Brandl’s idea for Jewel—a brand name inspired by the plastic “jewel case” that most CDs come in—actually started back in the ‘90s, when he was in college. Brandl remembers attending a party where he ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...