Aside from the perks of Disney life, the league is using a lot of wearable tech to constantly keep up with the ever-present risk of COVID-19. This will include a wearable ring that tracks temperature, heart rate, respiration rate and other vital data that could indicate illness. According to Axios, the rings also show an “illness probability score.”…
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Netflix Beat the U.S. Military to the ‘Space Force’ Trademark for Merchandise
Netflix reportedly beat the U.S. military to the trademark punch for the “Space Force,” the name of a new satirical streaming show. Right now, Netflix has the rights to use the phrase on merchandise all over the world.
Read MoreUnderwear, Throw Pillows and T-shirts: George Floyd Merchandise Brings Up Ethical Debate
As protests mount across the country, wearing and distributing T-shirts with George Floyd’s and others’ names or faces on them is a common practice. It humanizes the issue, allowing people to mourn the loss of a man and commemorate a life lost. But what about a “Call for Justice for George Floyd” throw pillow or “George Floyd RIP” underwear?…
Read MoreAs Events Cautiously Resume, Remember to Look for Hand Sanitizer Sales
Yes, the events business is slow or nonexistent right now, but that may make it easy to overlook it as in-person events start to return. President Trump plans to hold a rally on June 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and according to TMZ, the federal government reportedly spent more than $30,000 on hand sanitizer for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions…
Read MoreStarbucks Prohibits ‘Black Lives Matter’ Merchandise for Employees, Then Reverses Course and Makes Its Own
An internal memo from Starbucks said that employees were not permitted to wear pins that read “Black Lives Matter,” stating that it could be “divisive” or harmful to the brand’s image. This morning, the company reversed its stance and not only allowed the pins, but made its own “Black Lives Matter” uniform shirts…
Read MoreNASCAR Prohibits Confederate Flag at Events and Property, But Will It Apply to Merchandise?
Yesterday, NASCAR released a statement that it is prohibiting the Confederate battle flag from events. The question now is whether this rule applies to merchandise, or just the display of the actual flag. The Confederate battle flag is used for a plethora of items, like T-shirts, hats, bathing suits, coolers…
Read MoreBaltimore Apparel Company Packs Positive Messages in Reusable Bottles
A Baltimore apparel company is giving everyone a little bit of fun and positivity, as well as a reusable bottle, through a new line of apparel. Mess in a Bottle was started by Kalilah Wright in 2016, shortly after the Freddie Gray riots in Baltimore. Wright, who used to work at Under Armour, wanted to use apparel as a way to spread a positive message…
Read MoreFDA Temporarily Relaxes Hand Sanitizer Ethanol Restrictions to Increase Supply
In order to keep up with demand for hand sanitizer, particularly in the health care space, the FDA has temporarily relaxed its restrictions on fuel- and technical-grade ethanol, and the amount of certain impurities present in the production process. These are temporary rules aimed at increasing hand sanitizer availability while demand remains sky high…
Read MoreEPA Says Tennessee’s Face Masks Are Safe to Use After All
Yesterday, we reported that the Tennessee government had told everyone to wait to wear the free masks it spent $8.2 million on, after concerns arose that an antimicrobial material used in production could be harmful to people. Thankfully, the pause didn’t take too long, and the result is that the masks are, in fact, safe to wear…
Read MoreTennessee Suspends Distribution of $8.2M in Face Masks That May Contain Harmful Material
The Tennessee government spent $8.2 million dollars in May on face masks manufactured by a sock company. A month later, they state is telling citizens to stop using them for now, as they may contain a harmful amount of an antimicrobial material…
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