ELECTRONICS 
December 31, 2016 Yes, You CAN Now Make Video Calls on Slack
Team messaging platform Slack is introducing video calls to its range of features. For Slack, which has been described as an instant messaging and collaboration system on steroids, the addition of video calling has been a long time coming. But now that it is, watch out! Slack has a great messaging system, collaboration features and […]
NEWS December 31, 2016 SALT App Creates Holiday Greetings — And Other Digital Marketing
The holiday season is a big time for businesses to call attention to promotions and special offerings. But making those promotions doesn’t need to be time consuming. A series of new Christmas-themed videos from mobile app SALT calls attention to just how simple it can be to create marketing banners and similar holiday images for […]
ELECTRONICS December 31, 2016 CUJO — No, Not the Scary Dog — Protects Your Small Business From Hackers
If Cujo, the rabid St. Bernard that arose from writer Stephen King’s imagination, defended firewalls, there wouldn’t be that many hackers around. It’s hard to know what went into naming the new CUJO smart home firewall protection device, but there must have been some Stephen King fans in the group during the process. And they […]
ELECTRONICS 
December 31, 2016 Here’s a First for Apple – But Not a Good One (Watch)
Here’s Why Consumer Reports Won’t Recommend The New MacBook Pro France Just Opened The World’s First Solar Panel Road IranAir’s Deal With Boeing May Get A Price Slash Snap Inc. Is Apparently Buying An Augmented Reality Startup If you think that one bad customer review can be bad for business, just think about how much […]
ELECTRONICS December 31, 2016 Make Small Business Cyber Security a Priority in 2017
Many small business owners may think they are protected against computer viruses and hacks, but that may not be the case. In fact, too many small business owners don’t do much to protect themselves. There are so many must-dos that accompany running a business that it’s easy for tasks like protecting your IT infrastructure to […]
ALL DEALS December 31, 2016 Take That Amazon! 7-Eleven Drone Delivery Has Already Started in the U.S.
Move over Amazon! 7-Eleven, the iconic chain of convenience stores with locations throughout the United States and Canada, has already completed more than 70 routine commercial drone deliveries in the U.S. And all this while mega-online retailer Amazon, which first floated the idea in a big way, remains mired in regulatory red tape and forced to […]
NEWS December 31, 2016 Did You Know? Times Square New Year’s Eve Party Started As a Business Event (Watch)
The History Behind New Year’s Eve’s Biggest Party The Music That Moved Us In 2016 ‘Star Wars’ Actress Carrie Fisher Dies At Age 60 ‘Rogue One’ Hogs ‘Sing’s’ Spotlight When you think about New Year’s Eve, a few things likely come to mind. There’s the champagne, noisemakers, silly glasses — and of course, Times Square. […]
NEWS December 31, 2016 Could Business Meetings of the Future Be in Virtual Reality?
A new offering from virtual reality company Oculus, now owned by Facebook, could have interesting implications for small businesses. Oculus Rooms and Parties are new features for Gear VR users. They’ll also be available on Oculus Rift devices in 2017. Parties are essentially group voice calls that take place in virtual reality. You can add […]
CLOTHING December 30, 2016 Crafted in the Himalayas, this man’s completely natural clothing will make you hale and heartier
Almost losing his father to a stroke, he went on a quest for answers and fell in love with organic wear – and swore to redeem the rudimentary function of clothing – to shield, rather than yield. History will tell you that clothing was invented to protect you from the climatic threats that nature hurls […]
CLOTHING December 30, 2016 The Birches at Newtown launches New Year with clothing and accessories drive
NEWTOWN >> The Birches at Newtown is paying it forward in January to help those in need during the cold winter. From January 1–31, The Birches is collecting clothing, shoes, accessories and jewelry to be donated to Impact Thrift Store. Bring warmth and comfort to families in need this season; every piece counts! Throughout the […]
CLOTHING 
December 30, 2016 Will Smith’s Advice for Parents of Boys Who Prefer Women’s Clothes Is Great
Jaden Smith is not afraid to wear clothing typically associated with women — having famously posed wearing a skirt in a Vogue Korea photo shoot earlier this year. His famous father Will Smith told BET in a new interview that he is totally supportive of his son’s clothing choices, and Will Smith thinks all parents […]
CLOTHING December 30, 2016 SRI spinoff SuperFlex raises $9.6M to pursue ‘powered clothing’
A spinoff from the robot veterans at SRI is making a big bet on ubiquitous soft robotics: SuperFlex aims to establish a new product category with what it calls “powered clothing.” The company, which initially split off in April, hopes to have a product to show in a few months, and has raised nearly $10 […]
