Amazon engineers are quietly testing scanners that can identify an individual human hand as a way to ring up a store purchase, with the goal of rolling them out at its Whole Foods supermarket chain in the coming months. Employees at Amazon’s New York offices are serving as guinea pigs for the biometric technology, using … Continue reading Amazon Tests Whole Foods Payment System That Uses Hands As ID →

Movie tough guy Joe Pesci is selling his New Jersey mansion. The 78-year-old “Goodfellas” star has listed his shore beach house in Lavallette for $8.5 million. It's 7,200-square-feet Are Deco mansion features eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The two-part open living room is filled with old movie posters, a memorabilia display case, two guitars, an … Continue reading Joe Pesci’s New Jersey Shore Mansion →

Burger King is sliding into the slider game. The fast-food chain announced that it will test a new “King Size Sliders Box” for a limited time. The company said that the new offering is bigger than a slider but smaller than a burger. Guests can build their own box of six king-size sliders, mixing and … Continue reading Burger King is Testing Mix and Match King Size Sliders Boxes →

The New York Yankees fell to the Athletics by a score of 1-0 on Thursday afternoon, managing just one hit in the loss. Their scoreless streak has now reached 17 innings, and while the Yankees are 8-4, there is every reason to be concerned. Why? Because many of the same issues that plagued New York last season … Continue reading Time To Be Concerned About the New York Yankees? →