Note-taking software provider Evernote originally wanted to delve into the hardware business as far back as 2007, with an egg-like device capable of recording conversations, the company's CEO said on Tuesday. "The original Evernote idea ...
If there was one common thread among the four shops visited during the first day of the Chicago Dealer Tour, it's that the retail business here is a family affair. Several stores we toured are in their second, third or fourth generation of ...
When the winter weather finally relented in this town north of Lansing, retailer Jon Vandercar looked forward to selling some of his inventory of 2013 model road bikes, which he received just before his region's long cold season began last ...
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Taiwan 2.0 is taking shape on this industrious island with a generation of factory founders nearing retirement, clearing the way for their children to assume new leadership roles. It's a transition phase that is natural, given the fact ...
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Bicycle Retailer & Industry News editors and sponsors roll out Tuesday morning on a three-day tour of bicycle stores in Chicago. The BRAIN Dealer Tour will visit 13 stores by bike this week, sampling the growing infrastructure for bikes ...
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Cannondale’s planned mid-summer move of its headquarters from Bethel, Connecticut, a few miles down Route 7 to Norwalk has local dealers cautiously optimistic. While the company hasn't officially announced the move, several local ...
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IDG News Service - Researchers at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed an insect-like robot that achieves flight by flapping a pair of tiny wings. The robot is small enough to sit on the tip of a ...
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The University of Pennsylvania, MIT and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana are in the process of creating a surreal design involving LEDs, implants and tattoos. Researchers are working to create an implant that uses ...
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With the ongoing discussions about the impact of textile industry on environment and the importance of sustainability, fashion designers are changing their focus from designing garments with aesthetic value to clothing with environmental ...
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The Puppet Company will launch two brand new collections of Marionettes this year. Two years in the making, the new range of Character Marionettes have already been met with good response. With the incorporation of an anti tangle device ...
Diner-style booths are one way companies have found to offer employees a private place for conversations. Photo courtesy of Bene. It looks like for better or for worse, those nice high cubicle walls won’t be coming back anytime ...
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GE Healthcare has entered into research collaboration agreement with Eisai for use of GE Healthcare investigational PET amyloid imaging agent, flutemetamol, to select patients for a phase I clinical trial being conducted by Eisai. The ...
Medical technology provider Integra LifeSciences has introduced Integra Compact Cranial Closure System that provides titanium implants for non-loadbearing (non-facial) operative cranial neurosurgical procedures. Featuring a small and ...
Acute or chronic sleep deprivation resulting in increased feelings of fatigue is one of the leading causes of workplace incidents and related injuries. More incidents and performance failures, such as automobile accidents, occur in the ...
"THE toy industry is dead." That's the sort of statement that catches your attention, but I can't claim the credit for it. It was written by Richard Gottlieb, a highly respected toy industry analyst over in the States. Gottlieb's theory ...
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