Looking to add a splash of style to the increasingly cramped portable smart speaker market, the B&O Beoplay P6 has arrived, clad in aluminum and capable of blasting out 215W of audio. Although it’s designed by Cecilie Manz, the Beoplay B6 looks familiar due to […]
Category: Food
Taking it slow down a French canal
Imagine your dream job – lots of sun, occasional amusement, a house by a French canal and all the space, time and freedom you want, interspersed with a bit of technical wizardry. There is no chance of going fast; lots of time for meditation, contemplation […]
Sony and Carnegie Mellon team up to research cooking robots
The research will largely take place at Carnegie Mellon’s Computer Science school in Pittsburgh, with Sony executive Dr. Hiroaki Kitano leading professors and students. Sony is also reciprocating by funding the university’s research projects and startups. Why food? As Sony explained, the skills needed for […]
Whole Foods sunsets rewards ahead of Amazon Prime integration
In-store Echoes were clearly just the beginning of Whole Foods’ Amazon integration. Now that the massive online retailer owns your go-to chain for flax, kale and kombucha, it’s time to really roll it into Prime. This week, Whole Foods alerted shoppers via an email spotted […]
Chef Erling Wu-Bower Pursues Wood-Fired Perfection, From Roast Fish to Pizza
The James Beard Awards are often referred to as the “Oscars of the food world,” and while Chicago chef Erling Wu-Bower has been nominated for three of them, he’s lost all three. “I’m like Susan Lucci!” he jokes, referring to the soap opera star who […]
Former DreamWorks exec Shawn Dennis joins GoldieBlox as president
GoldieBlox, a startup looking to get girls hooked on engineering and other STEM fields, has hired Shawn Dennis as its first president. Dennis was most recently the head of brand and franchise development at DreamWorks Animation and also worked as the chief marketing officer at […]
The best tech for the London Marathon: the gadgets I’ll be using
One of the things I’m most proud of in my entire life is how little I panic before a race these days. I used to be a complete mess, changing my routines, buying new trainers the day before, eating random green pasta in a bid […]
Where to Stay and Eat in the Berry Province
The Don Carlos suite is where Don Carlos of Bourbon lived during his exile from Spain in 1839-45. Period luxury. www.panette.fr. Villa Stuart, Aubigny-sur-Nère. Five en-suite rooms with family house atmosphere in 1930s property with outdoor pool. Dinner on reservation; cookery classes and gourmet … social […]
New York launches a fact-finding inquiry into Coinbase, Binance and other exchanges
As cryptocurrencies continued shaking off their April hangover, the state of New York is trying to figure out what to do with this whole coin thing. On Tuesday, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced something called the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative, a state-level effort […]
Avanti Adds New Wine Villa Stays in Italy
For travel agents with clients who want to learn more about wine, Avanti Destinations has introduced new customizable stays at wine villas in four different regions of Italy, where the emphasis is on meeting the producers as much as sampling the wine. For clients who […]