Apple seems to be doing its best to catch up to the rest of the smartphone world in terms of accessories. With the new iPhone 8 and upcoming iPhone X (pronounced “ten,” mind you), we’re seeing Apple finally join the wireless charging party. This is a huge deal for promotional products companies who create charging…
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Fidget spinners burst (or spun. Fidgeted?) onto the scene in a meteoric fashion. It was impossible to avoid them. Kids were playing with them at school, on the bus, at home, everywhere. They’re one of those toys we’ll look back on and remember as a cultural phenomenon on the level of pogs, devil sticks and…
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Kinder is under scrutiny after critics said its Surprise Eggs feature sexist packaging and toys. According to Metro UK, folks are upset that the company has seemingly assigned gender-spacific packaging by using pink and blue coloring, and have used that to decide which toys go in which items. The blue packaging is filled with Hot…
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Celebrity endorsements are great. Having a well-known and respected face attached to a product (literally speaking, if they’re on the packaging) is a surefire way to attract customers and earn consumer trust without them even having to use the product first. It is, generally speaking, a rule of thumb to let said celebrity know their…
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Marvel canceled a proposed partnership with defense contractor Northrop Grumman after getting an angry reaction from fans. The partnership, which was planned to coincide with New York Comic Con last weekend, was to include a digital and print comic depicting Northrop Grumman as an affiliate of Tony Stark (Iron Man, in case he managed to…
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The practice of kneeling during the national anthem before NFL games has been polarizing to say the least. But, regardless of where someone stands on the issue, it’s impossible to ignore that it’s become a focal point of American society lately. And, because of that, there’s always the possibility of monetization. And that’s just what…
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Has a family member or friend ever told you that the secret ingredient in an extra-special recipe is love? Well, the FDA would have a big problem with that. Nashoba Brook Bakery recently listed “love” as an ingredient in its granola, prompting the FDA to issue a warning to what it took as a serious…
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YETI Coolers has once again found itself in a legal battle involving knock-off products. This time, the Texas company is accusing Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce platform that has been involved in numerous counterfeiting scandals, of selling products in violation of federal import law. According to Law360, the U.S. International Trade Commission received a complaint on…
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We told you about how “Rick and Morty” fans were so amped up about McDonald’s Szechuan sauce that the fast food chain brought it back for one day only, right? It turns out the single-day promotion wasn’t good enough for fans of the cartoon, as many restaurants ran out of the sauce almost immediately, finding…
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Samsung seems to have recovered from the PR nightmare caused by batteries in the Galaxy Note 7 overheating and catching fire. It was so bad that airlines forbade passengers from bringing them onto the plane, Samsung offered a recall and it brought into question the safety of the company’s lithium ion batteries. Last week, a Samsung…
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