A Berkeley, Calif., couple was found dead in their home due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Police told KPIX 5 that the two were using a “laser 3-D printer” that vented fumes into the residence. Police evacuated the apartment building and had the fire department’s hazardous materials team search for a gas leak or other hazard,…
Read MorePromo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: The Super Bowl is this weekend! Sorry, Patriots fans, but you’ve had enough happiness. This jealous Eagles fan hopes they lose miserably.) Last week, C2BPromo won, and now will face…
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Unfortunately, the science community hasn’t quite mastered teleportation yet, so football fans around the country won’t be able to transport themselves to Houston for the Super Bowl in the literal sense. But a promotional products company in Chicago introduced the next-best thing for the future. Using what they call a “VPod,” which is a virtual reality…
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By now, we know what to look for when it comes to counterfeit sports merchandise, so we don’t feel the need to rehash it. (Bottom line: Look for authenticity stickers, among other things.) And yet, before every major sports event, law enforcement agencies report the staggering number of…
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The water bottle is constantly evolving. Companies are adding new features and new designs to keep up with fashion and technology. They also want to battle the growing number of single-use water bottles that end up in landfills or as litter. (Business Insider reported that Americans throw away close to 2.5 million plastic bottles every…
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After Kellyanne Conway used the phrase “alternative facts” during an interview with Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press,” merchandisers have been racing to put the questionable phrase on just about anything they can. According to TMZ, multiple people have filed documents to trademark the phrase. But, in the meantime, there’s plenty of “alternative fact” merchandise…
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Activision Blizzard, the brains behind some of the most popular video gaming franchises like “Call of Duty,” “Overwatch” and “World of Warcraft” announced that it’s creating a consumer products division. Fortune reported that Tim Kilpin, a former executive at Mattel (where he was president and chief commercial officer) and Walt Disney (where he oversaw the…
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Over the past week, we ran a poll asking readers their opinions of President Trump after his first week in office. After more than 300 readers responded, we found the results to be fairly polarized. 42 percent answered “very bad,” 37 percent said “very good,” 10 percent said “good,” 4 percent were neutral and 7…
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Under Armour debuted its first line of U.S.-made apparel yesterday. The first line, included in a collection called Arris Project, includes 2,000 units—leggings and bras. According to Fortune, Under Armour has committed to creating more apparel at its UA Lighthouse facility in Baltimore. The company hopes that local manufacturing will help it meet tighter deadlines for…
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Student athletes’ wardrobes are mostly made up of the apparel they get from their schools and teams. It’s a point of pride to show off one’s status as a representative of their alma mater. So, when Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski wanted to teach his Blue Devils team a lesson after what he…
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