E Z C Enterprises creates CD cases we can actually find

Most people need a close inspection to locate a favorite CD or leaf through their shelves to find a burned CD. E Z C Enterprises plans to make that easier.

The Troy-based firm is the brainchild of Craig Richardson, its owner and sole employee. Richardson created a CD case that people with normal vision can read from 5 feet away. It even allows users to insert braille for blind people.

Richardson was inspired after he had trouble locating a particular CD. He made some cases for his collection and decided to start his own business after showing them off.

"My friends saw them and they wanted them," Richardson says.

He currently has a patent pending on the technology and expects to start manufacturing it soon. The new product could hit the market before the end of the year. It's even up for the da Vinci Awards.

But don't expect big changes at E Z C Enterprises if and when its marquee product hits it big. Richardson plans to keep it as a one-man operation for the foreseeable future.

Source: Craig Richardson, owner E Z C Enterprises
Writer: Jon Zemke
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