Slow Checkouts, Shoplifter Facial Tracking and an Espresso-Making Phone Case

As I sat bombarded with the same stories over and over this week, I found myself longing for something different. I feel that way a lot. So this week, my curated stories deliver on just one promise: they are genuinely fascinating ideas for products and services. From a slow checkout line designed to offer a low pressure retail experience for patients with dementia to a phone case that actually makes an espresso … this week’s stories show that the world is a much more interesting place when we...