Part of an eco-friendly lifestyle is simplicity – the cutting back on having stuff, buying stuff and being overwhelmed by stuff. Since the holidays, I’ve been weeding out my stuff, giving some away, and putting the rest where it ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, de-cluttering
Yamaha Corporation of America, AV Division, announced today that their latest desktop and micro component audio systems, the TSX-132, TSX-B232, MCR-042 and MCR-B142 begin shipping this month. Offering playback from many sources, including ...
The term "dry wine" has a new meaning at Vincor International's Quebec bottling operation since the conveyor line eliminated soap-and-water lubrication by installing System Plast NG conveyor chain and Nolu-S wear track from Power ...
Tags: dry wine, bottling operation, Winemaker
There isn't a shortage of rare earth metals in the ground, but one country, China, has managed to dominate about 95% of the market. It not only mines the metals, but it has built a supply chain to produce them. The U.S. once led global ...
Tags: rare earth metals, metal industry, US
GoSmart, Inc. announced today the “GoSmart Freedom Stylus” (without magnets), the world’s smoothest, most precise stylus for iPads, touchscreen tablets, smart phones and other devices. The GoSmart Freedom Stylus (without ...
Tags: GoSmart, GoSmart Freedom Stylus, stylus, iPads, touchscreen tablets
Maxfield & Oberton will stop selling the popular magnetic toys known as Buckyballs, effective Dec. 19. "Given the precedent setting legal case before us and the continued badgering by the [Consumer Product Safety Commission], Buckyballs ...
Tags: magnetic toys, desk playthings, toys
It's such fun to watch your child rip open a holiday present and find just what he was hoping for. But as a savvy consumer, you should know that toys are frequent hazards. In 2011, the most recent year for which the U.S. Consumer Product ...
Tags: Toys, Safety, children products, recall, kids safety
If you live up north, you're likely thinking more about snow blowers and generators than string trimmers. But for readers in warmer climes, the yard work never ends so we've just added 15 new string trimmers to our Ratings. One especially ...
Tags: snow blowers, generators, string trimmers, gas trimmer
Mobio Holdings LLC is introducing the latest innovations in the mobile revolution. Mobio Go, Mobio Grip and Mobio Pivot are three new ways to enhance the use of tablets and smartphones, by making them more convenient, more functional and ...
Tags: Mobio Go, obio Grip, Mobio Pivot, Mobile Device
With less than a week to go before this year's International CES Show in Las Vegas commences, it's unclear which new products will generate the most buzz among attendees of the massive trade show. However, Ultra HDTVs, Windows 8 tablets, ...
Tags: CES Show, new products, Ultra HDTVs, Windows 8 tablets, smart apps
China's sudden cuts to rare earth export quotas and domestic production marked the beginning of a Rare Earth Economic War, proposes Jacob Securities' Senior Mining and Metals Analyst Luisa Moreno. The good news is that partnerships between ...
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“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone) Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the ...
Tags: Commodities, Metallurgy, Mineral
There is no single rare earth element market. Instead, the rare earth universe is made up of four or five distinct "critical rare earth" markets that should be the focus for investors today. Even with new mine supply and refining capacity ...
Tags: Jack Lifton, rare earth element market, Metallurgy, Mineral
Computerworld - Western Digital's HGST subsidiary may not have picked the best time to have a breakthrough in hard-disk drive innovation. After a decade of trying, HGST recently perfected a method to seal helium gas inside drives. The ...
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IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced the new ElitePad 900 tablet with Windows 8, and said the device can be easily disassembled to replace components in order to save hardware and support costs. The HP ElitePad 900 ...
Tags: Hewlett-Packard, ElitePad 900 tablet, Windows 8, Atom tablet