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A fall tradition for new products: pumpkin-flavored everything

From the Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte grew a pumpkin product frenzy. Now it seems no category is safe from the autumnal flavor. Click through the gallery to see some of our stranger pumpkin-flavored finds. Are they smart product extensions or brainstorming run amok? More

10 tweets on Windows 10
Today's announcement that Microsoft is skipping version 9 and going straight to 10 created some intrigue, and head scratching, about next year's successor to Windows 8. The Twitterverse responded accordingly.
#Bendgate inspires creativity in the Twitterverse
Apple's facing a new "gate" since "Antennagate" on the iPhone 4 in 2010. Now there's "Bendgate," days after consumers got their early-adopting hands on the iPhone 6 Plus. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple says bending is rare. But the social-media brand teases are on.

Gadget Guide: Tailgating
ProofX builds better medical models by blending 3D software, printing
ProofX has gotten into the 3D printing business looking to become competitive in the industrial additive manufacturing market. They have found their niche in sophisticated medical models and simple tools for medical procedures.
Tweet peek: the Chicago tech community responds to new Apple products
Apple on Tuesday unveiled its new Apple Watch, along with the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Pay system. Chicago's tech and startup communities responded on Twitter with a mix of comments ranging from jokes to excitement over the company's new offerings. Here's a sample.

Motorola releases new products including the Moto 360 smartwatch
Motorola unveils new and updated smart devices including a widely anticipated watch at its new Merchandise Mart headquarters Thursday, aiming to reclaim market share in an industry it created.
R.I.P.T. Apparel
The RIPT concept is a simple game of creating demand by limiting supply and pricing product to encourage impulsiveness. Every day, three original shirt designs go on sale for one day, at a cost of $10. At the end of the day, the company retires the shirt designs to the RIPT "graveyard," which...
Back to school gadgets
Millennials are willing to put an average of more than $900 toward school supplies and tech, according to a National Retail Federation survey. This number is up 10 percent from last year, with total college spending expected to come in just under $50 billion.
Survey: Most popular tech tools for small business
What are the most widely used tools for small business? SurePayroll surveyed small business owners nationwide to find out which tech tools were the most popular. These are the the top five for each category surveyed.
Which wireless network is the fastest throughout Chicago?
Laptop Magazine tested popular locations around the city to see which wireless network provides the fastest wireless speeds to busy Chicagoans. Results are based on average download speed, average upload speed and app download time. See if your wireless provider came out on top.

Cornfields popcorn
In an age of bits and bytes, a Waukegan company is working with corn, heat, oil and occasionally sugar -- on technology unveiled in Chicago at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
Forbes ranks America's most entrepreneurial universities
California beat out the East Coast to occupy half of the top 10 spots on the Forbes 2014 most entrepreneurial universities list. See which Illinois university made the list in this gallery.
Oregon Bike Project
Introducing the "Blackline" -- a steel-tubed sophisticated monster of a bicycle with basket racks, bubble tires, a weather-proof drive belt in place of a chain and smart handlebars that signal upcoming turns.
April Francis of Dose Market
Setbacks can derail any business. But they also test your mettle. A series of challenges over two years took fashion consultant and Dose Market founder April Francis from questioning herself as an entrepreneur to fortifying her vision and growth plan. As she prepares a new home for the...
Observing Ramadan and fasting at work
These days, Jamal Afridi eats dinner around 8:30 p.m., well after his workday ends and more than 16 hours since he last had food or drink. Most nights, he cooks for himself or picks up Chipotle on his way home from work at 1871 as a product developer at online brokerage MortgageHippo.

Scott Landon talks about iFLY Indoor Skydiving
If you've ever considered skydiving but didn't like the risks, you have a new alternative in the Chicago area. IFly Holdings Inc., based in Austin, Texas, opened indoor skydiving centers in Rosemont in May and in Naperville in July. The centers have meeting space for corporate outings and...
Old gadgets made new again
Have you ever wished you could pop your iPad into a Trapper Keeper? Well, now you can. The designs are classic colors like blue and red, but here's hoping for those neon and Lamborghini notebooks. Other companies are also looking to the past to create new products with a retro vibe. Click...
Chimp Innovation Study at Lincoln Park Zoo
If you are a student of innovation, here is one lesson you can draw from a troop of chimpanzees at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo: There's a payoff to trying unexpected things, even when the current state of affairs isn't too bad.
Luxe Bloom
Walk into a Hugo Boss store in the United States this holiday season and you'll see roses on display in full bloom. They will appear perfectly fresh, but not standing in even a drop of water.
Big Monster Toys
Don Rosenwinkel's studio is probably the closest thing in Chicago to Santa's workshop. The president and CEO of Big Monster Toys oversees a powerhouse company that cranks out fun, having invented some of the bestselling playthings in recent history, including Fashion Polly Pocket, the Uno...

Chicago's greatest ideas, for now
For the first days of Blue Sky Innovation, we spun through 20 of Chicago's top innovations, spanning market research and manufacturing, mail-order retail, technology, the nuclear age and the digital age. Here's the complete list of Chicago innovations as they appear in our lives today.

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