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Bill Fisher, ColdSnap

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Like ice cream?

Rick talks to Bill Fisher of ColdSnap.

ColdSnap, a Boston-based food technology company, made waves in mid-2024 with the launch of its highly anticipated ice cream and frozen confection machine for commercial markets. In its first year of availability, ColdSnap has quickly established itself as a disruptor in the frozen food industry, placing its innovative plug-and-play machines across a wide range of sectors, including commercial offices, stadiums, arenas, convention centers, customer lounges, universities, and senior assisted living facilities.

The company’s groundbreaking technology has already attracted a prestigious roster of clients, including LinkedIn, Tesla, Best Buy, Mastercard, AstraZeneca, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NASCAR, Busch Stadium, TD Garden, Vanguard, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Holiday Inn, Marriott Hotels, Ohio State University, University of South Carolina, University of Utah, Hynes Convention Center and Houston Convention Center.

ColdSnap’s unique system freezes shelf-stable liquid ice cream or beverage mix from a ColdSnap pod, instantly dispensing the frozen treat directly into a bowl. The system requires no cleaning, as food never touches the machine during freezing, mixing, or dispensing. No plumbing or water lines are needed, and the ColdSnap pods don’t require refrigeration, eliminating the cold chain traditionally associated with shipping and storing frozen treats and beverages. This innovative technology is reshaping the frozen food landscape, offering unmatched flavor, convenience, sustainability, and efficiency for businesses and consumers alike.

What’s new for ColdSnap at CES 2025?

ColdSnap is thrilled to reveal several innovative advancements at CES 2025 that are set to further disrupt the frozen food and beverage market. From health-conscious product offerings to a new home user program, ColdSnap continues to push the boundaries of flavor, convenience, technology, and nutrition.

1. Launch of Health-Conscious Frozen Products

ColdSnap is taking a major step forward in 2025 with the introduction of a new line of low-sugar nutritional frozen products. Spearheaded by ColdSnap’s Vice President of Food Science Innovation, Andi Wolfgang, the new product line will combine trendy flavor profiles with natural ingredients designed to promote anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting benefits.

The first product to be unveiled at CES 2025 is ColdSnap’s Passionate Mango Smoothie. This frozen smoothie is made with 100% real fruit and juice, featuring a blend of sweet mango and tart passionfruit, enhanced with turmeric and white pepper for their synergistic anti-inflammatory properties. The result is a naturally sweet, tart, and invigorating treat that is free from added sugars, with just 70 calories per serving.

2. Introduction of Home Early Adopter Program

In addition to its product innovations, ColdSnap is excited to announce the Home Early Adopter Program. For the first time, ColdSnap will offer a limited number of machines certified for home use. These machines will provide early adopters with a unique opportunity to access ColdSnap’s technology in their homes, while also providing valuable feedback that will help inform the company’s future product development.

While ColdSnap’s machines will remain primarily available for commercial use, this early access program offers a select few the chance to experience ColdSnap at home. Full details about the program can be found at www.coldsnap.com/early-adopters-program.

Dan Pitkow, Flipper Remote

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Great to run into Dan Pitkow, the inventor of the Flipper Remote at CES.

Flipper Remote is an easy-to-use large button universal remote built for elderly, kids, and partially-sighted users.

Dan designed Flipper after our founder to address his father’s Alzheimer’s Disease.  His father was a University of Pennsylvania graduate, and a practicing lawyer for 35 years.  When he was in his late 60’s, he developed Alzheimer’s Disease.  By his early 70’s, he could barely turn on his own television.

He had played golf for nearly all of his life, over 60 years. As he lost the ability to play, he turned to the Golf Channel to watch and listen to the familiar sights and sounds of the game he loved.

But with progressive Alzheimer’s, he could not turn on the TV, let alone navigate over 2000 channels to find to one thing he wanted – The Golf Channel.

Flipper was then and is now, the only specifically designed TV remote control for Alzheimer’s that gets people to their favorite content.

We made Flipper to give that part of his world back to him, and we are proud to see it bring increased independence to other people with low vision, blindness, dementia, and other cognitive or physical challenges.

Great interview and great to catch up with Dan.

Andrew Corkill, Vice President, Global Marketing and eCommerce at Targus

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Rick talks about Targus with Andrew Corkill this week. Targus with a bunch of new products coming off CES.

Targus EcoSmart Backpacks and other sustainable products that travel well for the sports-minded consumer, and how Targus utilizes recycled plastic, some from the Oceans!

At this year’s show, the industry leader in laptop cases and mobile computing accessories, is celebrating their 40th anniversary with the launch of several new products, including those recognized as a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree, designed to help empower a seamless life and a sustainable future.

Targus will unveil new products under the EcoSmart line, including:

· extended collection of EcoSmart tech accessories

includes three new EcoSmart keyboards)
· Backpack made from Ocean bound plastic

+new Zero Waste Backpacks
· Women’s Collection of laptop cases in various silhouettes

· Laptop bags made for Dell and Lenovo

including a lineup of gaming backpacks

· Plus, the Award-winning MiraLogic Workspace Intelligence System

Jillian Michaels, Fitness Guru for iTOUCH Wearables

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It’s CES week and that means the debut of 100’s of new products.

That includes iTOUCH Wearables– the leading US-based lifestyle tech brand known for producing innovative smartwatches, fitness trackers and fashion-forward tech accessories. They have a new product collaboration with World Renowned Health and Wellness Expert, Jillian Michaels that is being unveiled at CES.

The brand previously announced a multi-year partnership with Michaels in November sharing that they were working with the Wellness Expert to create a limited-edition collection of smartwatches and fitness trackers designed to streamline consumers’ professional, active and social lives while encouraging healthier habits in a user-friendly way. The brand recently announced that they have collaborated with Jillian on an exclusive line of smartwatches and fitness trackers.

She’s here to talk about that and more with Rick.

Michaels has dominated the health and wellness space in every realm of media –apps, podcasting, streaming, television, print, publishing, and social media with a collective community of over 100 million strong.

The Fitness App created by Jillian is the top-rated diet and exercise app for women, having won best-of awards from both Google and Apple. From her hit TV shows, live speaking engagements, eight New York Times bestselling books, and an award-winning podcast— Jillian continues to empower and produce results for millions around the world.

Eric Fouchard, Aeronest from New Pad Maker

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One of my favorite things at CES in 2022 was a little fan ventilation system for facemasks.

Joined by Eric Fouchard this week on ‘Tech of Sports’ to talk about the groundbreaking Aeronest.

Attach Aeronest to your mask, push the button : « et voilà » , you are now breathing effortlessly !! Thanks to its magnetic attach system (patent pending) Aeronest adapt at a glance on your everyday mask (N95, surgical, fabric…)

Without altering the mask or its filtration capacities, install the fan that draws air for you. By renewing the air for 8 to 12 hours (3 speeds) inside the mask you forget about tiredness, pimples, mist on glasses… Aeronest : clip it and breathe.

Great for athletes, travelers and anyone who has to wear a mask for an extended period of time.

Aeronest will soon have a campaign up on Indiegogo.

Aeronest is a mask attachment that can be put on any mask thanks to its patented magnetic attachment system without altering both its structure and its filtration capacity. Its built-in fan draws fresh air to the inside of the mask, making it easier for you to breathe and preventing perspiration, glasses fogging up, etc.

 

Gabby Thomas, Olympian, Lenovo’s ‘Just Watch Us’ Campaign

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Rick is joined by Gabby Thomas this week. Thomas won both a silver and bronze in Tokyo and is the third fastest woman all-time in the 200 meters.

A graduate of Harvard University, she studied neurobiology and global health as an undergraduate. While at Harvard, Thomas won 22 conference titles across her three years of athletics in six different events, setting the school and Ivy League records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and the indoor 60 meters. She is now doing postgraduate work at the University of Texas.

Gabby is partnering with Lenovo for a new campaign.

Lenovo’s “Just Watch Us” Campaign for ThinkPad Z.

Just Watch Us will position the new ThinkPad Z as the technology that has arrived at the most opportune time in history to help create change: a tool that will not only allow Gen Z +Y to excel in the new world of work, but to power their ideas that will imagine, create and define the future. This campaign will activate a call for the trailblazers to rethink and reimagine what’s next; they will be the face, the voice, and inspiration of the campaign.

Gabby is a Lenovo user and her passion for health and technology, including how she is using smarter technology to drive health equity outcomes and reform the healthcare industry to better serve historically disadvantaged communities.

Have a listen and best of luck to Gabby.