Electronics

HALO Branded Solutions and the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall for promotional children’s projector flashlights. The flashlights are being recalled because children could disassemble the product and access batteries, creating a choking or ingestion hazard...

Remember Warheads candies? They were, to put it simply, awesome. They had everything a kid wanted: bright colors, a very extreme name and the properties to create a playground challenge. Anyway, one of our favorite promotional products this week is Warheads-related. Check it out!...

Reese's Puffs just released three boxes that include an augmented reality tie-in to turn the backs of the boxes into synthesizers and drum machines. General Mills is also releasing a real-life branded synthesizer, and introduced a "teens only" promo for Cinnamon Toast Crunch...

Team USA athletes showed off the gift set waiting for them in Tokyo from sponsors like Samsung, Nike, Ralph Lauren, Oakley and more.

Warner Bros. has 200 licensing partners for "Space Jam: A New Legacy." The latest merchandise to come out of that is a co-branded kit from Nike and Xbox that combines footwear, gaming and direct mail, appealing to fans and influencers alike. The attention to detail here is out of this world...

The PopGrip Plant, made from 35% plant-based materials, including corn starch, canola oil and castor beans, is set to hit the retail market in September of this year, according to Mariah Wakeling, vice president and creative director for iClick. Wakeling added that iClick will bring the PopGrip Plant to the promotional products industry in January 2022...

The year is 2021 and, sadly, the Skypad apartments and robot housekeepers that the Jetsons promised…

We're not sure how it took so long to figure out, but finally someone thought of putting Bluetooth earbuds into a face mask. MaskFone, a face mask that not only features a Bluetooth headset and earbuds, but a five-layer filtration system. In short, it’s stylish and extremely functional...

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates LLC (BDA), Woodinville, Wash., announced yesterday that it has sold its video game accessories brand, PowerA, to ACCO Brands Corporation. PowerA launched in 2009 and specializes in third-party video game controllers and accessories like headsets and chargers. “From our earliest days together, Eric [Bensussen] and I formed a partnership focused on…

Atari is already selling merchandise for its Atari Hotel, opening in Las Vegas in 2022. Also, the video game company promises a branded experience that starts before check-in and lasts after check-out. These kinds of ventures bring practically limitless opportunities for printed and promotional products, so it'll be interesting to see what Atari cooks up...