A patent recently granted to tech juggernaut Apple has experts speculating that the new Apple TV, about which rumors have been spreading for years, may include a motion-sensitive remote. The patent granted to Apple is called “Scrolling Displayed Objects Using a 3D Remote Controller in a Media System,” leading tech commentators on gottabemobile.com to suspect […]
Read MoreT-shirts with a feminist message emblazoned across the front were swiftly removed from stores amid shocking allegations that they had been produced by underpaid women working in a sweatshop and living in cramped living quarters. For its December feminism issue, Elle UK joined forces with the Fawcett Society — Britain’s single largest women’s advocacy group […]
Read MoreLast Sunday, an Iowa man was hospitalized after a motorcycle that was soaring through the air struck him in the head. On November 9, a young motorcyclist at the Gypsum City Off-Highway Vehicle Park rode into the path of other vehicles. Mitchell Frank, a 30-year-old man from Fort Dodge, Iowa, ran out to the track […]
Read MoreAccording to Kaplan Test Prep’s 2014 survey of business school admissions officers, the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is now accepted nearly universally as an alternative by schools which ask for Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) results. “The trendline for business schools that accept the GRE as an admissions alternative to the GMAT has been unmistakable […]
Read MoreYes, people actually steal bathtubs and sometimes they get in stuck in mud while doing so. Rub-a-dub-dub. The town of High Ridge, Missouri, located in Jefferson County, has a problem with bathtub thieves. Police are currently investigating a string of bathtub robberies from area construction sites. According to investigators, the bathtub thieves have also stolen […]
Read MoreAs the holidays approach, small businesses are realizing that it’s time to optimize their social media marketing, in order to make the most of the holiday shopping market. A study by Crowdtap shows that nearly 65% of shoppers use social media to find a gift for a loved one, meaning that a festive social media […]
Read MoreThanks to a partnership between a South Korean mobile carrier and furniture maker, you may soon be able to check Facebook on your dressing table or call a friend with your couch. SK Telecom (South Korea’s largest mobile carrier) and Hyundai Livart, a furniture manufacturer, have collaborated on a line of new “Smart Furniture.” This […]
Read MoreCoca-Cola has some of the most recognizable package labeling in the world, and recently the popular beverage company discovered the benefits of tweaking the label to give its customers a more personal experience. Earlier this summer, Coca-Cola rolled out 250 new label designs with different names and nicknames on them. The move was part of […]
Read MoreAs 2014 nears its close and the web design and marketing industries respond to Google’s most recent algorithm updates, predictions for 2015 web design strategies abound. But the theory posited by Shane Jones in a Nov. 12 article for Search Engine Journal may surprise even those within the web design industry. “What is the key to a […]
Read MoreJapanese home goods retailer Muji has earned a name for itself by selling exceptionally well-designed home decor, all at a price that is more on par with Walmart than designer home goods stores. Japan’s Muji can be thought of something like Sweden’s IKEA, in that the company offers just about anything a homeowner could want, […]
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