For as long as electronics have been around, there’s been one common problem in nearly every home — finding the right remote control for the right device. With the amount of connected technology and a myriad of other devices entering the market, it’s nearly impossible to...
Any shopper who’s ever spent a frustrating hour trying to find just the right pair of sunglasses will appreciate this story. Skelmet, a Cambridge, Mass.–based startup company, is focusing its vision on 3-D-printed custom sunglasses. Skelmet’s founders have always had trouble finding the right fit for sunglasses and wanted to focus on...
Ever been to Desire, Pennsylvania? How about Superior Bottom, West Virginia? Or Crappie Point, Idaho? These slightly naughty locales are three of the thousands of destinations featured on Strumpshaw, Tincleton & Giggleswick’s Marvellous Maps. They’re also some of the more, well, benign. “We call our...
As Frank Sinatra once said: “Cock your hat — angles are attitudes.” That attitude can also be expressed through a quirky baseball cap called a Custom Billboard Hat, fit with a dry-erase board on the front of the hat’s crown and detachable marker for writing...
The cigar band. It’s just a little sticker, just the size of a thumbnail. But it apparently can provide insight into how people express themselves — men, women, gift givers and recipients — especially as more women are enjoying cigars than before. “You’d be surprised...
There are signs throughout every company — in the break room, in the bathroom, near a time clock — all to disseminate information about federal, state and even local laws. In case there’s curiosity about where those come from and how they get updated, here’s...
Whether you believe in him or not, Santa Claus has been around for a long time. “Oh, we don’t disclose how old Santa is here at the workshop — that’s a fast way to get on the naughty list,” said Dale Gruber, CEO of PackageFromSanta.com....
Those with pets they love won’t be surprised that the overall pet industry annually pulls the leash over $60 billion in the U.S. A minority, but a significant one, is focused on the grooming and accessories. According to the American Pet Products Association, this piece...
American history has been steeped in tea, arguably since its beginning. Back around this time of year in 1773 and after the British government smacked a tax on American colonists’ tea, men dressed as Native Americans, boarded British ships bopping in the Boston Harbor and...
