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PA Governer's School

PA Governer's School and JF Magic

JFMagic in its continuing efforts to support entrepreneurism recently completed a project with the Pennsylvania Governor’s School entailing a mentorship over a group of highly academically, talented students who after conducting extensive research, presented an outstanding presentation to our company officers. The report has provided an extremely useful tool in helping to guide the company in the right direction. We thank the sponsors of this incredible program that enable young adults the opportunity to experience first-hand the operations and responsibilities encountered in real-business situations.

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SBDC Harrisburg “Capitol Rotunda” Presentation

Recently JFMagic was informed of the honor of being chosen from a number of companies throughout the South Eastern portion of Pennsylvania to represent the SBDC of the Lehigh Valley in a special presentation at the State Capital. We had an unprecedented opportunity to meet with Lieutenant Governor, Catherine Baker Knoll to demonstrate our technology applications in the fields of mining and construction site safety. Her positive reaction and support resulted in a scheduled meeting with representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. We thank the SBDC for their assistance and continuing support for our success and the success of other businesses in the Lehigh Valley.


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National Stationery Show : May 18-21, 2008

JFMagic participated in the ‘63rd Annual Stationery Show’ held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in NYC May 18-21st. JFMagic is proud to announce that our “Fiber Optic Snowfall” Bag and the “RiCollection Fiber Optic Greeting Cards” won a nomination in the show’s “Best New Products for 2008” award category. The animated products were showcased among other winners at the show resulting in heightened interest from several new clients who entered our booth from Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States resulting in several sales and a request to discuss the acquisition of a technology license. We look forward to participating in future shows.


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Season's Greetings Sparkle in High-Tech
Lampposts on south Bethlehem street lit by fiber-optic banners

Fiber-optic banners with 'Merry Christmas' printed in languages spoken in south Bethlehem, including English, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian, grace the 500 to 800 blocks of E. Fourth Street with the help of two Lehigh Valley businesses. (MICHAEL KUBEL, Allentown Morning Call/December 20, 2007)

New fiber-optic banners are helping a south Bethlehem neighborhood wish everyone a high-tech ''happy holidays'' in more than a dozen languages.  Fiber optic snowfalls display upon the banners from dusk till dawn powered by three small batteries inside the banners which, according to Lee Wainwright, the inventor, will keep them snowing for several months before battery replacement is necessary.

JFMagic teamed up with Imageworks, a local graphic printing company, to produce this new product.  The two companies plan to make similar banners for towns and shopping malls across the country. They created the E. Fourth Street banners as a way of testing their first batch of prototypes under real-world conditions. 

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Lee Wainwright to speak at "LEDs 2007" in San Diego, California
Friday, October 26th, 2007 at 4pm

"LED Driven Fiber Optic Displays for Conventional and Non-Conventional Surfaces"
H. Lee Wainwright, VP of Research & Development, JFMagic, L.L.C.

"LEDs 2007" gives a comprehensive overview of the LED market, technology breakthroughs of the past year, as well as what applications are benefiting most from LED advancements.

Show runs October 24-26, 2007 - Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina More info>>

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August 2007

JFMagic is proud to announce the signing of a three year exclusive licensing agreement with Spinmaster Ltd, out of Toronto, Canada in August of 2007. The agreement encompasses the use of fiber optic animated surfaces accompanied by audio synchronized output for applications to products falling under several categories. Reaction to the samples provided for exhibition at the 2007/2008 Toy Fairs indicated intense interest and expectations for a successful launch of new and exciting products for 2009 are high.

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Lee Wainwright selected to speak at "Smart Fabric" Conference in
Washington D.C. May 8th, 2007

"Optical Fiber Integrated Fabric Displays for Data, IFF, and Bio-Sensory Feedback"
4:30pm : May 8, 2007
H. Lee Wainwright, VP of Research & Development, JFMagic, L.L.C. and
David Bychkov, President, Exmovere, L.L.C.

"Smart Fabric" Washington Marriot Hotel Conference Center May 7–9, 2007 More info>>

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Israel… New Beginnings

Although we have long agreed not to expose ourselves to unnecessary danger, when opportunity knocks, we seem to be adventurous enough to answer the call to engage in business relationships that invite us even to the brink of uncertain surroundings. This was the case in our journey to Jerusalem, Beer Sheva, and the Dead Sea sometimes only 20 minutes from the Gaza Strip to teach employees of a company how to incorporate our fiber optic technologies into the most beautiful dresses ever to adorn women. The dresses are hand made and contain up to 5000 Savorsky crystals intricately placed onto fantasy bodice creations in such precision that the resulting creations transform into breathtaking masterpieces of design. JF Magic is proud to be working with such a prestigious company whose reputation is world-renowned. Watch for News updates later in 2007 when these dresses are released to the runway… 

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South Africa, Land of Wild Animals and Lucrative Business Connections

Working closely with SBDC personnel from the Lehigh Valley and government trade representatives from Harrisburg, PA and Johannesburg, South Africa, JFMagic completed a whirlwind trade expedition consisting of meetings with over 30 companies stretching from South Africa to Maritius off the coast of Madagascar in the pursuit of new business connections. The trip was well worth the investment of time and money. From the meetings arranged for us with marketing companies to military suppliers, we enjoyed tapping the network connections provided by the SBDC and the PA government representatives that have already begun to produce fruitful orders from the journey. Through these government resources, we enjoyed wonderful opportunities to begin new business relationships with several new clients in that area of the world. In fact, we were even introduced to the US Ambassador to South Africa during our travels!

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JF Magic Introduces New Neon With a Twist

JF Magic and NRNeon have recently signed a contract forming a strategic alliance.  We have combined our efforts to promote both “Neo-Links”, a new twist on Neon technologies allowing Neon Alphanumeric characters to be connected to form any combination of words resulting in signs in a snap at incredibly reduced cost compared to present Neon products. In addition, fiber optic technologies are being added to Flow-Neon technology resulting in new, innovative products never before seen by consumers. Earmarked for distribution in late 2007 into several markets, the Buzz on the street suggests that this new technology may grow exponentially to become the next tsunami of sign applications.

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Canadian Business Opportunities, Sweeter than Maple Syrup!

Canada may be a leader in Maple Syrup production, but it pales by comparison to the abundance of great business opportunities offered within its border. JFM was fortunate enough with the assistance of the PA SBDC to experience the taste some of that sweetness. The Canadian business expedition began with exploring companies whose products could embrace JFM technologies such as cardboard Point-of-Purchase Displays, premium promotional apparel, cardboard licensed character "Stand-Ups," custom "Concept Cars," and inflatable "Sky Dancers." JFM is presently working on requested proposals for several of the companies and the future looks sweeter than Maple Syrup.

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Philadelphia Gift Show Networking New Clients

JFMagic exhibited at the 2006 Philadelphia Gift Show held in the Reading Expo Center from July 23-26 introduced several new products released from development stages. Oohs and Ahhs abounded throughout the show as perspective buyers stopped to discuss pricing and ordering procedures. Although attendance was down from previous years, JFMagic did well in securing new clients so well, in fact, that a majority of products in the booth along with their Point-of-Purchase displays were purchased on the spot and taken on the last day of the show!

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JF Magic hits the Tokyo International Stationery Show July 2006

July 2006   JFMagic was well received making its first public positioning statement at a recent Stationery and Gift show in Tokyo, Japan exhibiting a sparkling variety of newly developed products embracing fiber optic displays. The staff was headed by a past business development executive from Japan Steel Works, Egawa san, now the President of JFMagic/Sunwood, LLC Japan with offices located in Nagasaki. Products ranged from Animated crabs on Noren Style Door Curtains to Motion Activated animated fireworks and dragonflies on photographic calendar surfaces and everything in-between.

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JFMagic Brings Crafting to Light with Kraftix™

April 2006   JFMagic helped to develop six product lines with Mail Order Specialists, Hampton Direct for their innovative craft line, Kraftix. Kraftix recently released Fiberoptic animated scrapbook covers, cell phone jewelry kids, cell phone bracelets & charms, Floral Illuminations - a fiberoptic floral arrangement kit, and Glowbugs. We currently have three additional products in development, including fiberoptic animated pet clothing, umbrellas, and season novelty items.

Hampton Direct is a leader in the manufacturing, importing, and distribution of consumer products to mail order companies in the United States, Canada, and Europe. located in Williston, Vermont.

For more information on the Kraftix fiberoptic animated line of products, visit www.kraftix.com.

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JFM Invades Australia and is Greeted with Open Arms

April 2006  The SBDC assisted trip yielded a virtual cornucopia of clients! From Point of Purchase Display agencies to Brand Licensing companies, meetings were fruitful on every front. Even before two weeks had past from our departure, project requests were rolling in and animated GIF files were already being generated in China to send to Australian clients for proposed projects.

Sydney and Melbourne both offer a great deal of diverse potentials spanning many different fields of opportunities. From apparel to outdoor signage, perspective clients embraced the idea of using JFM technologies to many arenas of products adding a special unique quality that nothing else offers in the world. Intellectual Property protection of technologies topped off the list of priorities under discussion in many of the meetings, an important attribute that JFM is proud to be able to offer to its clients.

Miko, the CEO, spoke at the Counsel of Great Lakes Governor’s meeting in front of a multitude of Australian businessmen representing companies in Melbourne hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia. The networking opportunities overflowed throughout the evening as she spoke to many of the company representatives present. Meanwhile outside in the lighted stadium, Australia was beating the socks off Greece who was favored to win the soccer game.

Meetings borne from those conversations are continuing to manifest themselves as we move forward. JFM is looking forward to working with the SBDC for a similar attack in Canada in the upcoming months ahead. JFM will continue to pursue new clients and new business relationships through working closely with the SBDC for every country who is represented in their organization.

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Lehigh Valley SBDC Promotes JF Magic Locally and “Down Under”

April 2006   The SBDC (Small Business Development Center) of the Lehigh Valley has been an extremely valuable resource arranging for JFMagic to display their fiber optic and mobile alert phone products in the East Rotunda of the state capital building in Harrisburg, PA, on April 24th, 2006 assisted by SBDC personnel. The company’s President, Miko Green, and Vice President of R&D, Lee Wainwright, had the opportunity to meet with Senators and House Representatives of Pennsylvania to showcase several new products planned for introduction to the market later this year.

The SBDC is also responsible for arranging upcoming meetings with specifically targeted companies in Australia through the Great Lakes Governor’s Program using assistance from their support personnel located in Sydney. Ms. Green and Mr. Wainwright will spend a week meeting with companies throughout the western portion of Australia in the hope of building new business relationships and eventually begin exporting products to the region.

In addition, JFM personnel were invited to attend a dinner sponsored by The Lehigh Valley World Trade Club to discuss “International Trade Development” hosted by the SBDC at the Best Western Hotel Meeting Center located in Bethlehem, PA. Representatives from Chile, Brazil, and South Africa’s Business Development Programs met with Mr. Wainwright and Ms. Green to discuss how they could assist JFM to identify contacts and eventually meet with companies in those regions to expand business. Another meeting will be held in September to continue pursuing discussions leading to the expansion of international markets for JFM products.

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New Breakthrough in Security Identification Technology

April 2005   JFMagic is proud to announce its newest technology breakthrough utilizing a special technique to identify authorized personnel, vehicles, and equipment from a distance using security cameras and other types of detection equipment. Unseen by the naked eye, JFM’s low-cost, water-proof addition to fabric for remote identification sports the ability to be seen only by CCD and other special cameras through remote activation for displaying bright graphics, alphanumeric characters, animated movement within the graphics, and/or data communication from any fabric or material. Applications include; soldiers, uniformed military and corporation security personnel, diplomats, couriers, police, DEA and undercover agents, NAVY Seals, exterior fabric on Kevlar “Body Armor” (bullets have little or no effect), vehicles, as well as other applications.

3This innovative method for identifying authorized people and objects remotely can help to keep imposters at a distance where they belong.

This exciting new technology was introduced at a Security Trade Show in Las Vegas April 1-3, 2006.

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Chatterbox and JF Magic Win 2005 Design Awards

1April 2005   We are pleased to announce that at this year’s Greater Lehigh Valley ADDY Awards, JF Magic’s Chatterbox and JF Magic identities received silver and bronze awards respectively. enze, has provided JF Magic with the innovative design support that has won prestigious multiple awards for products specifically developed by JF Magic. enze continues to excel in creating the exciting design used for our website, product packaging, posters and advertising media. Read more >>

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Fiber Optic Animated Apparel

1st Quarter 2005   The first shipment of fiber optic animated “Kiss My Booty” Blue Jeans developed by JF Magic rolled off the manufacturing line during the first quarter of 2005 and were sold out in just two days! The jeans sport a tiny microprocessor, fiber optics, and for washing, a removable coin cell battery compartment. Completely water resistant, the electronics and fiber optics are almost totally indiscernible until the convenient push-button switch activates the display. A pair of ruby red lips defined in fiber optics appears out of nowhere on the back pocket in blue denim to pucker up and throw a kiss to passing observers before disappearing once again back into the fabric… Soon to be available on short shorts and denim mini-skirts.

The second shipment of these incredibly “fun to wear” attention-getting jeans will arrive during the second quarter 2005. Take a peek at the home page of our website to see just what they do to grab attention and contact info@jfmagic.com to find out where you can purchase these unique pieces of apparel. Butterflies and other eye-catching animations will soon be available for jeans and other applications. Watch our website for details and future releases...

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New Mobile Phone Technologies

1st Quarter 2005   JF Magic developed a new technological method for increasing the range of Cell Phone Alert Charms to react up to several feet from a mobile phone. Under Patent Pending, this new technology allows for users to add tiny charms to their personal charm bracelets the size of a small coin that flash visual alert signals to the users of cellular phones when a nearby mobile phone receives a call even when the phone is hidden inside a purse, bag, briefcase, belt pack, backpack or pocket! Distribution begins in May 2005.

In another patent pending technology developed by JF Magic, the “Mobile Alert Adaptor,” notifies users of incoming calls to their cellular phones through their own stereo headphones when listening to their favorite tunes at any volume. Now calls will not go unnoticed while wearing a pair of stereo headphones again.

The latest in the Mobile Alert products, the “Skull Alert,” notifies users of incoming calls received on mobile phones up to several feet away by flashing demonic eyes from inside a molded skull and crossbones connected to a dog tag chain necklace. When hung from the mirror inside an automobile, the skull flashes its eerie eyes when anyone in the vehicle receives or makes a cellular phone call. This product will be available during the second quarter of 2005.

Under development is the forth mobile alert device, the “Auto Mobile Alert,” that lowers the volume of the automobile sound system when anyone inside the vehicle receives or initiates a call on their cellular phones. Available as an end-user “after-market” installation kit, this product is cited for release in late 2005, early 2006.

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May 2008
SBDC Harrisburg "Capital Rotunda" Presentation

May 2008
National Stationery Show

December 2007
Season's Greetings Sparkle in High-Tech

October 2007
Lee Wainright speaks at "LEDs 2007" San Diego, CA

August 2007
JFMagic Announces 3-year Licensing Agreement with Spinmaster, Ltd

May 2007
Lee Wainright speaks at "Smart Fabric" Conference Washington D.C.

March 2007
Israel… New Beginnings

South Africa, Land of Wild Animals and Lucrative Business Connections

JF Magic Introduces New Neon With a Twist

September 2006
Sweet Canadian Business Opportunities

July 2006
Philadelphia Gift Show Networking New Clients

July 2006
JFMagic hits the Tokyo International Stationery Show July 2006

April 2006
JFMagic Brings Crafting to Light with Kraftix™

April 2006
JFM Invades Australia and is Greeted with Open Arms

April 2006
Lehigh Valley SBDC Promotes JF Magic Locally and “Down Under”

April 2006
New Breakthrough in Security Identification Technology

April 2005
Chatterbox and JFMagic Win 2005 Design Awards

1Q 2005
Fiber Optic Animated Apparel

1Q 2005
New Mobile Phone Technologies