Dometic ups its swag with backcountry-ready, pico-size inflatable tent

When we looked at the TRT 140 Air inflatable rooftop tent that Dometic recently introduced to the US market, we happened upon another newly introduced tent with inflatable bones. The Pico FTC is the brand’s most compact tent and has the Swedish gear ma… Continue reading Dometic ups its swag with backcountry-ready, pico-size inflatable tent

A New Consultant’s 1st Con – Wild West Hackin Fest – Way West 2021

Last month, I found myself Googling: Is weed legal in Nevada?  This was the day after arriving in Reno for Wild West Hacking Fest – Way West 2021.  I kept noticing that the hotel smelled like it from the moment we arrived. I was attending one of the fi… Continue reading A New Consultant’s 1st Con – Wild West Hackin Fest – Way West 2021

Alyce, an AI-based personalised corporate gifting startup, raises $30M

Swag has a long and patchy history in the world of business. For every hip pair of plaid socks, there are five t-shirts you may never wear, an itchy scarf, a notepad your kids might use, and an ugly mug; and most of all, likely thousands of dollars and lots of time invested to make […] Continue reading Alyce, an AI-based personalised corporate gifting startup, raises $30M

Building a Semiautomatic Swag Launcher

Regular readers of Hackaday have certainly seen the work of [Jeremy Cook] at this point. Whether you remember him from his time as a writer for this fine online publication, or recognize the name from one of his impressive builds over the last few years, he’s a bona fide celebrity around these parts. In fact, he’s so mobbed with fans at events that he’s been forced to employ a robotic companion to handle distributing his personalized buttons for his own safety.

Alright, that might be something of a stretch. But [Jeremy] figured it couldn’t hurt to have an interesting piece …read more

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Microsoft Ignite: The Attendee Backpack Swag Hands On Review

One of the side benefits of attending a conference like Ignite is the swag that you can collect on the Expo show floor plus for Ignite the ever popular backpack that is given out to attendees. In this video from Microsoft’s Patch and Switch guys you … Continue reading Microsoft Ignite: The Attendee Backpack Swag Hands On Review

OSH Park Reintroduces Pogs

Remember Pogs? They’re back, in OSH Park form!

Some of you might be too young to remember, but the 90s were weird. If you need an example of this, you need only look at pogs. This was a schoolyard game using small cardboard discs and metal or plastic ‘slammers’. To play, stack the cardboard pogs, throw a slammer at the stack, and collect all the pogs that land face up. Of course, each cardboard pog was printed with full-color glossy pop culture images and were as collectible as comic books and baseball cards. The Bart Simpson ‘Public Enemy #1’ pog …read more

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