A drinks vending machine which recognises faces has proved a big hit in Japan. The JR East Water Business Company says sales of machine-dispensed beverages have tripled since the launch of its invention. Sensors in the machine assess the age and gender of users and then recommendations based on these are passed on to the […]
There’s something excellent about the juxtaposition of a big, fat, unself-conscious pig (the farm animal) and an office environment. Pigs don’t seem to care where they are and will happily saunter along – muddy field, pig sty, built-up environment, wherever – snouts to the ground, hoping (but casually) that an edible scrap will turn up […]
Last month, the record for the world’s biggest chocolate bar was broken by an Armenian company. The Grand Candy Company produced a plain chocolate bar 5.6 metres in length and weighing 4,410 kilograms. It was made with Ghanaian cocoa. The huge bar was unveiled in Yerevan, Armenia’s capital. Watch a video of the huge chocolate […]
A poll of workers commissioned by Gloucestershire-based HR consultancy Reabur has found that office workers consume on average 700 calories more than other professions. Eighty-nine percent of office drones admit to snacking at their desks every day. Only four percent of the medical profession make a similar admission. Twenty-six percent say they have gained weight […]
Tea-making is a major source of workplace friction and is the biggest cause of office arguments, according to a OnePoll survey of 3,000 office workers. The poll also revealed that there are an average of two spats a day per office and that women are more likely to get into arguments at work than […]
Admin staffing company OfficeTeam have conducted a survey of U.S. workers to find out what are considered the most annoying break-room habits. The telephone poll of 432 office workers identified leaving a mess for someone else to clean up as the most annoying – cited by 44 percent of those surveyed. This was followed […]
A third of UK office workers are “regularly” forced to eat their evening meals at their desks, according to a Just-Eat.co.uk web survey of 1,231 of its visitors. A quarter of employees said they only ever managed to have dinner with their families at weekends. Of those polled, three-quarters said they eat at work because […]
During the World Cup, invite football-loving and pretending-to-like-football-because-they-don’t want-to-feel-left-out friends round for drinks and impress them with an expensive gadget that makes ice in the shape of a football – that is, a truncated icosahedron. (WikiAnswers will inform you, “An icosahedron is made of twenty congruent triangles. A soccer ball is just an icosahedron with […]
Stephanie Butler from food blog Eat Me Daily is charting the “natural history of the kitchen”, each week tracing the background of a cooking appliance. A few weeks ago she featured the microwave whose origins date to the 1940s. The 1947 Radarange was six feet tall, weighed three-quarters of a ton, and needed its own […]
A US burglar broke into the Matsu Suchi Grill in Hillsale, New Jersey, ignored the $200 in the till and prepared himself a fried chicken and rice dish before leaving. He left several dirty dishes behind. “He just wanted food, that’s it,” said Detective Robert Francaviglia. “He went in and pulled out a plate, […]
Need some healthier lunch inspiration? Feeling the pinch on your bank account, and your time? Rising prices seem to be affecting everything, from groceries to energy. As a result, people are left looking for ways to cut back on expenses wherever possible. One expense that can quickly add up is lunch for work. To make […]
Setting up a small office, or already have one and need to make it more functional? Being a small team ourselves, we thought we’d share our list of the top 10 must-have items for your small office – some practical, some often overlooked, but all essential! Coat stand If you’ve ever walked into an office […]
4: Power on your mouse 5: Pair (if using Bluetooth) 6: Test 7: Adjust your settings (Optional) 8: Enjoy your wireless mouse Troubleshooting tips By following these steps, you should be able to set up your wireless computer mouse successfully. If you have any questions our team of experts is always on hand to help. […]
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