LIFE
  • LIFE

    Text message mix-up over birth announcement causes strangers to visit newborn baby anyway

    A group text message announcing the birth of a newborn baby boy was sent to the wrong person but the receiver of the good news played along with the blunder. He replied that the text was sent to the wrong number, but the baby's grandmother then sent a photograph of the little boy and the baby's weight. Dennis Williams and his brother still traveled from Florida to the Georgia hospital with gifts for the baby and his mother.

  • LIFE

    Diabetes management: Skin patch could provide pain-free blood sugar testing

    Diabetes testing could be done in the future using a painless skin patch based on a new invention. Korean researchers have developed a diabetes monitoring device that checks blood sugar in sweat and uses tiny needles to deliver a drug to treat the major disease.

  • LIFE

    Double-barrel concealed carry gun folds into smartphone-shaped box

    A double-barreled handgun that folds into a cellphone-shaped box that fits into the palm of a person's hand might be released. After being folded into a square the smartphone-looking gun could fit into a person's back pocket. The patent for the two-shot handgun is still pending.

  • LIFE

    Why Dogs Love To Put Their Heads Through Car Windows

    Ever wondered why dogs love cars? It is something we have been attempting to find out for decades, but now it seems some researchers have unlocked all the secrets. The reason researchers came up with is pretty convincing from our point of view.

  • LIFE

    Firefighter pays electric bill before emergency battery of teen’s ventilator runs out

    A Michigan firefighter volunteered to pay the electricity bill of a teen whose ventilator was almost out of battery power. The fireman agreed to pay the power bill of the 18-year-old who suffers from a muscular-weakening disease after the local fire department responded to a medical call to the teen's home, and learned that the local electric company had cut power to the house.

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    ‘Spice’ synthetic weed causes hospital treatments after drug overdoses: Report

    Synthetic marijuana has reportedly required at least 21 people to be treated at hospitals in St. Petersburg, Florida since March 17, Thursday based on a police report. The police department in the Tampa Bay area received several calls by the weekend that people might have overdosed on the fake marijuana "Spice" during the past few days, and suffered reactions such as vomiting, seizures, and unconsciousness.

  • Wearable Tech

    Google Glass 2 allegedly appears on pawn shop’s official eBay page

    Google Glass was launched in 2013 and since then fans have been waiting for the next version of the wearable headset. A device that includes new features seems to match up with the Alphabet company's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) December patent filing and showed up on a pawn shop's eBay page. The smart glasses appear with a basic title referring to the black frame, and have an online auction price tag over $5,000.

  • LIFE

    Vending machine offers sausages, steaks, and duck 24/7 to Paris meat shop’s customers

    A vending machine is now available in eastern Paris that includes various types of high-quality meat products including sausage, ham, and steak. A meat shop in the French capital that is closed on Sunday and Monday and after 8:00 p.m. invested in a $45,000 refrigerated machine that includes various types of vacuum-packed meats. The 24/7 machine takes cash or credit cards to provide various types of meat including duck, beef, and pork, which customers could pair with red or white wine, and a fresh baguette.

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    NY doctors must comply with new e-prescribing law starting this month

    New York state will start requiring paperless prescriptions starting this month, which will end doctors' scribbled orders for pharmaceutical drugs. Physicians will be required to submit electronic prescriptions to pharmacies for almost all medicines including painkillers and antibiotics. Medical practitioners who fail to use the e-prescribing system could face high fines, jail time, or license loss.

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    Microsoft’s HoloLens now previews kitchen remodeling projects at Lowe’s home improvement stores

    Microsoft's HoloLens augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset is teaming up with Lowe's to let customers visualize kitchen designs in the showrooms of the home improvement stores. The new preview service provides homeowners with holograms to see how cabinets, countertops, tiles, and appliances would look in a new or renovated kitchen.

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