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Melty Alt Cheeses
Melty Alt Cheeses
Daiya's Reformulated Dairy-Free Cheese Alternatives Use Oat Cream
Daiya’s dairy-free cheese alternatives in the form of shreds, slices, blocks and sticks have been reformulated with proprietary vegan cultures and natural fermentation methods that mimic... MORE
Non-Alcoholic Brew Boxes
Non-Alcoholic Brew Boxes
Brooklyn Brewery's Special Effects Variety Pack Features a New NA Brew
Brooklyn Brewery’s Special Effects Variety Pack entices consumers who are interested in non-alcoholic beverages that deliver on flavor without compromise. The brand started exploring the non-... MORE
Stackable Bottled Cocktails
Stackable Bottled Cocktails
BLOC's Experimental Cocktails are Packaged in a Convenient Size
Bottled by BLOC specializes in the creation of “at-home drink couture” and its bottled cocktails stand out from the rest with experimental recipes, graphic packaging and convenient, ready-... MORE
Shoppable Commercial Series
Shoppable Commercial Series
Walmart's Add to Heart is a 23-Part Shoppable "RomCommerce" Series
Consumers’ fervor for holiday season shopping seamlessly converges with their affection for heartwarming romantic comedies in new series from Walmart titled Add to Heart. This 23-part... MORE
Alcoholic Boba Pearls
Alcoholic Boba Pearls
Boba POPS are Caviar-Sized Bubbles Filled with Flavored Liqueurs
The convergence of bubble tea—a global beverage sensation beloved for its unique tapioca pearls—with alcohol, has sparked creative fusions like Boba POPS’ alcoholic boba pearls. With “... MORE
Ready-to-Eat Vegan Deviled Eggs
Ready-to-Eat Vegan Deviled Eggs
Deviled WunderEggs Launched to Simplify Seasonal Entertaining
Crafty Counter teamed up with chickpea expert Fabalish to debut the first-ever ready-to-eat vegan deviled eggs, Deviled WunderEggs. This convenient, plant-based egg alternative integrates Fabalish... MORE
Conditioning Lip Oils
Conditioning Lip Oils
Saltair's Lip Oil Balm Nourishes with Plant-Based Butters & Esters
Beloved body care and hair care brand Saltair is launching itself into a new category with its freshly introduced Lip Oil Balms. This conditioning lip oil combines hydrating and nourishing... MORE
Architectural Luxury Handbags
Architectural Luxury Handbags
The Louis Vuitton x Frank Gehry Collection is an Exploration of Form
The Louis Vuitton x Frank Gehry Collection is for fans of luxury fashion and architecture alike, and through handbag designs, it explores themes that were fundamental to the Canadian-American... MORE
Digital Footwear Experiences
Digital Footwear Experiences
Reebok Impact is a Next-Gen Shoe Experience with AI and Wearables
Futureverse, a leader in artificial intelligence and metaverse technologies, is teaming up with Reebok to launch Reebok Impact in 2024. This digital shoe experience is aimed at allowing mass... MORE
Haunting Glacial Fragrances
Haunting Glacial Fragrances
Jöklalykt is an Ode to Disappearing Icelandic Glaciers
Icelandic outerwear brand 66°North teamed up with Reykjavík-based Fischersund Perfumery to launch Jöklalykt, a fragrance that was inspired by the haunting future of glaciers. This limited-edition... MORE
Dedicated Dating Show Channels
Dedicated Dating Show Channels
MAFS Live is Channel 4’s First Free, Ad-Supported TV Service
Channel 4 is launching MAFS Live as its first free and ad-supported television service in the UK and it’s a channel entirely dedicated to sharing non-stop, all-hours reruns of Married at First... MORE
Slider-Based Brunch Recipes
Slider-Based Brunch Recipes
French Sliders Brunch is White Castle's 2023 Slider Showdown Winner
The winner of White Castle’s 2023 Slider Showdown recipe contest has been announced as French Sliders Brunch by Yoshiharu Sogi, a chef from Sonoma, California. This elegant idea for serving... MORE
Avocado-Fueled Meal Replacements
Avocado-Fueled Meal Replacements
Metavo Weight Support Meal Replacement Powders Feature AvoB
In spring 2023, Metavo introduced a first-of-its-kind plant-based metabolic supplement powered by a proprietary avocado compound and to cap off the year, the brand is expanding its innovative... MORE
Free-From Birthday Cake Cookies
Free-From Birthday Cake Cookies
Bisco’s by CRAVE are Made Without the Top 14 Allergens
CRAVE is expanding its range of free-from snacks with its first-ever sandwich cookies, Bisco’s, which were inspired by birthday cake. This treat consists of two golden cookies sandwiching an... MORE
Unashamedly Romantic Pop-Ups
Unashamedly Romantic Pop-Ups
Laura Ashley's Workshops Use Deadstock Fabric to Create New Totes
Laura Ashley is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a free screen-printing event in London, 70 curated artworks to commemorate seven decades, as well as pop-ups across the UK that lean into the... MORE
Lunar Celebration Cognacs
Lunar Celebration Cognacs
Maison Courvoisier & Jiannan Huang Collaborated on The Dragon Collection
2024 will be the Year of the Dragon and in anticipation of a year that symbolizes power, strength and good fortune, Maison Courvoisier collaborated with Chinese artist Jiannan Huang to create The... MORE
Eco Luxury Fragrances
Eco Luxury Fragrances
A Floral Verse is Fresh, Spicy, Smoky and Made with Upcycled Carbon Alcohol
A Floral Verse by Gucci is a personal fragrance that explores the dualities of light and dark with a scent story that journeys from dusk to dawn. This musky, white floral fragrance boasts fresh and... MORE
Amber Floral Fragrances
Amber Floral Fragrances
Animalique by Byredo is an Intense Scent Inspired by Primal Instincts
Animalique by Byredo is one of the newest fragrances from the cult fragrance house and it’s a genderless scent that captures sensual, primal instincts in the form of a fragrance. The first... MORE
Festive Savory Snack Ads
Festive Savory Snack Ads
Frito Lay Canada is Encouraging Canadians to Leave Out Chips for Santa
Every holiday season, food and beverage brands entice consumers with refreshingly different alternatives to leave out for Santa instead of classic milk and cookies, and this year, Frito Lay Canada... MORE
Espresso Martini Infusion Kits
Espresso Martini Infusion Kits
This Espresso Martini Gift Set Supports Explorations with Flavor
The espresso martini, a classic 80s cocktail, is experiencing a revival as adults increasingly prefer crafting minimal-ingredient cocktails at home, and adults who love personalizing their drinks... MORE
VR Buildable Biome Games
VR Buildable Biome Games
LEGO Bricktales is an Immersive Adventure Puzzle Game
LEGO Bricktales is a virtual reality adventure game that immerses players in five unique diorama biomes (Jungles, Deserts, Cities, Medieval Castle and Caribbean Islands) and challenges them to solve... MORE
Sparkling Hemp Beverages
Sparkling Hemp Beverages
Calexo's Alcohol-Free Drinks Elevate Social Occasions with THC & CBD
Calexo specializes in creating vibrant, alcohol-free drinks that combine premium juices and quality botanical ingredients with five milligrams of hemp-derived THC and CBD to deliver a different kind... MORE
Festively Fragranced Holiday Hangers
Festively Fragranced Holiday Hangers
ScentAir's Holiday Hangers Add Aromas to Artificial Greenery
Artificial holiday decor offers practicality and cost-savings with its reusable nature, yet it misses the authentic scents that evoke the spirit of the season—and ScentAir is helping to remedy... MORE
Musky Oil Perfumes
Musky Oil Perfumes
My Scent by Jennifer Fisher is Warm, Comforting, Casual and Sensual
Years of fruitless searching for the perfect scent led Jennifer Fisher to create the My Scent rollerball, the brand’s first fragrance and one that tells a unique scent story using only pure... MORE
Fragrance Enhancer Rollerballs
Fragrance Enhancer Rollerballs
This Pocket Perfume Boasts a Unique "Transparent Aroma"
D.S. & Durga’s I Don’t Know What Pocket Perfume is a travel-ready, oil-based rollerball that’s ready to be rolled onto skin as a unique fragrance enhancer. Named after a French... MORE
Skin Scent Rollerballs
Skin Scent Rollerballs
The Glossier You Rollerball Shares Targeted Scent Experiences
Glossier’s first fragrance, Glossier You, launched in 2017 as a personal skin-scent enhancer and in 2023, the culty beauty brand dropped a travel-ready Glossier You Rollerball for targeted... MORE
Skin-Caring Water Filters
Skin-Caring Water Filters
Filterbaby 2.0 Removes 99.9% of Contaminants from Tap Water
Despite investing significant sums of money on premium skincare products, many beauty enthusiasts overlook the potential impact of water quality on their skin, unaware that it might be a significant... MORE
Tobacco-Scented Holiday Trees
Tobacco-Scented Holiday Trees
Miller High Light's Merry High Light Gives Off a Dive Bar Scent
Miller High Light put its twist on traditional holiday trees this season with the Merry High Light, a light-up decorative display that delights with a multi-sensory experience. In addition to giving... MORE
Portable Holographic Displays
Portable Holographic Displays
Looking Glass Go Shares Memories as 3D Holograms, Not Photos
Looking Glass Go is a first-of-its-kind portable holographic display for spatial memories and it goes above and beyond both standard photo frames and digital photo frames thanks to advanced 3D... MORE
Connected Fragrance Bottles
Connected Fragrance Bottles
Two Bastille Fragrances are Now Bottled with Links to Digital Twins
Two Bastille fragrances, including the best-selling Pleine Lune and the newly released Paradis Nuit, are enhanced with packaging that includes RFID tags and QR codes that link to cloud-based digital... MORE
Skincare Diagnostic Kits
Skincare Diagnostic Kits
Codex Labs' Skincare Test Kits Use Data to Assess Skin Conditions
Codex Labs newly unveiled a pair of at-home skincare test kits that empower people to better understand their skin and use better products as a result.   Alongside the Decode.Myskin DNA Test,... MORE
CBD-Infused Facial Balms
CBD-Infused Facial Balms
Respect Wellness' Smooth Facial Balm is Optimized for Menopausal Skin
The luxurious Smooth Facial Balm by Respect Wellness was recently unveiled to provide “a transformative skincare experience for women navigating the complexities of hormonal changes and aging.&#... MORE
Festive Film Vehicles
Festive Film Vehicles
Turo Helps Drivers Spread Seasonal Cheer with Limited-Edition Elfmobiles
This holiday season, countless brands are unveiling special collaborations to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Elf, including Turo, which is listing five limited-edition Elfmobiles inspired by... MORE
Toaster Pastry Prediction Platforms
Toaster Pastry Prediction Platforms
Prop-Tarts Challenges Pop-Tarts Fans' Intuition
In preparation for the first Pop-Tarts Bowl, the beloved toaster pastry brand unveiled the interactive Prop-Tarts fan engagement platform, which will challenge people to make predictions and see how... MORE
Tangy Tamarind Seasonings
Tangy Tamarind Seasonings
Tamarind & Pasilla Chile Seasoning Shares McCormick's Flavor of the Year
In 2023, McCormick named Vietnamese x Cajun Style Seasoning as its first-ever Flavor of the Year and for 2024, tamarind has been highlighted in the Flavor Forecast 24th Edition and it can be... MORE
Premium Zero-Alcohol Seltzers
Premium Zero-Alcohol Seltzers
White Claw 0% Alcohol Satisfies Like an Alcoholic Drink
Even White Claw, a titan among hard soda brands isn’t exempt from the non-alcoholic drinking movement and it is joining in by introducing its own line of alcohol-free, ready-to-drink cans... MORE

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Perma-Dark Wash Denim
Perma-Dark Wash Denim
Levi's Stay Dark Technology Preserves the Color of Jeans
Dark wash denim’s enduring appeal lies in the way it can effortlessly transition between casual and formal settings, yet its susceptibility to fading over time has been a concern—and it’... MORE
Quiet Pickleball Paddles
Quiet Pickleball Paddles
OWL Sport's Pickleball Paddles Reduce Noise by 50%
Pickleball’s popularity has spurred brands to rapidly create innovative equipment, cutting-edge gear and technology to enhance players’ performance, and OWL Sport is now introducing the... MORE
Soothing Brightening Serums
Soothing Brightening Serums
The Light On Serum Combines Cica & 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
The newest launch from clean K-beauty brand Beauty of Joseon is the Light On Serum, which powerfully combines the soothing benefits of centella asiatica with Vitamin C. Although potent, Vitamin C is... MORE
Smart Bird Baths
Smart Bird Baths
Bird Buddy's Bird Bath Captures Feathered Friends Cooling Off & Getting Clean
Bird Buddy’s Smart Bird Bath complements the original Smart Bird Feeder and offers a fun way to watch birds refresh themselves and get clean. This unique way to engage in birdwatching provides... MORE
Boldly Framed Lounge Chairs
Boldly Framed Lounge Chairs
Percy by NaughtOne is a Comfortable, Adaptable Seating Solution
Percy by NaughtOne is a new seating solution with a style that was informed by the simple, utilitarian design of mid-century waiting room chairs. This modern lounge chair design is the newest... MORE
Smart Anti-Snore Pillows
Smart Anti-Snore Pillows
10minds' Motion Pillow is a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree
10minds’ Motion Pillow is a CES 2023 Innovation Awards honoree and it uses smart technology to stop snoring naturally. The two-part product consists of a pillow and a drive unit called the... MORE
Soft Lip Oil Sticks
Soft Lip Oil Sticks
NYX's Fat Oil Slick Clicks Nourish and Hydrate with Vegan Ingredients
Following the success of its TikTok-viral Fat Oil Lip Drip, NYX Professional Makeup is dropping Fat Oil Slick Clicks as part of its spring 2024 collection. Like the lip oils that launched before,... MORE
Degreaser-Inspired Colognes
Degreaser-Inspired Colognes
MSCHF's Smells Like WD-40 Was Inspired by an Industrial Lubricant
For years, people have been making memes about the smell of WD-40 and art collective MSCHF created a cologne called Smells Like WD-40 that actually offers up an aftershave inspired by the popular... MORE
Color-Matching Ketchup Labels
Color-Matching Ketchup Labels
The 'Label of Truth' Reveals the Authentic Color of Heinz
Heinz created a Label of Truth that shows the exact Pantone reference color of Heinz ketchup so that consumers can trust that they are being served the right product. The scale measuring the color... MORE
Aromatic Rich Moisturizers
Aromatic Rich Moisturizers
Sol de Janeiro's Delícia Drench Introduces a New Cheirosa 59 Scent
Sol de Janeiro is gearing up to add another beautifully scented product to its line of best-selling body butters and body mists, and Delícia Drench—with the all-new Cheirosa 59 fragrance—will... MORE
Celeb-Created RTD Coffees
Celeb-Created RTD Coffees
Sylvester Stallone's Tiger Eye Coffee Delivers Liquid Motivation
Sylvester Stallone is venturing into the world of ready-to-drink coffee products with the launch of Tiger Eye coffee, designed to deliver “the liquid motivation to help you rise up, look in... MORE
Adaptable Sequin Dresses
Adaptable Sequin Dresses
Adobe Debuted Project Primrose at Adobe Max 2023
At the 2023 Adobe Max event, Adobe demonstrated Project Primrose, an interactive dress made from hundreds of flexible displays that can change its patterns and animations in real time. Adobe... MORE
High-Performance Pickleball Paddles
High-Performance Pickleball Paddles
PIKKL's Pro-Level Paddles Enhance Power & Control on the Court
PIKKL’s Vantage Pro paddle is a pickleball paddle that boasts an elongated face made of raw carbon fiber for better handling on the court. This expertly constructed paddle maximizes spin but... MORE
AI-Generated Body Sprays
AI-Generated Body Sprays
Axe A.I. is Specially Formulated By AI & Marketed with AR
Axe A.I. (LYNX A.I. in the UK) is a special-edition body spray for men that was made using artificial intelligence. To create this product for Gen Z, the brand worked with specially designed... MORE