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Hiếu sel e stick dated back from a long time when taking sel es was
unpopular. Wayne Fromm conceptualized the early version of it
The above passage is about the long history of sel e stick during a European holiday, when he faced some obstacles of
invented by Wayne Fromm. In the year of 2002, when traveling taking family pictures without the aid of other people. In 2005,
to Italy, he had dif culty getting photographs together with her “Quick Pod” was released to the market after years of preparing;
daughter. He later strived for making a camera holder to take however, this product failed to appeal to the mass due to its
good pictures and in 2005, Quik Pod was invented. Initially, it cumbersomeness and the widespread use of of mobile phones
was not pravalent due to its inconvenience and common tourists instead of cameras, to name but a few. Fromm’s invention only
would use smartphones to take picture instead. Only serious made its name in the sport community and was outperformed
photographers were keen on it because of its ability to hold by modern, more portable sel e stick. The text concludes that
camera steadily in place. These days, Quik Pod has become the incentive of the inventor was nonetheless for commercial
popular, especially with adventurous sport player and there are purposes. 
more and more new versions, with reasonable prices but after
all, its main purpose to Fromm is just to take a perfect picture
along with his family rather than nancial problems add Fromm in the thesis statement ― THOM THOM

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Tram The extract "Who invented the sel e stick?" sheds light on the
origin of "Quick pod" invented by Wayne Fromm. First, according
The given passage "Who invented the sel e stick?" elucidates the to the author, as sel e stick is prevalent nowadays, people are
obstacles while taking family photographs before the invention surprised to know that it is not a new invention. When travelling
of sel e stick and its history. The idea of the rst sel e sticks with his daughter in Florence, Wayne Fromm, a Canadian, had
appeared when its inventor, Wayne Fromm, struggled to take become aware of some dif culties to the tourists regarding to
photograph with his daughter during their holiday without taking pictures, four most typical are: the awkwardness of asking
having another companion. His problems included: awkwardness for a photo, the limitation of timer function, the ignorance of the
to ask other people, low quality picture, lack of safe space to set operating principle of digital camera and the lack of safe space
the camera, etc. In 2005, after spending several years on trials, to put the camera down. Judging from the situations, Fromm
he nally accomplished his rst appliance called "Quik Pod". spent years of his effort to come up with a device called “Quick
Despite his effort to propagate it, this rst predecessor of sel e pod” which helped solve the problems. However, it did not soar
sticks didn't grasp much attention. This was due to its bulkiness out in general public owing to its big size, which was only
and the contemporary preference for moblie phones, which suitable for professional photographers. In recent days, there
made it only appealed to the professional photographers. In are many available kinds of sel e sticks, very few of which are
modern days, there are tremendous low-cost and more Fromm’s, unfortunately. After all, it can be implied that, to
convenient versions than Fromm's invention. However, Fromm, the main purpose of the invention is to create good
according to the extract, Fromm's intention was to give families pictures with enough members of family, not for the nancial
chance to have good pictures together, rather than for nancial one.
purpose
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The extract, titled "Who invented the sel e stick?" better thesis statement ― THOM THOM
offers an insight into the invention of “Quick Pod” by Wayne
Fromm through pinpointing some problems encountered when
taking family photographs on holiday and underlining some
reasons for the unfavorable attitudes of the general public
towards it. The passage begins with a comment that the idea of a
The "Who invented the selfie stick" graph hold the camera far enough to take the best photo based on the
idea of the umbrella. Finally in 2005 he was able to invent Quik
illustrates about the idea originated by
Pod, yet it didn’t catch on despite his attempt to popularize it.
Waynne Fromm as well as elucidating on the His invention was favored among professional photographers,
history of the selfie stick. The idea came to especially with extreme sports athletes, rather than by the
Waynne Fromm on an European holiday in public who prefer cheaper sel e-stick to hold their mobile
phones. However, it is not the pro t but the ability of the tool to
2002. However, his invention was not
gather everyone in a picture that interests Fromm.
synonymous with the public. Fromm came
up against a difficulty trying to take
photographs. Despite pulling off by making
full use of the timer function, he could not
The article “Who invented
capture his head in the middle of the picture
occasionally. Moreover, when this function
was put to use, there was no space to put Klinh
the camera safely. After that, he spent
The given passage "Who invented the sel e stick?" presents how
several years trying to dismantle umbrellas struggles in taking family photos prompted the original
and these types of technology to support his inventor,  Wayn Fromm to invent sel e sticks, followed by his
invention. As a result, In 2005 he perspective towards its minor popularity. When travelling in
successfully made Quik Pod and strived to Florence, Italy, Wayne Fromm encountered dif culties in
photographing with his daughter.The camera in use was too
promote it. Despite its demerits, this selfie complicated for passerbys to handle, yet there were no proper
stick drew an enormous amount of attention places to set up for timer photos. The Canadian inventor was
from professional photographer. The graph then motivated to bring about a solution, according to the
also showed approval for this invention, as author. Taking inspiration from the workings of an umbrella, he
successfully developed Quik pod, a stable rack for professional
stated by the author.
cameras. Though it was little-known amongst tourists due to its
Tran Minh inconvenient size and the widely-used phones, it has impressed
the athlete community.Fromm was nevertheless proud of his
invention, as the author states.
Châu
The article “Who invented the sel e stick?” disseminates the states: reporting verb /present ― THOM THOM
drawbacks faced when taking family photographs motivated
Wayne Fromm to invent the Quik Pod and further discusses its good thesis statement ― THOM THOM
being as an unpopular stock. The author states that despite its
recent popularity, sel e sticks have come into being a few
decades ago. The prototype, Quik Pod, released in 2005 by Thao
Wayne Fromm, attracted the attention of professional
photographers as it did a good job in stabilizing cameras. He got The text demonstrates the origin of the sel e stick by Wayne
the incentive in 2002, during a trip in Florence as he found it Fromm as well as his perspective on his invention. The initial
hard to take family pictures without the aid of passers-by. idea of a sel e stick, devised by Canadian inventor Wayne
Although not favored among tourists due to the versatility of Fromm, can be traced back from the dif culties that he, as a
mobile phones, Quik Pod makes its name in the extreme sport tourist, encountered when taking sel es, which is the tricky
community, photographers and serves its purpose of taking operation of a complex digital camera, or, in the case of using
good family pictures, stated by Fromm, thus ending the article. the timer function, the undesired wrong position of heads and
the unavailability of safe places to set the cameras. Those had
pushed him towards inventing a device facilitating the sel e-
Fromm's tone? ― THOM THOM taking process, which came into being in 2005 and was named
‘Quik Pod’, as mentioned in the passage. However, with the light
nature of a mobile phone, this tool only attracted a limited
huyen popularity due to its bulky size, which nevertheless proved
useful to professional photographers. The author goes on to
The text "Who invented the sel e stick?" is about the history of imply the wide array of cheap sel e sticks currently available,
the sel e stick, which was created by a Canadian inventor which has eclipsed the Fromm' version that nonetheless
Wayne Fromm. The fact that it was invented about two decades interests the extreme sport community.
ago may come as a surprise to some people. Fromm came up
with the idea of the rst sel e stick on his holiday in 2002. He
found that getting photographs of people together was the most
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common problem, so Fromm thought about a thing that could
The extract "Who invented the sel e stick?" describes the The article “Who invented the selfie stick?”
invention of "sel e" and its  innovations until nowadays. To begin
provides insight into the invention of the
with, "sel e" is de ned as taking photographs of oneself. This
seemingly new trend actually dates back to 2002 when an selfie stick. In contrast to commonly-held
inventor named Wayne Fromm wanted a photo with his belief, the invention of this device dates
daughter in Italy. According to the article, such hurdles as lack of back to the early 2000s. The world owns the
safety, security and shortage of the contemporary cameras invention of such gadget to the Canadian
urged him to create a sel e product, Quik Pod 3 years later. This
appliance, however, was too heavy for tourists to carry, so its
inventor Wayne Fromm, who found his
utilization is now  only implemented in speci c profression of incentive during his trip to Europe. It was
skiers and divers. Later, there are more portable and cheaper extremely intricate to take photographs
versions for "sel e" like mobile phones, which ful ll the demand together as tourist attractions are often
of taking sel es securely and overwhelm the former device. 
packed with people. The aid of passers-by
was difficult to get since the knowledge of
Tùng Chi operating a digital camera was over most
people’s heads. The utilization of timer
The text provides information on the history of “sel es” stick. It
was rst invented by a Canadian man called Wayne Fromm. This
sometimes prevented people from reaching
innovative item stemmed from his holiday to Italy with his the foreground of photos. The lack of safe
daughter when they couldn’t have a successful picture together places to situate the cameras also played a
because of their awkwardness to ask for other tourists’ help and contributing role. After years of devoted
inconveniences of timer function. Then, it dawned on Wayne
Fromm that he would create an accessory which was strong
work, he created the so-called Quik Pod,
enough to hold a traditional bulky camera by applying the being able to support the weight of
similar technology found in umbrellas. The writer also mentions conventional cameras but failed to become
that Fromm realized his dream with the Quick Pod in 2005. a best-seller due to its size, unreasonable
While this invention was not a best-selling product as its
prize and the booming popularity of mobile
cumbersomeness, which lost favor with tourists, it attracted
professional photographers and extreme sport players,
phones. Fromm’s invention, though did not
especially skiers and drivers. Wayne Fromm conceived helping achieve great success, managed to fulfil his
families with good photos together as his main motivation, not initial intention of giving families the ability
for monetary value, as concluded by the writer.  to take good photos together, as stated by
the author.
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The article elucidates how sel e sticks were invented by
Canadian inventor Waynne Fromm and indicates several reasons
Duyen why they receive unfavorable feedbacks from general public.
The extract traces the history of sel e stick, originated by a According to the writer, although these sel e devices were
Canadian Wayne Fromm and provides his perspective on his found common recently, they have been discovered for a quite
innovation. Despite its omnipresence and affordability long period. The rst idea about these gadgets dawned on the
nowadays, sel e stick was by far unpopular with generations inventor in 2002 when he himself  experienced such travellers'
from two or three decades ago, which makes it surprising to the dif culties relating to a photograph of all together. Hesitating to
fact that this is not a newborn invention. Having noticed many ask for another else due to his camera's complexity, the poor
challenges in taking photos, especially the inability to involve all quality of self-taken photos or the lack of private places for
in one picture, sophisticated camera system, inappropriate putting cameras down are most worth-mentioning deterrents to
photo proportion or insecurity to apply the timer, Fromm was a perfect photograph. These problems, in turn, led to the
determined to devise Quik Pod through years of dedication. creation of Quik Pod -  an appliance allowing sel e-takers to
Nevertheless, the public did not welcome it as expected as its af x their phones to a wall and stand away while snapping a
being oversized in comparison with their more weight-free and picture. However, because these products are more
portable mobile phones. This original innovation suits only cumbersome and inconvenient than smartphones as well as the
virtuoso photographers rather than the amateur and proves fact that many other cheaper and expedient versions emerged,
much more expensive than many contemporary commercial they are less appealing to tourists. Meanwhile, professional
versions. However, Fromm’s brainwave was far from being a takers and some typical kinds of people still favor them as
disappointment given the fact he is not money-driven and his cameras can be held steadily at particular places.
wish to create family all-inclusive photos.

Source? Author? ― THOM THOM


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