A 47-year-old New Jersey woman was killed on Wednesday by a fire that investigators are blaming on a faulty dishwasher, according to NorthJersey.com. The tragedy is a reminder of the potential dangers that can result from defective ...
Tags: Dishwasher, Consumer Electronics
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — It was a good week for the bedding industry on the mattress recycling front. In Connecticut, the nation's first mattress recycling bill was signed into law by Conn. Gov. Dannel Malloy. The bill, supported by the ...
Sony and Lego are working together on creating a new generation of products that bridge the gap between toys and video games. A joint research project between Sony and Lego aims to come up with future projects that are part toy, part ...
Tags: Computer Products, toy
Chemical Risk Management Profile from Toy Industry Forum launches. A new set of documents allows toy retailers to check the safety of their stock. The Chemical Risk Management Profile allows retailers to "assess the readiness" of their ...
Flagship Food has completed the acquisition of Atlantic Foods, a supplier and manufacturer of menu solutions to the UK foodservice market, for an undisclosed amount. The deal will bring together two businesses focused on developing, ...
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Two years ago, I attended a meeting of Hytrol distributors in Little Rock. At heart, these were conveyor and equipment guys. Yet, two of the best presentations were about warehouse and equipment control systems. It highlighted how our ...
Tags: Software, Automation
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA (which makes lightweight, flexible, copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules, integrated into its new EnerPlex series of consumer products) has announced the ...
Tags: Ascent Solar, Retail Presence
This summer add some cool style to your wardrobe with the trendy Disney & Marvel's t-shirts collection. This fashionable collection of t-shirts for adults, inspired by Disney's classic characters and Marvel's iconic Super Heroes, is now ...
Tags: Adult Tshirts, Apparel
Michael Acton Smith is the founder of top licensed toy property Moshi Monsters, but he’s not content with just one brand. In this exclusive interview, he explains to Dominic Sacco about choosing tablets over toys, eclipsing Star Wars ...
Tags: Michael Acton Smith, Mind Candy, Toys
Spanning 22 countries with more than 59 facilities, Jabil Inc. has been serving industries ranging from consumer products to aerospace and defense. Founded in 1966, the electronics solutions company provides comprehensive electronics for ...
Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN) a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, semiconductor, and optical markets, today announced that it has relaunched its website to reflect the company's focus on market ...
Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC) today announced that the company has developed second generation 19 nanometer process technology that it will apply to mass production of 2-bit-per-cell 64 gigabit ...
Tags: Toshiba, Nand Chips, Consumer Electronics
IDG News Service - Forget Glass, self-driving cars or a smartwatch. Developers, not physical consumer products, were Google's darlings at the company's annual I/O conference this week. Google brands I/O as a conference for developers, and ...
Tags: Google I/O, Developer Services
The European Union’s rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products (RAPEX) stopped many substandard products from reaching European consumers last year, according to a report released by the European Commission today. As ...
Tags: RAPEX Product, Toys, Toys Industry
Your lawn could become a "toe-away" zone if you’re not careful when operating rotary-blade lawn mowers. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates more than 37,000 Americans suffer a power mower-related injury each year. ...
Tags: Lawnmower, Foot Injuries