Pocket SmartString

A new four-in-one multi tool takes a clever idea and makes it into a must have gift item. Pocket SmartString, by Pocket Workmate LLC, can measure, calculate, level, and illuminate. “It’s a thin calculator that has the ability to electronically measure distances with a string,” says Pocket Workmate owner, Jeff Freed. “You have a button that you can use to toggle between calculator or measurement mode. When it is in measurement mode, when you pull the string out, it reads on the screen the distance the string goes out.” The... 

Med Memory Keeps Health Info

As debates on the future of health care become a staple of our private conversations and public discourse, Med Memory is offering a product for the times. The company sells USB medical information storage devices that can be carried simply as a card, key chain, or pill box. According to vice president of sales, Bernard Senita, this product takes the traditional medical alert bracelet and brings it into the future. “MedMemory is a management tool for a person’s entire medical, health, and lifestyle records, held on one portable device,”... 

Color Changing Fun Bands

The latest kids’ craze is getting crazier, with the introduction of Color Flame King’s new Sun Activated Color Changing Fun Bands. According to company owner, Jaime Anast, his new product is going to keep the fad from fading. “We’re keeping this fad going a little bit longer, because they are selling like crazy,” he says. “We have to kind of change it up, keep it going another four or five months.” His company is changing it up with a version of the product that changes color in sunlight. “It’s... 

Recycle-A-Flask

Looking for a way to carry your potables, potent and otherwise, in a lightweight, recyclable container? The new plastic Recycle-A-Flask offers purchasers a way to bring a drink with them without tipping the scales, or the metal detector. According to Recycle-A-Flask president, Jarred Shiffman, “It’s not just for alcoholic beverages. This flask can be used by hikers who want something lightweight for an energy drink, or bicyclists who go long distances. If they want to discard the container afterwards, with such a low retail price, say... 

Chill Clock

It’s only been on the market since late June, but Chill Clock, a new LED-lighted alarm clock, is ringing up big sales. The clock silently flashes colored lights around its perimeter when the alarm goes off. Inventor and company owner, Chris Eannucci, came up with the idea for the product while asleep. “It came to me in a dream,” he says. “One night I dreamt that this clock lit up on a wall at a party. I scribbled on my journal next to me when I woke up, and I made a prototype the next day in my garage.” You can also... 

Tasty Golf Tees

When Rick Sanchez played golf in college with his friend, John Packes Jr., Packes always had a tee in his mouth. “He would say how disgusting it was,” remembers Sanchez. “It’s varnished, its painted, the paint would chip off and get in his mouth. He was a smoker, and trying not to smoke as much on the golf course. Just as a lot of people do who play golf, he had the habit of putting a tee in his mouth.” Then revelation struck, like lightning on a stormy course. Packes asked, “Wouldn’t it be nice if we had... 

Keychain Breathalyzer Makes Great Convenience Store Impulse Buy

All Fun Gifts, a novelty wholesale company, is introducing a new keychain breathalyzer that sales manager Joe Renard says is a great fit as an impulse buy at independent retail stores. “It’s an item that we’re really pushing towards convenience stores, flea markets, and truck stops,” he says. The company is offering two skus, one slightly more feature-rich than the other. Renard emphasizes that these are gadgets with a high entertainment value. “Both of the products are intended to be used as a novelty item,” he says. The product works... 

INOX Collection Targets Contemporary Professionals

INOX Jewelry presents one of its newest sets of stainless steel jewelry, the Midnight Collection, for entrepreneurs and retailers that cater to the contemporary professional class. An array of affordable, sophisticated and high quality jewelry for men, the Midnight Collection is suitable even for the dress code sensitive corporate men. Made of high grade 316L stainless steel inlaid with carbon fiber details and black PVD plating, the Midnight Collection is designed to be simplistic and stylish. It is comfortable and light yet durable for men with... 

Edible Puff Pop Pipe

In the case of the Puff Pop, a new edible candy that’s also a functional smoking pipe, Smokeclear Inc. of Newark, New Jersey was able to take an already existing product, make some needed improvements, and turn it into something better. The original product was being carried in Smokeclear’s retail locations when problems soon became apparent. “Our main concern became coming up with an edible pipe that was user friendly, with realistic packaging, and with a fun, general marketing approach,” says Leslie McKenna of Smokeclear.... 

Personal Oxygen Bar

The O2-B Personal Oxygen Bar from O2 Innovations provides the highest amount of oxygen you can receive without a prescription. This personal oxygen concentrator can be used in the home, office, the gym, or anywhere there is a standard electrical outlet. It features a state of the art headset, and can deliver all natural custom blended aromatherapy, made specifically for the unit. The high concentration means it also lasts a very long time. “We have seven new aromatherapies, and we are introducing four new ones for people to choose from, to... 

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