Howard P. Lewis, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America’s (IES’) representative to the National Lighting Bureau, has been elected to an unprecedented fourth consecutive term as Bureau chair. The National Lighting ...
The NRF Foundation, the non-profit arm of the National Retail Federation, announced that Mindy Grossman, CEO, HSNi, was elected as the new chair of its Board of Directors for a two-year term. Ms. Grossman replaces Kip Tindell, chairman and ...
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LAS VEGAS — Educational seminars at the Las Vegas Market will give buyers a chance to soak up an array of ideas, advice and information about the home furnishings business. Here's a rundown of the dates, times and locations. All ...
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The PMMI Education & Training Foundation (PEF) is pleased to announce it will administer the Richard C. Ryan Packaging Education Scholarship, funded by Dorner Mfg. Corp. (Hartland, Wisc.). Dorner established the scholarship in memory ...
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Valspar Paint revealed three 2013 color trend palettes inspired by the newest underlying influences and movements expressed in fashion, food, design and culture. Each of the three Valspar color trend palettes for 2013 - Simple Delights, ...
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A draft bill to exclude terms of service violations from the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The proposed amendment to the anti-hacking law comes in the wake of the suicide on ...
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Abine, Inc., the online privacy company, today announced a new online tracker-blocking tool called DoNotTrackMe (DNTMe), which builds on the company's DoNotTrackPlus (DNT+) browser add-on. It's the same trusted privacy technology that more ...
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Vook, Inc. is working with The New York Times to launch its TimesFiles ebook publishing program. The first 25 TimesFiles ebooks will be available for purchase on Monday, December 17. Vook's ebook creator network of VookMakers are using its ...
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One outcome of the prolonged housing slump has been that when consumers postponed renovating their kitchens and buying large appliances, manufacturers got busy redesigning small ones. The rosy results can be found in the housewares ...
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Polaroid is pleased to introduce a tablet specifically designed for children—a 7.0” kids tablet. Featuring the Android 4.0 OS, the tablet combines all the fun and entertainment kids love with the security, durability and ...
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The Samsung Galaxy EK-GC100 camera, the first camera with 3G/4G connectivity, isn't the first wireless camera to run on the Android mobile OS—that honor goes to the Nikon Coolpix S800c, which connects via Wi-Fi, not 3G or 4G. But the ...
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The Voice Library, a service which allows subscribers to record, preserve and archive audio recordings, via telephone or computer microphone - safely and securely – is gaining momentum in attracting new subscribers following the ...
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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the International CES Best of Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Award honorees. The CES Innovations Awards honor outstanding design and engineering advancements across 29 ...
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COSTA MESA, CA (BRAIN) — Bicycle Retailer and Industry News has officially handed off its long running Top 100 and Gold Star retailer recognition program to the National Bicycle Dealers Association. This year the NBDA will manage the ...
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Eastman Machine Co. — a Buffalo, N.Y.-based designer and manufacturer of manually operated cutting machines and automated cutting systems as well as complementary software technologies — is celebrating its 125th anniversary. ...