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As we enter into June and have the entire summer before us, we tend to daydream of beaches, picnics, and the one drink we associate with cooling us off on a hot summers day—an ice cold Coca Cola.  We all know Coca Cola, or Coke as we all call it today, as the quintessential American …

Is Bitcoin the future of international currency? Ever since Diners Club International became the first independent credit card company in 1950, banks have continued to dream of different ways of paying for goods and services. But maybe the future of transactions isn’t in the hands of the banks. Maybe it’s in the hands of software …

Stitch together good times in New York City! Where would America be without the sewing machine and New York City’s marketing machine? It’s hard to imagine our industrial progress in textiles without envisioning black and white film footage of well-coifed women seated in rows upon rows turning out well-crafted clothing behind sewing machines. Such images …

Yesterday was, of course, Memorial Day and most of us were probably outdoors, celebrating at a picnic or a parade—eating, drinking and soaking up the sun. But yesterday was also Sunscreen Protection Day, so we thought this would be a good time to look into the history of sunscreen. Let’s take a look at how …

Since today is Memorial Day, we thought we would take a look at some of the products that make it possible for us celebrate the memory of our American heroes, and to start the summer off with our favorite tradition – having a cook-out.  While many things we eat at a cook-out (e.g. beef, watermelon …

Google Glass looks toward the future – for better or worse Like the interactive glass from Tom Cruise’s blockbuster “Minority Report,” the newest product from Google – Google Glass – offers customers information presented right before their eyes on a pair of glasses. The future is here. Or is it? Google Glass could be as …