Computer & Electronics
June 19, 2018 at 2:50 pm
The #Online18 most influential people consists of industry influencers who use online tools and strategies to benefit their business and the overall promotional products industry. Each year gets tougher to identify the #Online18, as the online marketplace continues to evolve. One important note about the #Online18 is that this is primarily based on a personal…
June 13, 2018 at 11:28 am
PPAI's Expo East wrapped up today, and if you couldn't make it to Atlantic City for the show and a slice of boardwalk pizza (or five), don't worry. We were there to scope some of the coolest new promotional products on offer from exhibiting suppliers...
May 30, 2018 at 2:56 pm
Gmail launched in 2004, and was immediately a hit largely because they offered more free storage than anyone. It was more than storage that kept Gmail the leader in email, it was powerful features that were easy to use overall. Gmail was one of the first major applications to use AJAX (if you really want…
May 7, 2018 at 2:39 pm
As fun as it is to think about what we’re wearing in the future (we’re still holding out for rocket shoes), let’s focus on what we have right now, in 2018. For help, we talked to Christopher Duffy, director of marketing for Ariel Premium Supply, St. Louis, about what end-users and buyers are looking for in their wearable tech promotions...
May 4, 2018 at 2:24 pm
Twitter is urging its users, all 330-some million of them, to change their passwords immediately after a glitch caused the passwords to be stored in readable format in the company's internal computer system, rather than an encrypted version. The social media giant was quick to follow that it has resolved the problem, and it has…
April 27, 2018 at 1:16 pm
Hit Promotional Products is the latest promotional products company to fall victim to a malware virus that scammers seem to be sending to companies in the industry. A little more than a week ago, industry sources reported that Hub Promotional Group and High Caliber Line were hit by the attack. "The Malware virus hit High…
April 25, 2018 at 1:53 pm
Means of payment has become one of the focuses of technological innovation in recent years. We can tap our phones on the cash register to pay for groceries and instantly transfer a few bucks to friends to avoid splitting a dinner bill, not to mention actual cash is practically a novelty at this point. The…
April 12, 2018 at 10:26 am
INLT (in·let), Los Angeles, a logistics tech start-up and licensed customs broker that develops software to simplify importing, announced final U.S. government approval and launch of its cloud-based web application. The company raised $1 million from strategic, angel and family office investors in 2017 to fund the expansion of its engineering and trade compliance teams.…
April 4, 2018 at 12:32 pm
No matter our job descriptions, we all undoubtedly find ourselves reading and sending (perhaps even dreading) work email. But should the inbox and outbox dominate our days? What is the proper course for handling any inundation of messages? Here are five tips from a recent, extensive research report into work email...
March 26, 2018 at 1:54 pm
Lithium-Ion batteries have been a focal point of the promotional products industry for years now. Their inclusion in a multitude of electronic devices has made them ubiquitous, but their volatility has made them somewhat controversial. Think of items like hoverboards and wireless headphones—both items that existed in the promotional products space and have also been…
