Monthly Archives: February 2018

Waterpik Also Introduced A New Whitening Water Flosser Yesterday

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I didn’t want to tell you about two new water flossers at once. I thought they both deserved special attention. The second unit actually whitens your teeth while you are water flossing.

 

Here are excerpts from the press release we issued.

The Waterpik Whitening Water Flosser is ideal for those who don’t want to use harsh bleaching chemicals or undergo expensive treatments. Clinically proven to remove an additional 25% of teeth stains vs. brushing alone, the Waterpik Whitening Water Flosser is as gentle as regular toothpaste.

Combining patented Water Flosser and Whitening Infuser technologies, the Waterpik® Whitening Water Flosser mixes a gentle whitening agent with water to remove stubborn stains between the teeth and in hard-to-reach places that other products miss.

The whitening process is uncomplicated. Users insert a whitening tablet into the special Water Flosser handle, aim the pressurized water flow at teeth, then Water Floss as usual.

Using the Water Flosser for one minute per day helps restore natural whiteness to teeth in four weeks and maintains a whiter smile with ongoing use.

Delivering all the clinically proven benefits of Water Flossing, the Whitening Water Flosser removes up to 99.9% of plaque from treated areas, improves gum health, helps prevent future tooth decay, and has been proven safe for teeth and gums.

The Waterpik® Whitening Water Flosser is also accepted by the American Dental Association.

According to Dr. Chris Strandburg, DDS  “The Whitening Water Flosser is a threefer because it whitens your teeth, it freshens your breath and it makes your gums healthy.”

The new Waterpik® Whitening Water Flosser offers a variety of features, including the patented whitening infuser, 10 pressure settings, 90 seconds of water capacity, a removable and dishwasher-safe reservoir, in-handle water flow control, and a new swivel-handle hose for improved access to hard-to-reach tooth surfaces.

The Water Flosser includes four interchangeable tips for standard use, as well as for those with special dental needs, such as implants and dental braces. Each Waterpik® Whitening Water Flosser comes with 30 whitening tablets (a one-month supply).

Priced between $79.99 – $99.99 (depending on model), the Whitening Water Flosser comes with a three-year warranty.

Now you know what I know. I bet you want one. Let me know.

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Waterpik’s New Travel Water Flosser

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What’s in the pouch?

A collapsible travel water flosser.

 

My PR agency, HWH PR, introduced the Waterpik ultra-compact, collapsible water flosser yesterday that is perfect for travel. There is nothing like it in the marketplace. We introduced the unit to the press at the Museum Of Art and Design located in Columbus Circle, NYC.

Called the Sidekick, the unit assembles in a snap and disassembles just as quickly for storage in a drawer, handbag, or briefcase. Sidekick tucks inside an included, zip-up, water-resistant travel pouch. It’s so small and so convenient.

It’s really adorable. I have been testing it for months. I love it because it works like a full size counter top unit, but it’s miniature. It will become standard travel gear, just like a toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, and shaver.

Waterpik expects Sidekick to attract people who never used a water flosser before.

The Sidekick weighs just over a pound and comes in three contemporary color combinations: white with chrome accents, white with rose gold accents, and black with copper accents.

Other features include:

• 5×7 inch portability

• 5 pressure settings with sliding pressure control

• Swivel handled flossing stylus with tip

• 60 seconds of water capacity

• Dual-function water reservoir that flips for travel and tidy storage

• Water-resistant, zippered travel case in charcoal fabric

• Global voltage compatible for domestic events or world tours

Powered by the same patented Waterpik technology in full-sized, countertop units, the Sidekick water flosser removes harmful plaque and bacteria between teeth, in hard-to-reach areas of the mouth, and below the gumline.

The Waterpik Sidekick sells for $129.99 on Amazon.com and Waterpik.com.

The press reception yesterday was wonderful. It’s really an amazing innovation because of the way it is designed and stored. It’s like carrying around a makeup case.

I can’t wait to give out a few to family and friends. Here are a few pictures from the press conference.

Good News For Deaf Theater Goers

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My big confession. I miss many words being said on stage during a Broadway, or off-Broadway, theatrical production. Either the words sound muffled, or I can’t hear them at all. I also have trouble with accents. I can miss an entire conversation. I hate it.

I was thrilled to learn that a Tel Aviv-based tech company, called GalaPro, has created an app that will display a live closed-captioning system on my smartphone. Now, I can easily follow the script. No more second guessing what is being said.

All I have to do is download the free app and log onto the specific theater’s wi-fi network. GalaPro will do the rest. The app will automatically sync with the show, and then display the lines and the lyrics.The words will appear in red on a black background so that the glow on my smartphone screen will not bother neighbors.

GalaPro has signed many theaters in New York City and around the United States. This is going to change everything. I hope all theaters take advantage of this technology. Many people with hearing problems will definitely come back to live productions. That’s a good thing.

Read more in NY Post.

A Worker’s Privacy

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The size and capability of Amazon is getting very scary. I just read that the company is thinking about developing a wristband that can track the moves of its employees.

No one knows for sure what Amazon is going to do, but the company has won two patents to manufacture a wristband that can actually be worn by warehouse workers so their productivity can be monitored. No more goofing off.

Amazon doesn’t usually comment on the technology they are testing, so there is a lot of speculation. Many people who are close to Amazon believe that the wristbands will become a reality because the company’s growth depends on strict disciplines.

The whole concept of spying wristbands give me the willies. I worry that years from now, tracking wristbands, will be commonplace.

Read more about this topic in the New York Times.

Eliot Scores Red Dot At Williams McCall @Frameworks Opening

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Tonight was a cause for celebration. Eliot Hess sold a photograph at the Williams McCall @ Frameworks art gala and artist Hector Prado was proud to show off the official 2018 poster he created for the 55th annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival, which runs Feb. 17 through 19.

Prado’s poster, titled “Winds of Change,” was unveiled at a Jan. 18 reception at the Sonesta Coconut Grove Miami.

Frameworks is the official framer of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival.

There’s a red dot next to Eliot’s photo thanks to buyer Ron Moorman.

Randy, gallery owners Dawn and Gail, and Ron.

Todd Smith stopped by to congratulate Eliot.

Elliott and Mindi Lampert, Eliot and gallery owner Cris Sweeny.

Surprise, Surprise look who stopped by: Howard, Michelle, Jenn, Robert, and Scott.

Gail with Hector and Eliot.

Internet personality Katerina Cozias poses with Eliot and Lois.

Below……crowd shots.

MARINE CORPS EXERCISE REGIMEN FOR PEOPLE OVER 70

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For those of us over 70, this is a great exercise regimen. For you young’uns out there (under 70), just keep it in mind, until you reach that magic 70 number !

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room on each side.

 

With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides. Hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute,  and then relax. Each day you’ll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. 

After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato bags. Then try 50-lb potato bags, and then eventually, try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute.

 

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag.

Nothing Left Unreadu

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I just downloaded a new app for $3.99 that is going to cure a lot of my reading challenges in the future. Pocket Glasses is going to be very helpful for me with menus, labels on boxes and cans, clothing tags, prescription bottles and all other items that have tiny type.

I see too many of my friends struggling to read, even with their glasses. Pocket Glasses should do the trick. I sometimes notice much younger people having difficulty reading type that is colored light grey or yellow. I always wonder why companies go out of their way to make copy difficult to read. I think they think, it’s fashionable. What a joke.

Pocket Glasses is a pocket magnifier app that features a zoom capability and a flashlight. It has four modes.

1-A slider to zoom-in and a screen capture/freeze for videos. That means you can now read type that is moving.

2-A built-in flashlight to help you read in the dark.. You must give camera and mic permissions for this application to work.

3. Sight Correction: Use it to adjust the app to your eye defect. Do you have any?

4. A magnifier/zoom to use with one of two predefined zoom modes x2 x3 or use the slider to enjoy up to x16 magnified vision.

I hope this app gives you the ability to read a lot more. You don’t want to miss the fine print.

Facebook Can Be A War Zone

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Mark Zuckerberg, the 33-year old tech billionaire, who created Facebook 13 years ago, never could have predicted that a New York real estate developer and TV personality, would have such a dramatic impact on his business. I am a frequent user on Facebook. I can attest that the social media platform can be a war zone when people start discussing Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States.

It gets so rough at times that people leave Facebook for weeks or months. They just don’t want to see folks, who they considered good friends for many years, make certain remarks with which they vehemently disagree. Facebook can be a totally exasperating experience. You log in to wish someone a happy birthday, and you end up in a heated debate with another person over a Trump remark or policy.

Meanwhile Wall Street is blaming the fact that users are spending less time on Facebook because they are “consuming information rather than interacting with their friends and family members online.” Zuckerberg now promises that Facebook users will see more posts from family and friends and fewer from businesses and publishers. “Facebook is prioritizing news articles that it determines are trustworthy, informative and local, with the help of users.”

Trying to defend the amount of time users spend on Facebook, Zuckerberg also said, “So let me be clear: Helping people connect is more important than maximizing time they spend on Facebook.” It was reported that the company reduced time spent on its social media platform by roughly 50 million hours every day, or 5 percent, in the final quarter of 2017.

Facebook has 2.13 billion monthly active users worldwide, an increase of 14 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. However, the tech firm saw its daily active users in the United States and Canada drop from 185 million to 184 million from the third to fourth quarter.

I researched a lot of stories to see if Zuckerberg ever admitted that the current administration could be having a negative impact on his creation. The closest I got was this Zuckerberg statement: “2017 was also a hard year. The world feels anxious and divided and that’s played out on Facebook.”

I guess that’s a start.