Coffee Pods Now Come Pot-Infused

Pot-infused, single-serve coffee pods are giving new meaning to “wake and bake.” Several shops including Seattle’s Uncle Ike’s Pot Shop and California’s House of Jane—which already sell cannabis-infused coffee—are doubling down on Keurig-compatible K-cups and coffee pods because of their ease of use and popularity among customers. Uncle Ike’s sales manager likens the experience of drinking the weed coffee to a vodka-Red Bull, giving a …

Google’s Self-Driving Cars to Hit Public Roads

Over the past six years, Google’s self-driving cars have accrued an equivalent of 75 years of US adult driving experience through test runs, with just 11 minor fender-benders. Now, the driverless vehicles are set to take to the publics roads of Mountain View, California—Google’s home town—for further testing. Each car will be capped at a 25 miles-per-hour maximum and will be accompanied by a driver …

A Japanese Phone Lets You Pay With Your Eyes

The latest mobile payment technology from Japan goes beyond just fingerprint recognition: the Arrows MX F-04G phone from Japanese company NTT Docomo allows users to unlock their phones and pay for items using their eyes. The new phone comes with a built-in iris-recognition feature that can identify its owner’s unique iris patterns, making it significantly more secure than the Face Unlock feature previously released by …