Meal kit services for humans are becoming more prevalent as retailers partner with culinary brands to provide consumers more options and specialized services, such as meal kits for kid’s food. Now, new services are aimed at young dog owners, who are known to pamper their pets. One example is The Farmer’s Dog, a subscription-based startup that...
While there's many options out there for seniors who are looking to save on their phone bills, many companies market them in a rather demeaning fashion, as they assume that the demographic doesn't use data or even understand smartphones -- misconceptions that US-based T-Mobile's Unlimited 55+ plan aims to dispute. With an informative ad that...
Painting and hiding rocks for strangers to chance upon is an international trend that started two years ago with a woman in Massachusetts. People paint the stones with colorful images or inspiring messages, then hide them at parks or outside stores — just about anywhere strangers are likely to find them. But the craze isn't catching on with...
Well-known chain restaurants like Chili's have become known for giant menus. But full-service chain restaurants aren’t having a great time lately. In reaction, Chili’s is the latest to announce it’s reducing its menu by 40 percent, after a yearlong look at which items to keep and which to ditch. Mango tilapia with crispy asparagus and fried...
The success of rideshare taxi companies is changing the retail landscape. In the USA, Uber and Westfield shopping centers have teamed up to offer designated waiting areas for ride-share users at all 33 of Westfield’s locations in the United States. The drop-off and pick-up locations will appear on Uber’s app, allowing users of the service to...
If the idea of a food theme park excites you, you might want to consider booking tickets to Bologna. FICO Eataly World announced plans to open their doors November 15, in a sprawling space that will span the length of a kilometer and the area of 100,000 square meters. For comparison, that’s bigger than Buckingham Palace, which occupies a space...
Every day it seems like we’re hearing about another 3D printed innovation in the world of footwear, from big name brands like Adidas and Nike to the 3D printed shoes that Feetz manufactures and custom insoles by Wiivv. Now, Materialise, the 3D printing solutions and software provider has announced a new partnership with winter sports gear and...
Surgeons at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital have performed world-first surgery and transplanted a 3D printed shinbone into the leg of a man who faced losing his leg. Two weeks ago, the 3D printed tibia was transplanted into the Reuben Lichter’s right leg. It was wrapped in leg tissue and blood vessels from both his legs. It was the first...
We’re seeing growing numbers of projects that aim towards a zero waste future, whether that’s turning used coffee grounds into reusable cups (to be filled once again with coffee) or a lamp that’s built from its own packaging, and now a grocery store in the UK is turning consumers’ attention to food packaging. The Zero Waste Shop in Totnes,...
Paying without cash, card or mobile devices is now a possibility. A fast food restaurant in Hangzhou City, China has introduced a facial recognition payment system.
Named “Smile to Pay”, the pilot system was launched by Ant Financial an affiliate company of Alibaba Group, a Chinese e-commerce company.
A 3D webcam recognizes the...