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...sarcastically declared: "Today's one of the first days I'm really upset at the Slingbox.'' He hasn't had much time for disappointment. Krikorian had flown to Cannes to announce that Sling Media will soon start selling Slingbox in Europe and Asia; he told Time that his product will hit high-street retailers in Britain and other European and Asian countries in May (even if his company won't yet reveal prices or which chains will carry it). According to Krikorian, the company has sold over 100,000 Slingboxes in the U.S. since introducing it there less than...
...lead to a full-fledged factory, Dassler Brothers Sports Shoe, producing more than 30 styles for 11 sports, including the first tennis sneaker. By 1936 the brothers were driving suitcases full of their coveted shoes to the Berlin Olympics, where they would persuade American Jesse Owens to sport their product. (He eventually won four gold medals wearing Dassler shoes.) Business boomed, and by the start of World War II, the Dasslers were producing 200,000 pairs of shoes a year. But success brought problems, and the brothers feuded, splitting in 1948 to create two separate companies?Rudi incorporating...
...house conceal Durisol interior concrete forms made of recycled wood chips, insulating material and cement. The hollow cores of the forms are filled with concrete to become walls that resist fire, termites and rot. Even the concrete has a high content of fly ash, a waste by-product from power plants that requires less energy to produce than standard cement. Plus, there was minimal reliance on toxic chemicals in things like adhesives or piping. "Anything that ends in an 'ethylene'?you definitely want that out," says Good. "Also, no chlorines, no benzenes...
...LEATHER LINE OF ACCESSORIES? It's surprising to me that people cannot get their heads around a non-leather bag or shoe. They already exist out there, but unfortunately designers feel they have to slap a leather trim or sole on them. People need to start looking at the product, and if they like it, that's all that matters. If it has an ethical or ecological edge, that's a huge bonus. We address these questions in every other part of our lives except fashion. Mind-sets are changing, though, which is encouraging...
...There is a quality standard that applies to every product in the store," explains A.C. Gallo, the other half of the co-president, co-COO team. That means no artificial colors, additives or preservatives. For meat, it means no antibiotics, hormones and animal by-products in the feeds, including in deli meats. For fish, it means no antibiotics, mercury or PCBS. (Whole Foods owns a seafood supplier on each coast...