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Impact snacks: Plant-based Superfood Bars designed for you, and the planet.
Plant-Based Ingredients for Mind, Body, & Gut.
Impact snacks have nothin’ but the good stuff– Lion’s Mane, Maca Root, Pea Protein, and Kale are just a few of the functional superfoods they squeezed into every snack.
Their bars are 100% plant-based, soy-free, gluten-free, and are made with whole food ingredients. They’re trying to change the way people look at single-use products by making everyday snacking sustainable. Impact snacks wrappers don’t kill the planet. Their original bio-cellulose wrapper feels and functions just like traditional oil-based plastics, except it’s 100% biodegradable. You can even eat it.
Iced Caramel Latte
Organic velvety vanilla layered with notes of sea salt and finished with a rich coffee kick. It’s hard to believe something so tasty can be so good for you. With 12g of plant-based pea protein, 6g of prebiotic fiber, and over-flowing with superfoods like Almonds, Maca, and Kale (not to mention nootropics like organic lion’s mane), it’s difficult to go wrong.
Dark Chocolate Brownie
Bittersweet chocolate interior and rich chocolate coating balanced by sweet, aromatic notes of vanilla. In this cocoa heavyweight, you’ll find 10g of plant-based pea protein and 6g of prebiotic fiber. Plus, a bounty of superfood helpers like maca and kale and nootropic brain boosters like lion’s mane.
The founders of Impact Snacks are a bunch of 20-somethings and one doctor bent on making cool things for an even cooler planet. They believe in science, say caramel not caramel, and on Wednesdays the team wears pink. They created the brand is because they realized the planet needs help. Unfortunately, big corporations are refusing to adopt sustainable practices, especially with single-use products. This means that even if the consumers want to make sustainable purchases, they often can’t, because the sustainable alternatives people are looking for simply don’t exist. The few sustainable products that do exist force them to compromise on quality, convenience, or price. For example, just think about the paper straw. They were stoked to see an alternative to plastic straws, but not surprised when it failed to replace them. They were hard to use, sogginess just didn’t cut it.
Impact Snacks decided to start this journey by making everyday snacking sustainable. Why? They personally eat a ridiculous amount of snacks, and realized how much waste this snacking was creating. Over 1 billion single-use snacks are eaten and discarded every single day, and while undeniably tasty, this creates an enormous waste pileup directly harming the spaceship we all call home. After conducting endless research, testing hundreds of concepts, building a rockstar team, and dropping out of school, Impact Snacks finally have a snack that can actually change the world. It can also satisfy the pickiest of eaters. Woah, isn’t that a bold claim? You bet it is, but theye’ve got the goods to prove it. These dessert-fueled flavor bombs use compostable packaging instead of plastic, plants instead of animals, and reclaim 250% more carbon emissions than they create. This is what change tastes like,
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Showaflops Are Super Comfy AND Have Drainage Holes So They’re Great for Anything Water-Related
Showaflops!
The first – and most stylish!
-flip flops designed to protect your feet from all those places that germs might lurk!
Showaflops is a water friendly footwear brand that marries comfort and versatility from the Showa’ to the street. Showaflops encompass a unique drainage hole for dry comfort, antimicrobials to fight bacteria from the floor and a slip resistant sole. SHowaflops can be taken from public showers in gym, college dorms, camps, locker rooms or anywhere that germs lurk. Showaflops were designed for comfort, style and versatility.
Showaflops were born from a first visit to a daughter’s dormitory – the scary state of the showers was too much for these parents to let “slip” by them! The idea was hatched – they couldn’t wait to get home and work on a solution. They researched foot problems relating to fungus and bacteria, and how to prevent them… they tried hundreds of flip flops to see what feels and fits the best… they tried dozens of different soles to see what provides the best resistance to slipping on wet or slick surfaces. Then they added holes to improve drainage and speed drying (not to mention the great way they feel under your feet).
The final challenge was to make them totally unique looking. With decades of experience in garment design and manufacturing, Showaflops has come up with a flip flop that not only their daughters love, but everyone who tries them on has to have a pair or two. You, too, will love the feel, look, and comfort of a Showaflop, not to mention that now you can stay fungus free as well, so GET YOUR FLOP ON!!!
Showaflops are designed ot be the perfect protection for your fabulous feet from all places that can harbor germs and fungus like:
- Public Showers
- Gyms
- Steam rooms
- Dormitories
- Summer Camp
- Swimming Pools
- Locker Rooms
- Anywhere your feet take you!
Lulu’s Favorites
Blue Grotto
Find gold in the Blue Grotto.
Reminiscent of the blue grotto sea caves in Italy, these flops feature a print in shades of blue with metallic gold accents. Gold stud strap adds an edgy touch. Shower flip flops reimagined.
Moroccan
Something old, something new.
A traditional Moroccan art pattern is mixed with an iridescent strap for a modern twist. Wraparound print with diagonal stripe hole pattern.
Navy Stars
Navy Stars – Nautical never looked so good.
Navy blue foot bed with star shaped drainage holes. Iridescent white studded strap with a shiny rhinestone makes this a clean and classic choice.
Showaflops include unique drainage hole designs, antimicrobial layers & slip resistant soles to protect your feet against mold, fungus & bacteria on floors. So comfortable & fun…you’ll wear them everywhere. Choose a fun design for each member of the family!
At Showaflops, they felt there was a void in the market for a safe, bacteria fighting, quick drying flip flop. They researched foot problems relating to fungus and bacteria, and how to prevent them. Hundreds of flip flops were tested to see what felt and fit the best. They tried dozens of different soles to see what provides the best resistance against slipping on wet or slick surfaces. They added unique proprietary holes to improve drainage and faster drying. The final challenge was to make Showaflops totally unique looking.
With over 40 years of combined experience in fashion design and manufacturing, Showaflops wanted to fill the need for multi functional and cool shower to street footwear. Showaflops has created its own category. They have developed flip flops and slides that even the most fashion conscious and finicky wearer wants! Anyone and everyone who tries them on HAS TO HAVE a pair (or two). The customers love the feel, look, and comfort of a Showaflop, and now everyone can help to protect their feet while staying stylish.
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Nixon’s Releases World’s First Line Of Technical Watches Using #tide Upcycled Ocean Plastics
Coincides With Launch Of Sustainable Replacement Watch Bands,
And 100% Recycled And Curbside Recyclable Packaging
Nixon, in step with its commitment to minimizing its environmental footprint of its watches, bags, and other accessories, has revamped its most popular Tide and technical watches, creating the first digital watch collection to incorporate the #tide brand of ocean plastic. Based in Basel, Switzerland, #tide ocean material® is one of the leaders in upcycling ocean waste and transforming it into a premium award-winning raw material for new products. Each of the new Nixon #tide watches takes two ocean-bound plastic bottles out of circulation, creating a sustainable timepiece built to last.
In creating its new #tide ocean plastic collection, Nixon has introduced one new tide watch, the High Tide, and upgraded the materials in some of its best-selling technical watches to include #tide in both existing and new colorways. The current Nixon #tide line includes:
– High Tide ($220): Nixon’s first new watch to be released using #tide ocean plastics. A high-definition tide watch with a uniquely customizable display built for long days in the water.
– Staple ($115): A watch that can make those tough decisions for you. Featuring a razor-thin profile and customizable display, the Staple’s digital coin flip feature
– Base Tide Pro ($150): Clear, informative, and comfortable. Nixon stripped away anything that wouldn’t be helpful or functional in the water when creating this ocean-goer favorite.
– Rival ($125): A tide watch that combines environmental consciousness with everyday wearability. The high contrast display and ultra-soft silicone band make it stylish enough for daily wear.
– Siren ($115): The beach meets the street in this tide watch that blends style and substance. The perfect blend of comfort, function, and environmentally friendly style.
#tide Collaboration Is More Than An Environmental One-Off For Nixon
Nixon has always lived in the rare space where style meets function, creating custom-built accessories that reflect its unique take on the world. Nixon’s latest efforts to create a more sustainable line of premium accessories goes well beyond its new #tide collection of watches. Late last year, Nixon revamped its bag line to be the first in the U.S. made from REPREVE® Our Ocean™ ocean plastic fabric. Earlier this year Nixon debuted an array of replacement sustainable watch bands, along with 100% recycled and curbside recyclable packaging throughout the packaging of its entire collection of watches.
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Safe Sleep Is Simple with The Smitten Baby Box
The Smitten Baby Box Sleeper lets you keep your little one near (and safely snoozing) while you get stuff done—in any room of your house. pip & grow knows safe and healthy sleep is important for your family. That’s why they created a one-stop shop to meet your sleep needs, from pregnancy through preschool. The Smitten Baby Box Sleeper takes the guesswork out of safe sleep. Other sleep options, like cribs, just aren’t built for modern family life. No one wants to drag a pack and play around the house while working, attending to older kids, or doing chores. With Smitten, your baby’s bed is always where you need it.
Smitten Baby Box Highlights:
- Safe. Designed by one of the country’s leading infant safety experts, it meets all pediatric guidelines for safe sleep.
- Easy to use. The Smitten weighs just 2lbs but can carry 100lbs, so you can move it around your home with ease.
- Simple assembly. It takes families an average of 2 minutes to put their baby box together.
- Sleep for 6 months. Play for years. Infants can sleep in the baby box for up to 6 months. Then, convert your Smitten baby box into a toy chest, laundry basket, or imagination station.
- Sustainable. Made from recycled corrugate, just pop it in the recycling bin when you’re done.
- Ethically made. The baby boxes are made in the USA by manufacturing partners who treat their workers well.
Difference about the smitten baby box
The baby boxes were designed by leading public health, safety, and product-development experts at two leading Michigan universities.
- Designed by child safety experts
- Made in the USA
- Aligns with your baby’s development
- BPA and phthalate-free handles protect little fingers
- Water repellant sealant makes easy to clean up
- Recyclable
Smitten Sleeper
The Smitten Sleeper is a night-feeding friendly baby box. Designed with nighttime breastfeeding in mind, the sides are shorter than the standard Smitten so you can reach your baby during the night.
Want to bed-share? The Smitten Sleeper provides a protected sleep space for your baby right in your bed. The lower walls make breast feeding and night checking easier, but also keep baby away from adults and covers in the bed. Make bed sharing a little safer with the Smitten Sleeper.
Smitten Sleeper Baby Box Highlights:
- Allows for baby to easily sleep on their back
- Encourages safer bed-sharing
- Infants can sleep in the baby box for up to 6 months
- Designed by one of the country’s leading safe-sleep experts
- Easy to use for moms on the go
Smitten & Stellar Sleep 101 + 102 Bundle
Pair the best-selling Smitten Baby Box with Stellar Sleep courses for the perfect new baby bundle. With a Smitten Baby Box, your baby will sleep safely and soundly every time, everywhere. Make sure your baby’s bed can go wherever you do. Babies sleep best when they sleep in a familiar place. Swapping sleep spaces around from naps to nighttime is a recipe for bad (or no) sleep. The Smitten baby box is great for infants 0-6 months (and even beyond) and has a higher weight rating than any other on the market.
The Stellar Sleep Bundle is the soup-to-nuts sleep course and includes both Stellar 101: Foundations and Stellar 102: Independence. In this comprehensive, online course, pip & grow tackles how to establish a solid sleep foundation *and* independent sleep skills using The Mindful Method for Sleep. At the end of this course, you can expect that your little one will fall asleep on their own with ease, develop a solid sleep and nap routine, have positive sleep associations, a safe sleep-inducing space, and sleep peacefully and independently throughout the night.
About pip & grow:
pip & grow launched in September 2016 with its Smitten Baby Box, a sustainable, easy-to-use option for safe sleep. The Smitten Baby Box is trusted by parents nationwide, and the company has experienced unparalleled success working with community organizations, including hospitals and non-profits, to provide their baby boxes to families in need. In March 2021, the company unveiled its Mindful Method for Sleep program consisting of two data-driven courses that emphasize mindfulness to lower stress and improve sleep for the whole family. pip & grow is led by CEO, Kate Compton Barr, a Forbes Next 1000 entrepreneur. For more information, please visit www.pipandgrow.com or follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.
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eGlass Shatters Distance Learning Barrier
Illuminated Glass Board with a Built-In Camera
Finally Restores Eye Contact to LearnersTeachers across America are struggling to keep students engaged both online and in the classroom. Studies have shown that the loss of nonverbal cues and eye contact has a catastrophic impact on retention of information.
The solution is eGlass, an illuminated transparent writing surface with a built-in camera that allows instructors to write on the screen while looking directly at the students, increasing eye engagement. It also connects to their laptop, projector or monitor and integrates with Zoom, Skype, Google Meet, etc. making it a clean, easy and engaging setup.
“Engagement goes through the roof as soon as students are introduced to eGlass,” said Marcia Kish, a blended learning specialist and coach. “When we get them engaged, we get better test scores and kids want to come to class. This is truly a game changer.”eGlass accepts orders from the general public, it previously manufactured a limited run of 2,000 units after the device was unveiled in January – which sold out almost immediately. eGlass is available for orders from last month with special pricing for educators which brings the cost of the 35″ model below $1,999 for school districts. eGlass is great for sales too and will change the way business professionals use Zoom!
In addition, feedback from both educators and learners who have already tried out eGlass has been unanimously positive. For example:
- “As soon as I showed my kids eGlass, they all turned their cameras on. The kids were excited and engaged through the power of the eGlass system. When my principal saw it, he said every teacher needs to have this!” – Andrea Jahnke, art teacher from West Geauga High School in Chesterland, OH.
- “eGlass is SO COOL. I totally blew my kids’ minds today!” – Delia Bush, 5th Grade teacher, Kenowa Hills Online Learning Academy, Grand Rapids, MI
- “The new eGlass lightboard is amazing! Game changer for hybrid/remote learning AND Deaf Education” – Natasha Rausch, teacher at The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, MA
eGlass is available in two sizes – 35” and 50”. MSRP is $2,198 for the 35” and $3,298 for the 50” model. Special pricing for the education sector is available which brings the cost of the 35″ model below $1,999 for school districts.
About Pathway Innovations and Technologies, Inc.
Based in San Diego, CA, Pathway Innovations and Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2009 by EdTech entrepreneur and inventor, Ji Shen. Pathway is a technology leader in the education market focused on setting the standard for the 21st century classroom. Working closely with the education and technology communities, Pathway’s portfolio of collaborative products, all powered by the company’s social learning interface, include eGlass, a revolutionary transparent writing glass for instructors; and the award winning HoverCam line of document cameras and teaching stations. To date, Pathway’s solutions have been integrated into approximately 400,000 classrooms worldwide. For more information visit www.eglass.io.
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Clean Up The Ocean with Nixon’s Sustainable Watches Made from #tide Ocean Plastics
Nixon’s Light-Wave is the first solar-powered watch made from #tide ocean plastics. Powered by the sun, its unique construction keeps harmful plastics out of the world’s oceans. This dovetails with the introduction of digital non-solar powered surf and tide watches, and a full line of bags also made from ocean plastics.
Nixon’s heritage in surfing and all things ocean has led them to a commitment to minimize our ecological footprint and leave the ocean in a better state than we found it. Nixon is collaborating with #tide to introduce their proprietary recycled ocean plastics in select watch models. Nixon’s goal is to get waste out of the ocean, and more people into it.
#tide’s unique process allows Nixon to repurpose all kinds of ocean plastics into safe, durable materials for their watches. Ocean plastics are shredded, cleaned, and combined with a proprietary formula to restore the original integrity of the plastic. Nixon then process the material at a Swiss lab to achieve structural integrity for our watch cases. There are 550 beaches available to program as your home beach or your surf travel destination. Click HERE for the complete beach list.
Staple Watch
Set It and Forget It. Your new “one-and-done” is done with one-use plastics. Now made with #tide recycled ocean plastics, the Staple looks as stylish as ever — but with an eco-friendly mission. Its razor-thin profile, customizable display, and plush rubber-blend band make it easy to wear, while the chic and modern design makes it easy on the eyes.
- Design
Sustainable materials and low-profile performance drive the Staple’s design cues. A pair of perfectly broken-in skate shoes is an excellent analog to this watch’s all-day comfort and reliability.
- Custom Display
Customizable display layout allows you to view any two functions simultaneously. Functions include: Time of day, day/date with auto calendar through 2099, chronograph with 1/100 second resolution, timer, and alarm.
- Movement
Custom digital LCD module with dual independent mode loops. Functions include time of day, day/date with auto calendar through 2099, chronograph with 1/100 second resolution, timer, alarm, and EL backlight. Display layout allows for any two functions to be displayed simultaneously.
- Water Rating
100 Meter/10ATM
- Special Feature
Thanks to the rad new coin flip feature, The Staple makes important decisions simple. Whether it’s what’s for dinner or your next adventure The Staple knows which road to take.
High Tide Watch
Hi-Def Performance. The future of performance surf watches is bright. Featuring a bright and bold high-res screen that’s customizable to your preferred configuration. Pre-programmed tide makes sure you’re always in the know when it comes to your favorite break.
- Design
Like a high-quality wetsuit, the High Tide design centers around durability and comfort.
- Custom Display
Customizable home screen, including 550 pre-programmed locations with precise tide, sun, & moon data.
- Movement
Custom digital module with front-lit, high-resolution MLCD.
- Water Rating
100 Meter/10ATM
Base Tide Pro Watch
Have Swell, Will Travel.. Make sure the waves you catch are cleaner with the new and improved Base Tide Pro. Now made with #tide recycled ocean plastics, each watch keeps garbage away from the water while keeping you up to date with pre-programmed tide info from 550 beaches from around the globe. It’s water-resistant down to the pushers, and the ventilated, silicone band stays in place thanks to our double Locking Loopers™.
Design
Clear, informative, and comfortable are the three inspirations behind the Base Tide Pro. Anything that wouldn’t be helpful or functional in the water was stripped away, leaving room to pack more useful features and info.
- Durability
Fiber-reinforced polycarbonate case with full water-resistant functionality down to 100 meters means you don’t need to hold back when you’re wearing it
- Special Feature
Pre-programmed tide information for 550 global beaches, including high/low tide time and height, as well as sunrise/sunset. Also features date, chronograph timer, three alarms, backlight, and our patented Locking Looper™. The display can toggle between tide graph and date, depending on your preference.
- Movement
Custom digital module with pre-programmed tide information for 550 beaches around the world. Functions include time of day (12 hour or 24 hour), day/date, sunrise / sunset data, future and past tide, dual time, 3 types of alarms, countdown timer, wave counter, chronograph and an EL backlight.
- Water Rating
100 Meter / 10 ATM
Being environmentally conscious in material choices is a high priority for Nixon. They have done extensive research to find the right partners to help them make quality watch bands out of alternative materials. This sustainable watch band offering comprises three different materials: pineapple leather, #TIDE recycled plastics, and standard recycled plastics. Pineapple leather is a relatively new material made from cellulose fibers extracted from pineapple leaves, PLA, and resin. This PETA-approved, vegan material can do anything natural leather can do, including making beautiful eco-friendly watch straps.
The second is their #TIDE recycled plastic nylon. For this watch band material, they exclusively use plastic waste destined to wind up in the ocean. By partnering with local seaside recycling programs, Nixon can get the material needed to make stylish and durable recycled watch bands while keeping our ocean playground cleaner. Finally, Nixon uses standard RPET (recycled plastic) for other nylon watch straps. While the raw, recycled material comes from a broader range of sources, it still reduces their watch bands’ environmental impact. These sustainability efforts don’t stop here, and with your support, Nixon can continue to look for innovative ways to take care of our planet while still making great products.
