Cosmetics giant L'Oreal announced last year that it was buying augmented reality beauty app maker ModiFace. Since then it's deployed virtual makeup try-ons across a number of its own brands, allowing shoppers to test different shades of makeup in a live video or selfie of themselves. Now Amazon mobile users in the US and Japan will be able to...
IKEA is piloting a series of robotic furniture in collaboration with American startup Ori Living. This high-tech collaboration speaks to the underlying idea that our physical spaces need to become more flexible to make room for experiences and human connection. And for living in smaller urban spaces. The ROGNAN system is one very literal...
After more than a decade of rapid growth, Chinese travel to the U.S. is falling. Travel from China to the U.S. fell 5.7 percent in 2018 to 2.9 million visitors, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office, which collects data from U.S. Customs forms. It was the first time since 2003 that Chinese travel to the U.S. slipped from the prior...
Meet Tempo Walk: a robotic golf caddie that follows golfers autonomously. It uses motion detection technology similar to car backup cameras to follow people at a safe distance. Tempo Walk moves at 7mph and weighs 95 pounds. It can carry bags, coolers, and everything in between.
Step one: Buy trendy yoga leggings. Step two: Get the body to wear them. Usually, being able to pull-off form-fitting sportswear is the reward for hard work in the gym, but according to a new report by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, many fitness fashionistas are attempting to skip the sweat — with liposuction. Chic...
Probiotic foods said to be good for microbiome health have become a multi-billion dollar industry. Now the beauty industry is getting in on the game, producing products that are supposedly good for your gut. One example is from a company called Mother Dirt, which recently launched products they say are uniquely formulated with biome-friendly...
Craft beer drinkers are looking for goodness that won't put them down the next day and many brewers are responding with low-alcohol drinks packed with flavor. One example is Britain's Small Beer Brew Co which has added a 2.5% ABV Session Pale to its family of low-alcohol beers. With a “sociable” ABV, Session Pale has been developed to provide...
Walmart wants in on the $70 billion-a-year pet industry. That means you’ll soon be able to pick up a party pack of Tostitos, a flat-screen TV, hand towels, and get your dog de-wormed while you shop at the world’s biggest retailer. The megastore announced plans to open 100 veterinary clinics in its stores within the next 12 months, adding to the...
As more Baby Boomers become grandparents in Door County they are taking the opportunity to spoil their grandchildren by taking them on trips. “Gramping” is becoming the new trend where grandparents skip a generation and don’t take the parents along with them. Sue Wehrli of Wehrli Travel, for example, says this is becoming much more popular....
While many governments around the world are debating the merits of banning plastic bags, pressure on corporations to take action against single-use plastic is rising. Leading the charge is Whole Foods in the USA, which announced that it will no longer distribute plastic straws to customers. The company also said that it would work to reduce the...