winter day, inventor Mark Noonan went out into his backyard to shovel the snow off the ice rink he had created for his kids to play hockey. Shoveling was difficult, uncomfortable work because ...

The way we read is changing. Time once spent curled up with a good book is now often devoted to catching up on blogs, and browsing Web sites. One publishing company is trying to take advantage of ...

As if on cue, today’s snow is a perfect illustration for the use of the Snow Wovel. This ergonomic snow removal device is designed to eliminate stress of the back, and make snow removal easy and dare ...

"Apparently something called a Wovel (Web + Novel, get it?) is the new incarnation of online storytelling. It's like Choose Your Own Adventure books: at the end of each section, readers get to vote ...

At the end of the fifth installment of "Firstworld," Portland writer Jemiah Jefferson's "wovel," readers are invited to decide the fate of a character by clicking one of two choices: "Yep, he's dead." ...

Check out the 2009 Buzzword Glossary including words and phrases like junior moment, BlackBerry prayer, staycation, upcycling, instapreneur and negawatts. Thanks to Ben Cunningham. Related: In 2009, ...

It's a little hard to get past the appearance of the Wovel, which looks a little like one of those weird high-wheel bicycles from the 19th century. But there's nothing old-fashioned about this ...