Computer & Electronics

We spoke with Mariah Wakeling, vice president/creative director for iClick, Seattle; and Trina Bicknell, chief revenue officer at HPG, Braintree, Massachusetts; about what products their companies have recently added, what they see as the biggest trends, what different customer groups are buying, and more.

Leaks are coming out about the iPhone 15, which will reportedly will feature USB-C charging to go along with universal charging standards. However, characteristically, Apple is holding onto proprietary tech by making sure all USB-C chargers are still MFI (Made for iPhone) certified.

PromoStandards hosted its inaugural Tech Summit at the Tampa Marriott Water Street hotel in Tampa, Florida, from Feb. 19 - 21, 2023. This annual networking event features two days of education tracts, focusing on industry-relevant technology and PromoStandards integrations. More than 150 participants representing 75 companies attended. This sold-out event was the largest in the…

Yesterday marked the official announcement of a new collaboration between two mobile technology companies with complementary interests: iClick and Casely. Together the two companies have introduced to the promotional products industry for the first time ever the Casely Power Pod, a combination wireless charger and power bank, which works like a battery backpack for your…

Kent Displays Inc., the makers of the bestselling Boogie Board writing tablets, announced a partnership that makes Compass Industries the exclusive promotional supplier for Boogie Board and their popular line of reusable writing products. Compass Industries has been in business for 86 years, offering a diverse line of best-selling merchandise with personalized branding to the…

Kids these days probably don't know what a Walkman is, but Microsoft still combined the past and present of tech by creating a Walkman modeled after the Xbox Series S console. And, get this, kids: It really plays cassette tapes.

Here are seven measures leadership teams can use to guide discussions regarding new technology and lead to more informed decisions.

A crypto company in Miami was planning on handing out branded T-shirts from the crypto platform FTX, but after the company filed for bankruptcy (and its founder continues to fight a legal battle), the T-shirts became a different type of collector's item.

Out of seven teams encompassing more than 50 participants and representing 33 companies from around the world, PromoStandards announced the official first-place and runner-up teams for its inaugural virtual Hack-A-Thon. In September of this year, PromoStandards hosted the Hack-A-Thon, sponsored by Essent. The event consisted of cross-functional teams that used PromoStandards protocols, allowing them to…

Thanks to new standards in the European Union, however, Apple will finally be forced to create iPhones with USB-C ports rather than its proprietary Lightning charger. But, could the future of the iPhone be completely charger-less?