by Susan Schreiner | Nov 11, 2021 | As Seen in i3 Magazine, Fashion, Innovation, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Gear
Fashion Tech for a New Era Hyperconnected consumers expect to interact with retailers through multiple channels simultaneously. Technology is changing the way consumers shop for fashion through social media apps, retail shops, digital dressing rooms and augmented...
by Susan Schreiner | Apr 5, 2021 | As Seen in i3 Magazine, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Gear, Trending, Trends, What's Hot
Although smart kitchen products like smart lighting, remote timing and control of appliances via Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa-voice activated features exist already — staying-at-home during the pandemic increased the focus on how to make kitchens more...
by Susan Schreiner | Nov 28, 2012 | Lifestyle Gear, Trends
Wondering what are considered cool gifts for the holidays? Wonder what to gift? It seems as if a theme that we’ve been observing this year is that people want their food to be special, but with minimal fuss. Everyone seems to be rushed and particularly overwhelmed...
by Susan Schreiner | Mar 20, 2012 | Lifestyle Gear, Reviews & Musings
We recently received this coffee maker touting a patented temperature stabilization system that “maintains a stable water temperature of 200 degree Fahrenheit temperature through the brewing cycle.” According to Cloer, “this delivers the most full...
by Susan Schreiner | Jan 19, 2012 | Lifestyle Gear, Trends
A new resource for dealers and distributors that focuses on turning home appliances, home environment and home-care products into a new profit center was launched within the January 2012 issue of Dealerscope Magazine: Housewares Retailing (HR). HR is about delivering...
by c4trends | Jan 5, 2012 | Lifestyle Gear, Reviews & Musings
A Review: Zojirushi NP-GBC05 Rice Cooker We test and review products in different ways. One way is in a ‘lab’ environment and the other is to put the product and package into the hands of a prospective user – with no pre-instructions by us except to follow the...