Today there are more than 264 million smartphone users in the United States. All of those smartphone users collectively look at their phones 12 billion times a day. Each individual will tap, swipe and click their smartphone an average of 2,617 times a day. Whether communicating with family and friends, responding to an urgent matter…
Read MoreReminder: Don’t Be Like London Heathrow Airport and Lose a USB Stick Full of Sensitive Information
There’s always a scene in spy movies where the daring protagonist is warned that “should this fall into the wrong hands, it would be catastrophic.” “This” could refer to a weapon, a jewel of some sort, or information. It wasn’t a spy movie, but a USB drive containing a ton of valuable information regarding security…
Read MoreIMAGEN Brands Partners With ShedRain Umbrellas
IMAGEN Brands, parent company of Crown Products and Vitronic, announced it has entered into a partnership with ShedRain Umbrellas. As part of IMAGEN Brands’ continuing expansion strategy, partnering with ShedRain will improve business growth while honoring the quality brand that customers have come to rely on with 24-hour lead-times. The move is not an acquisition.…
Read MoreTotally Promotional Expands Into Newly Renovated Space
Totally Promotional, Coldwater, Ohio, recently expanded its office space by 8,000 sq. ft. as the company continues to grow. The addition of the newly renovated area along Sycamore St. in Coldwater brings the total amount of office space to nearly 23,000 sq.…
Read MoreMarking the 55th Anniversary of the Iconic Beatles Logo
We consider ourselves fairly open-minded people here at Promo Marketing, but if anyone—even our illustrious sales colleague Rob Margulies—expects for us to alter our choice for the best band ever, that person will have to walk down a long and winding road of disappointment. Our ears and hearts will forever find themselves fixated on The…
Read MoreBeacon Promotions Employees Support Brown County United Way
Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., is a supporter of its local Brown County United Way. The programs supported are primarily in the areas of education, health, self-sufficiency and basic needs. The…
Read MorePossible USPS ‘Forever’ Stamp Cost Increase Would Mark Agency’s Largest Bump
Times being what they are, stamps do not receive enough press, much to the dismay of philatelists everywhere. However, come January, the affixers could become a sticky subject, as the board of governors for the United States Postal Service (USPS) yesterday sought permission from the Postal Regulatory Commission to up the cost of a First-Class…
Read MoreThis ‘Destiny’ T-shirt Will Cost You $777K (Unless You Earn It)
You can’t buy achievements in video games. You can, theoretically, buy a “Destiny 2” T-shirt that says you’ve achieved something, though. It’ll just cost you almost a million bucks. But there is another, less expensive way: If players manage to unlock a certain weapon by Oct. 31, they’ll receive a code that makes the shirt available for a much more reasonable $24.99…
Read MoreHow Qi Charging Works
Once you set a Qi compatible smartphone on a Qi charging pad, an electrical charge is transferred from the Qi charger to a receiver coil in the back of the smartphone via electromagnetic induction. The charger uses an induction coil to create an alternating electromagnetic field, which the receiver coil in the back of the phone converts back into electricity to be fed into the battery. As a common example, inductive charging is the same technology utilized by the most well-known electronic toothbrushes.
Read MoreHow Qi Charging Works
How Qi Charging Works
Once you set a Qi compatible smartphone on a Qi charging pad, an electrical charge is transferred from the Qi charger to a receiver coil in the back of the smartphone via electromagnetic induction. The charger uses an induction coil to create an alternating electromagnetic field, which the receiver coil in the back of the phone converts back into electricity to be fed into the battery. As a common example, inductive charging is the same technology utilized by the most well-known electronic toothbrushes.