Tool Time, October 2020: The Apollo and a Dino-Lite Microscope
WHO, WHAT, WEARABLE
The Apollo
You’ll get six to eight hours of continuous use from the Apollo.
If you could strap on a bracelet that was...
Tool Time, The Goods: The Garmin Venu Wearable and More
WHO, WHAT, WEARABLE
Garmin Venu
The Venu can store up to 500 songs wearers can listen to untethered from a smartphone.
Garmin, arguably the most...
JCK Virtual 2020: How to Protect Your Business From Digital Fraudsters
The first-ever JCK Virtual show, which runs through Friday, hosted a JCK Talks session on Tuesday that tackled cybersecurity.
DJ Murphy,...
Industry Leader Roger H. Gesswein Jr. Dies
Roger H. Gesswein Jr. (pictured), the chairman and chief executive officer of Paul H. Gesswein & Co., the tool and equipment supplier,...
Pandora Appoints New Chief Supply Officer
Jeerasage Puranasamriddhi (pictured), currently senior vice president of manufacturing overseeing Pandora’s operations in Thailand, has been...
Jewelers in Multiple Cities Report Looting, Vandalism, Violence Amid Protests Over Death of George Floyd
Retail jewelers in Minneapolis, and across the country, have faced looting and destruction of property due to protests spurred by the death of...
The Goods, March 2020: Talsam Wearable, Best Built Ring Engraver
WHO, WHAT, WEARABLE
Talsam Pendant
There are wearable devices designed to track your fitness goals and ones that alert you to texts and phone...
Stuller’s Andy “The Tool Guy” Kroungold Dies
Stuller has announced that Andrew “Andy” Kroungold—a veteran member of the company's tool department who was known to many as “Andy the...
Tool Time: FitbitVersa Lite, Desktop Metal 3D Printing, and More
WHO, WHAT, WEARABLE
Fitbit Versa Lite
Lightweight, comfortable, and easy to use. That’s an alluring trifecta of traits when it comes to...
Jewel-Craft Cofounder Dot Wesdorp Dies
Dorothy “Dot” Wesdorp (pictured), who cofounded jewelry repair service and manufacturer Jewel-Craft in 1950, died on July 15. She was 91.
The...