Domino's is building on its fresh ideas including one-click Easy Order button and delivery car with a built-in pizza oven. An Australian startup has now developed a pizza-delivering robot called Domino's Robotic Unit (DRU). The autonomous vehicle (AV) includes robotics technology to deliver hot pizzas to hungry customers living in Queensland.
Nike has unveiled new shoes with self-tying shoelaces like Marty McFly's robotic sneakers in the second Back to the Future movie. The athletic shoe giant just introduced the world's first self-lacing footwear at a New York event. The HyperAdapt 1.0 running shoes are scheduled to hit the retail market later this year.
Standing desks have become popular in recent years as companies try to change their workers' sedentary lifestyle and reduce the risk of health issues including diabetes and heart disease. However, a new meta study shows that while sitting all day can cause many health problems there is no solid proof that methods such as standing desks result in healthier employees.
New Hampshire is known to be the last state in New England with very stringent rules surrounding marijuana possession. In the state, simple possession of any amount of marijuana is punishable by up to one year of prison and a fine of up to $2,000.
Light beams are being used in some movie theaters in China to prevent customers from using their cell phones by laser shaming them. Ushers aim laser pointers at glowing mobile screens until the movie, concert, or play audience member stops using the device.
Prescription drug prices have become a major issue in the United States presidential election as Democrats and Republicans have promised to force Big Pharma to lower name brand medications. However, a new report shows that the average price of non-generic medicines have doubled in the US during the past five years.
Pi Day is a special celebration of the mathematical constant that is a symbol of the ratio of a circle's circumference divided by the round shape's diameter. The figure is often written as 3.14 but the number of digits to the right of the decimal point never ends. Last year's Pi Day was a big event because the date 3/14/15 matched up with the first digits of the value of pi: 3.1415. This year's Pi Day is also a special one and is being celebrated with many freebies and deals including pizza pies.
Siri, Cortana, Google Now, and other personal assistants are helpful for checking sports scores and weather reports, and finding a close restaurant or gas station. However, they often are unreliable in health and safety emergencies based on a new study. Researchers tested different types of crises including physical abuse, heart attack, and considering suicide, and learned that digital assistants from Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Samsung often failed smartphone users when they needed fast help.
Philips' new Hue lightbulb allows users to adjust the smart bulbs from cool to warm colors to help people fall asleep at bedtime and avoid harsh lights in the morning. These light bulbs could help to balance the bright glow of smartphone and tablet screens that can keep people from getting shut-eye.
Social media has been reporting a story during the past week about a penguin that swims 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) every year to reunite with the man who saved his life. The story first appeared in February on a media network in Brazil. It involves a very sick penguin who was caught in an oil spill and then nursed back to health by a Brazilian man in 2011
