Mittwoch, 20. September 2017

Cases Of KIND Bars Recalled For Lack Of Walnut Declaration

Tree nuts like walnuts can trigger life-threatening allergies, and they’re one of the food items that must be declared on the outside of the food package. Cases of KIND chocolate and nut bars had that declaration on each bar, but the company is now notifying customers that the exterior cartons lacked the declaration.

What to look for

“The recalled products may be safely consumed by those who do not have an allergy or sensitivity to walnuts,” the company notes in its recall notice. “People who have an allergy or sensitivity to walnuts should not consume these products.”

Only 12-count boxes were affected: Individual bars that you may have purchased aren’t part of the recall.

Dark Chocolate Nuts and Sea Salt (12-Count Box)
Lot Code: BK16264A1
Best Before Date: 12/20/2017

Dark Chocolate Nuts and Sea Salt (12-Count Box)
Lot Code: BK16308A1
Best Before Date: 2/4/18

If you have questions about the recall, or to obtain a refund, you can call 855-884-5463, Option 1, or email customerservice@kindsnacks.com.

A potential issue regarding certain product(s)

We learned about this from reader Naomi, who received an email from Amazon that was weirdly vague about what was actually wrong with the bars that she had purchased. Her family had eaten them long ago and she didn’t remember any ill effects, but what was going on?

“We have learned of a potential issue regarding certain product(s) that our records indicate you purchased through the Amazon.com website,” the email said. It gave details about the item and about contacting KIND to find out what was going on.

“We regret any inconvenience this may cause you but trust you will understand that the safety and satisfaction of our customers is our highest priority,” Amazon concluded the note.

The recall notice is a bit tricky to find on KIND’s website, and the Food and Drug Administration hasn’t distributed a press release yet. We contacted KIND, which sent us a direct link to the recall notice. We also contacted Amazon, and will update this post with the mega-retailer’s response if we hear anything back.


by Laura Northrup via Consumerist

AI expert Andrew Ng says AI is the new electricity | Disrupt SF 2017


Devin Coldewey talks to Andrew Ng about what makes an AI-first company, his vision for an AI-powered society, and the transformation of education.
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The Nest Cam IQ Outdoor brings 4K imaging outside


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Nest Hello doorbell camera review


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Target Debuts Maps Of Stores So You Don’t Have To Talk To Employees

Big box stores are, well, big. So big, in fact, you might get lost looking for the toilet paper. But instead of sheepishly approaching an employee, you can now just follow the map on your phone — at Target, anyway. 

Target announced today that customers can soon traverse their local stores using maps of the locations within the retailer’s mobile app. The system will be available in nearly half its stores by the upcoming holiday season.

The feature, described as a “GPS for your shopping cart,” uses a system of in-store beacons and Bluetooth technology to show customers their current location on the map as they move through the aisles.

Shoppers can use the map to find the next item on their shopping list. For example, Target customers can already create a list on the store’s app. While shopping they can click on that item and the new map will show them exactly where it is located in their local store.

In addition to helping customers find where they’re going, Target notes that the app will also point out nearby Cartwheel deals.

“Now you’ll never have to miss out on an opportunity to save,” Mike McNamara, Target chief information and digital officer, said in a statement. “This promises to make it easier than ever to find what you’re looking for, so you can fill up your cart and get on your way.”

Integrating a GPS-like map into its app isn’t entirely surprising for Target. For years, the retailer has experimented with mapping stores to make shopping easier for customers.

In Nov. 2014, Target issued an update to its app that told shoppers what’s in stock and where to find those items inside the store. This feature was more broad, showing customers the aisle the item was located in, but not directions to that area.


by Ashlee Kieler via Consumerist

Judge Dismisses FTC Case Accusing D-Link Of Selling Vulnerable Devices

Back in January, the Federal Trade Commission filed a case against D-Link, a company that makes networking equipment and connected-home devices. It alleged that D-Link deceptively marketed its products as advanced and safe when they were vulnerable to attacks that range from stealing personal information to peeping through security cameras. This week, a judge dismissed the FTC’s case, noting that the agency didn’t present any consumers who were actually harmed.

Not the latest wireless security features

In the FTC’s original complaint against D-Link [PDF], the Commission alleged that the gadget-maker “engaged in unfair or deceptive acts or practices” by selling routers, webcams, and other connected products that had known problems that were easily fixed, promoting them as using “the latest wireless security features.”

Some of these vulnerabilities had been known to hackers for the better part of a decade. Leaving connected devices and routers vulnerable makes it possible that the devices could be recruited for a botnet, part of a zombie computer army used to stage attacks on any target that the hacker wishes.

“Simple annoyance and inconvenience”

The judge noted in his opinion [PDF] that if the FTC had focused on the deception claim in its complaint against D-Link, the case would have had a better chance. Instead, the agency focused on how D-Link left open vulnerabilities in its devices, which could have potentially harmed millions of consumers in the United States.

Here’s the problem: The FTC didn’t provide specific examples of harm done to consumers for the judge to evaluate, or specific instances when the products were breached. It’s possible that someone’s devices were exploited or broken into, but it’s also possible that no devices were broken into at all.

The judge wrote in his opinion dismissing the case that without proof as part of the case that actual consumers were harmed, the case doesn’t stand up.

“The FTC does not identify a single incident where a consumer’s financial, medical or other sensitive personal information has been accessed, exposed or misused in any way, or whose IP camera has been compromised by unauthorized parties, or who has suffered any harm or even simple annoyance and inconvenience from the alleged security flaws in the [D-Link] devices,” he wrote. “The absence of any concrete facts makes it just as possible that [D-Link]’s devices are not likely to substantially harm consumers, and the FTC cannot rely on wholly conclusory allegations about potential injury to tilt the balance in its favor.”

In a statement, the Cause of Action Institute, a nonprofit representing D-Link in this case, called the charges “baseless” and called the judge’s order to dismiss the case a “well-reasoned decision.”

The FTC had no comment yet on this result when Consumerist contacted the agency today. The agency can revise and re-submit its complaint against D-Link based on the judge’s opinion.


by Laura Northrup via Consumerist

Apple Watches are struggling to connect to LTE | Engadget Today


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Congratulations America, You Gave Airlines $7.1B In Baggage And Change Fees Last Year

For the better part of the last decade, airlines have been tacking on fees for everything from checking bags to allowing customers to cancel or change their flights. While spending $25 now and then for the convenience of not dragging your bags around the airport might not break the bank, those fees add up — to $7.1 billion. 

That’s according to a newly released report [PDF] from the U.S. Government Accountability Office that examined impact of airlines increasing optional service fees over the past six years.

While airlines have introduced a variety of new fees for optional services and existing fees over the past decade, the GAO report focuses on changes to checked baggage fees and change/cancellation fees.

According to the report, the revenue for 11 U.S. airlines made from these two fees increased from $6.3 billion in 2010 to $7.1 billion in 2016.

Specifically, baggage fees increased 12% from $3.7 billion in 2010 to $4.2 billion in 2016. Reservation change and cancellation fees increased 14% from $2.5 billion in 2010 to $2.9 billion in 2016.

In all, these fees made up 3.3% of airlines operating revenue in 2010 and 3.5% of revenue in 2016.

Why The Increase?

The GAO notes that the increase in revenue from baggage and cancellation and change fees can be partially attributed to an increase in passenger traffic.

Total passenger traffic for airlines in the U.S. increased 14% from 721 million travelers in 2010 to 825 million travelers in 2016.

Still, the report suggests that the increase in revenue from these fees also comes as airlines have “unbundled” airfare. Airline officials tell the GAO that this was done in order to allow passengers to customize their flights by paying only for services that they want.

Additionally, airline officials said that charging fees for optional services allows the airlines to offer lower base airfares to customers.

However, the GAO found that might not actually be the case.

Baggage Fees

In the case of baggage fees, GAO’s review of airlines showed that on average customers who paid for at least one checked bag paid more in total for the airfare and bag fees than they did when airfares included checked baggage.

The report found that of the five “network” airlines — Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, and United — only Alaska increased its checked baggage fee from $20 to $25 over the past seven years.

However, Hawaii and Delta each eliminated a previous checked baggage discount of $3 that was provided to travelers who paid for checking bags online before arriving at the airport.

When it comes to low-cost carriers, the GAO found a different story.

Frontier, Spirit, and Allegiant each increased the fee range for first and second checked bags during this timeframe. The airlines charge varying baggage fees based on when the passenger pays the fee; specifically, paying a bag fee online and in advance of the flight is less expensive than paying the bag fee at the airport on the day of travel.

While the fees for first and second checked bags remained fairly stable, the GAO reports that more than half of the airlines examined increased charges for overweight bags. In 2010, overweight bag fees ranged from $50 to $175, and in 2017, they ranged from $30 to $200.

As for oversized bags, GAO found that six airlines increased the fees, while other narrowed them. For example, Delta changed between $175 and $300 for an oversized bag in 2010, while it switched to a flat fee of $200 for the bag by 2017.

In 2010, oversized bag fees ranged from $35 to $300, and in 2017, they ranged from $75 to $200

Changing Or Canceling The Reservation

Baggage fees weren’t the only optional costs increasing for airlines. Six of the airlines examined by the GAO increased cancellation and change fees from 2010 to 2017.

In 2010, the airlines charged from $50 to $150 to change or cancel a domestic reservation; in 2017, this fee ranged from $50 to $200.

Of the five network airlines, the GAO found that each increased their fees from 2010 to 2016.

American, Delta, Hawaii, and United each increased the fee $50, while Alaska increased its fees between $25 and $50.

Low-cost carriers also increased fees. Allegiant increased its fee $25 for each segment; Frontier either increased or decreased its fee depending on travel from $50 to $100 to a flat $99; JetBlue’s fee went from $100 to a range between $75 and $150.

Southwest Airlines does not charge a change fee, while Spirit decreased its fees from a range of $100 to $110 to $90 to $100. Sun Country also decreased its charge from $75 to $50.

To confuse matters even more, some airlines’ change fees apply only to one segment of the trip, not the entire booking. For this reason, it is important to read up on your chosen airline’s policies.

The Future

The GAO report points out that the DOT has taken or proposed a range of actions to improve the transparency of airlines’ fees for optional services.

For instance, the DOT has taken steps to increase monitoring and enforcement of airlines’ compliance with existing transparency regulations; collecting, reviewing, and responding to consumers’ complaints; collecting additional data on revenue generated from fees; and educating airlines and consumers about existing regulations and consumer rights related to optional service fees.

Still, the agency notes that more could be done. To that end, the DOT has ongoing regulatory proceedings.


by Ashlee Kieler via Consumerist

FEMA Tweets Number For Phone Sex Line Instead Of Disaster Relief Effort

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering help to Florida residents with a program called “Operation Blue Roof,” which provides fiber-reinforced tarps to homeowners to cover damaged roofs until they can arrange repairs. The only problem is, one federal agency appears to have accidentally directed folks to a phone sex line instead.

A Consumerist reader pointed us to a two-day-old Tweet from FEMA Region 4’s account, suggesting people who need help can call 1-800-ROOF-BLU or visit the program’s website. Although the Tweet was visible this afternoon, it has since been taken down. Here’s what it looked like:

Callers who dial that number, however, are greeted by an automated message welcoming callers to “America’s hottest talk line,” where “hot ladies” are purportedly waiting to talk to guys, and women can talk to “interesting and exciting guys” for free (apparently, women do not get hot guys).

The correct number, as listed on Operation Blue Roof’s website, is 1-888-ROOF-BLU, not 1-800-ROOF-BLU.

At least some people were paying attention to the original Tweet, however, as one Twitter user pointed out that the number was wrong before the Tweet was pulled:

We’ve reached out to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as well as FEMA, and will update this post if we hear back. Though we haven’t yet gotten a response, the Tweet in question was removed after we contacted those agencies, and FEMA Region 4 posted a new Tweet with the correct number:


by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist

Nest Secure is a $500 home security system


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Don’t Be Fooled By Fake Equifax Data Breach Information Sites

The Equifax breach, as we now all know, is completely terrible: Roughly 143 million customers in the U.S. had their personal data compromised. Concerned consumers are, naturally, looking for information — but fake sites or scams are everywhere.

The real site that Equifax is hosting for running updates on the data breach is EquifaxSecurity2017.com. Those three terms, in that order.

It’s important to note that — because clones, trying to get you to hand over even more personal data to would-be scammers, abound. A list of fake Equifax breach sites shared on Pastebin currently has more than 1,000 entries, including every typo and letter variation you can think of.

Unfortunately, even Equifax has gotten confused by the proliferation of fakes.

Motherboard writer Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai pointed out on Twitter that Equifax was giving an incorrect site URL to customers who complained to its official @Equifax Twitter handle.

Equifax deleted the Tweet several hours after users noticed the error, but an archived version still exists.

Another Twitter user observed that Equifax has, in fact, given out the wrong URL several times on Twitter, going back to September 9.

Luckily, the variant Equifax was mistakenly Tweeting out isn’t an actual phishing site; it’s an attempt by a web developer to call attention to the fact that Equifax made a monumentally bad decision by launching an insecure, easily spoofed site to begin with.

Phishing scams — attacks that gather your personal data by pretending to be from a legitimate source — have popped up all over in the wake of the Equifax breach.

Our colleagues at Consumer Reports have created a guide outlining how you can best protect yourself if Equifax lost all your sensitive data. And the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General’s office have shared tips to help consumers avoid falling for an Equifax-related scam.


by Kate Cox via Consumerist

Lyft, Budweiser Partnering Up Again To Fight Drunk Driving With Free Rides

Just like last year, Lyft and Budweiser are teaming up to offer drinkers a safer option for getting home than climbing behind the wheel of their car: They’ll be handing out 150,000 round-trip rides in some states through the end of the year.

While the 2016 promotion involved 80,000 $10 ride credits, the two companies will hand out $20 in ride credits at a time for this year’s “Give A Damn” campaign.

Rides will be available in 10 states: New York, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Texas, Georgia, and Washington, D.C.

To get the $20 credit, you’ll have to check Budweiser’s Facebook or Instagram page every Thursday at 2 p.m. ET to get a unique ride code, which you can then plug into the Lyft app to claim your credits for two $10 one-way rides.

It’s worth noting that you must be at least 21 to take advantage of the promotion, and those credits must be redeemed for rides taken between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. local time that Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night.


by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist

Comcast Likely To Shut Down Streaming Service You Totally Forgot Ever Existed

Remember “Watchable?” Yeah, nobody else does either. And so it is not at all surprising that sources now report Comcast is pulling resources away from the two-year-old venture, scrapping its original content dreams and looking elsewhere for eyeballs.

Digiday reports that Watchable, a YouTube competitor that Comcast launched in Sept. 2015, is “on life support.”

Three sources tell Digiday that Comcast is cutting off Watchable’s funding for content.

“They are shutting down the originals part of Watchable,” a content partner told Digiday. “It sounds like, for now, it will remain as an ad-supported platform for the distribution partnerships they already have.”

At launch, Comcast integrated Watchable into its X1 platform for its cable customers, but also made the streaming service available to anyone via Watchable.com or a dedicated iOS app.

Watchable’s “originals” are a far cry from Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu-style original prestige drama series. Instead, the service is yet another showcase for internet brands, like BuzzFeed, Vox, and Refinery29.

Comcast confirmed to Digiday that it’s no longer emphasizing original content on Watchable, but added that it hasn’t yet decided whether or not to scrap the app and brand entirely or not.

“We are taking our learnings, among others, and shifting the strategy for Watchable to focus on integrating the content within our Xfinity TV platforms, notably X1 where we saw the greatest amount of engagement and organic discovery,” a Comcast exec told Digiday.

Translated back out of corporate jargonese and put into English, that says that more folks saw Watchable content on their cable boxes than did on the app or website, even though it’s a streaming platform.

One content partner told Digiday that its videos were seeing fewer than 5,000 viewers per month on Watchable over the summer, which is incredibly low. Individual, rising content creators not backed by major Comcast/NBCUniversal money often manage to reach tens of thousands of viewers per video in a month on YouTube, for comparison.

According to data Digiday gathered from comScore, Watchable’s site has never reached more than 416,000 unique visitors in a month, and in July the site and app together reached fewer than 300,000 visitors — a vanishingly small number compared to the tens or hundreds of millions that media entities like BuzzFeed bring in monthly on their own sites.

Digiday draws a parallel from Watchable to Verizon’s similar Go90 service, which is not at all a good sign for Comcast.

The partners who created content for Go90 called it a “huge dud.” Sources have repeatedly said the company has overpaid for content that then nobody watched. Verizon tried one last-ditch “3.0 reboot” of the service in March… and we’ve heard basically nothing about it since.


by Kate Cox via Consumerist

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American Airlines CEO Says It Will Totally Match Discount Carriers’ Fares, Won’t Say How

With discount airlines expanding and competing on more of their routes, how can legacy carriers stay competitive? Their latest bid to stay ahead of discount airlines is to lower fares, including the controversial Basic Economy fares, and price-matching competitors.

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said in a meeting this week with multiple reporters that his airline is “absolutely, positively” going to match prices from discount airlines, without specifying exactly how a customer goes about getting an airline price match.

He may have misunderstood the question, having pointed out that the airlines are trying to keep up with each other, not match individual published fares. “We price our product to match the competition,” he told reporters during a recent conference.

The main difference between established carriers and newer discount carriers is that the legacy airlines have long-standing hubs, and are able to transport people between more cities.

The need to compete against discount airlines is one of the reasons why the three remaining large carriers have started to offer Basic Economy fares, a new and crappy class of service where customers board last and on some airlines (including American) have no access to overhead bins to stow a second carry-on, forcing them to pay extra fees at the gate.

Customers buying through travel aggregation sites have discovered that they bought the discounted fares by accident. Parker, however, says that the large airlines and discounters have reached “equilibrium” on the routes where these new fares compete with discount airlines.

“There is a market for ultra low-cost carriers and their product,” Parker told reporters. “They’ve proven that. Their financial performance on a margin basis is a lot stronger than ours. But we have an enormous advantage in and out of our hubs.”


by Laura Northrup via Consumerist

A smart tea kettle could show the boiling point of bad IoT security


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Hey Kids, Now Your Parents Have to Take Driver’s Ed, Too

The driver’s license: Perhaps nothing represents teen freedom more than that document saying you can go wherever you want without having your parents or someone else drive you there. But times have changed from the day when driving autonomy was granted to any 16-year-old who could pass the DMV’s tests. Now, some states are requiring parents to take a form of driver’s education alongside their teens.

Back when yours truly was taking driver’s ed classes in the summer before my sophomore year of high school — complete with those clunky driving simulators and decades-old training footage — the promise of driving autonomy was just months away, waiting for the day I would pass the DMV’s test on my 16th birthday.

Once I had that license in hand, I could legally drive my Toyota Cressida to Blockbuster by myself — heck, I could drive to Las Vegas if I’d wanted to give my parents a pair of heart attacks.

But times, they have changed: Starting in the 1990s, states began introducing graduated licensing programs with various restrictions for drivers under 18.

All 50 states and Washington, D.C. have since implemented some kind of three-step process, though the exact rules vary from state-to-state.

In general, licensing starts with a permit phase where teens can drive under the supervision of adults; a probationary phase that may include restrictions like not driving at night or having teen passengers in the car; and the final, fully-licensed stage when they reach 18.

Driver’s ed programs for parents

Because each state handles teen and novice drivers differently, parents might not be aware of when, where, and how their kids are allowed to be on the road.

Instead, they often have to rely on their children to tell them about the licensing restrictions, Pam Fischer, a consultant to the Governors Highway Safety Association, told Stateline. Even then, kids might not be honest with their folks or may not know all the rules themselves.

That’s why some states are now looking into driver’s ed lessons for parents.

“Mom and dad are the most influential people in a teen’s life, when it comes to driving,” Fischer told Stateline. “If they are educated to understand the risk, that’s huge because their kids are listening to them.”

For example, in Connecticut, parents or legal guardians have to attend a two-hour training session with their 16- or 17-year-old driver before the teens can take the licensing test.

Massachusetts requires at least one parent to take a class as part of the teen driver education program as well. Once they’ve completed the program, they won’t have to take it again for five years if they can provide proof of attendance when it comes time for their other kids to become drivers.

Others will be on board soon: Rhode Island recently enacted a law [PDF] requiring parents to take such a class before their teens can get their licenses.

In New Jersey, a measure mandating driver’s education for parents passed the state Assembly in July, and is pending in the Senate.

“Parents have to enforce this stuff,” Fischer told Stateline. “It’s critical.”

Bans on cell phone/texting for teen drivers

Distracted driving is a serious problem, with an average of nine people dying every day from crashes caused by people doing something behind the wheel than driving.

While drivers of all ages should not be texting or surfing the internet while they drive, young drivers have been observed manipulating electronic devices at higher rates than older drivers since 2007.

RELATED: New Drivers In Texas Have To Take Online Class About Distracted Driving

To that end, 38 states and D.C. ban all cell phone use by novice drivers. Here’s a handy chart [PDF] of which states ban what kind of phone use.

Nighttime driving restrictions

According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, all states except Vermont restrict nighttime driving during the intermediate stage of the graduated licensing process.

Passenger restrictions

46 states and D.C. restrict the number of passengers during the intermediate stage.

Novice driver decals

GHSA notes that New Jersey is the only state so far with a law requiring those younger than 21 without full-privilege licenses to display a decal on their vehicle identifying them as new drivers.


by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist

Panera CEO Challenges Fast Food Execs To Eat From Their Kids’ Menus For A week

When it comes to verbal throwdowns, Panera CEO Ron Shaich isn’t shy about expressing how he really feels about the chain’s rivals. Now, he’s challenging fast food executives to eat exclusively from their kids’ menus to prove they really like their own offerings.

Shaich is taking aim at the CEOs of Wendy’s, McDonald’s, and Burger King, specifically.

“I want to say to them, would you really eat your own kids’ meals for a week?” Shaich told Business Insider. “Would you really order it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, three meals a day for seven days?”

Shaich questions whether they would feel good about eating such fare based on the nutritional content.

RELATED: Fewer Restaurants Serving Up Sugary Drinks On Kids Menus, But Most Still Do

“And, if you don’t feel good about it, why would you serve it to kids?” he asks.

We reached out to McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King to ask if their CEOs will accept Shaich’s challenge.

In response, a spokesperson for McDonald’s did not say whether its top executive would accept the challenge, but said the chain is “proud of how we’re continuing to raise the bar on the food we serve at McDonald’s. Our recent announcement that we’re adding Honest Kids Juice Drink to our Happy Meals joins other positive changes we have made, such as removing artificial preservatives from Chicken McNuggets, which also don’t have artificial colors or flavors.”

We’ll update this post if we hear back from Wendy’s or Burger King.

Shaich’s latest comments come as Panera launches a newly revamped menu for kids: The younger set can now get a smaller version of almost any item on Panera’s menu — which itself is free of preservatives — for between $4.59 and $7.89. No toys come with those options.

This, because Shaich believes marketing to kids should be “off limits, 100%.”

And although fast food restaurants have made efforts to tweak their kids’ menus — for example, restaurants like McDonald’s, Dairy Queen, and Subway don’t include sugary beverages on children’s menus — Shaich doesn’t think they’ve done enough overall.

“I get really upset or angry when I see people ‘cleanwashing,'” or advertising specific items made without preservatives or artificial ingredients, Shaich said. “It becomes simply a way to confuse people. They take one ingredient, say it’s clean … but you’re out of integrity because the rest of it isn’t.”


by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist

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Report: Amazon Working On Smart Glasses

First there was the oft-maligned Google Glasses, then Snapchat’s Spectacles. Now, it looks like Amazon may be getting into high-tech eyewear.

The Financial Times reports (subscription required) that Amazon’s first wearable device will likely go on your face, not your wrist, as sources close to the matter note the e-commerce giant is working on Alexa-enabled “smart glasses.”

The glasses, which would likely be tethered to a customer’s smartphone, would allow users to talk to and hear from Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa at any time.

Sources tell Financial Times that the glasses could reach the market by the end of the year.

Consumerist has reached out to Amazon for comment. We’ll update this post if we hear back.

Different Than Glass

Amazon’s decision to jump into the connected-eyewear game is a bit unexpected, as this type of wearable hasn’t exactly been greeted with open arms by customers.

Google found that out the hard way with its failed Google Glass project. Google Glass was first offered to consumers who applied for the $1,500 Explorer Program in April 2013. About a year later it went on sale to the general public.

Sales of the gadget were relatively small, thanks in part to privacy complaints, technical shortcomings, and a lack of obvious uses.

Amazon appears to be taking a different approach to the glasses than Google, as sources note the new wearable will likely not have a screen like Glass.

Another New Device

Sources tell Financial Times that the glasses aren’t the only new device coming from Amazon, as the company is also reportedly working on a security camera.

The new camera would use Amazon’s Echo system, possibly allowing customers to view the camera’s feed from the Echo Show screen.

If the camera is pointed at the front door, it could also show customers when Amazon packages are delivered.


by Ashlee Kieler via Consumerist

T-Mobile Raises Limit For ‘Unlimited’ Data

Savvy mobile data users know that “unlimited” does have its limits: Plans that promise unlimited data are selling only theoretically unlimited data. That’s because all carriers reserve the right to drastically cut users’ connection speed to 2G or 3G if they go over this semi-invisible limit. Now T-Mobile is raising this threshold for its for its customers, from 32 GB to 50 GB.

The practice of cutting users’ connections down to a trickle of data once the carrier decides that they’ve downloaded enough is called throttling, and it’s a common one. But T-Mobile claims its system isn’t throttling: Big Magenta practices prioritization.

“Often confused for a ‘throttle’ or ‘cap,’ prioritization is different,” T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray said in a statement announcing the change.

The carrier says that its users would only experience slower speeds past the limit if they’re in an area with high data congestion, where customers who haven’t used as much data would be given priority over those who have passed the limit, now 50 GB.

T-Mobile says that only 1% of its customers pass that limit, which is equal to watching two hours of Netflix at standard definition every day over the mobile connection.

Elsewhere in the wireless world, Verizon and AT&T start throttling data use at 22 GB.

Meanwhile, T-Mobile and Sprint, the third- and fourth-ranked carriers in the United States, are shopping for engagement rings again. T-Mobile built that fast LTE network that it brags about with the break-up fees after a planned merger with AT&T didn’t work out.


by Laura Northrup via Consumerist

Taco Bell Ditching The Drive-Thru At More Than 300 New Restaurants

Taco Bell plans to open more than 300 new locations around the country by 2022, but those restaurants will be missing something we’re all accustomed to: the drive-thru.

Food & Wine reports that Taco Bell’s new growth strategy will see the fast food chain ditching the drive-thru in order to serve customers booze.

The new locations will be designed in Taco Bell’s new smaller-sized “cantina-style” and located in mostly urban areas, including Detroit, Nashville, and New York.

Like the fast food company’s other cantina-branded restaurants, the new locations will serve booze, such as the chain’s Twisted Freeze slushies, wine, and beer.

Taco Bell executives expect the stores’ centralized locations and booze offerings to be an attraction for new, younger customers, i.e. millennials.

No Driving Here

A lack of drive-thrus isn’t anything new for Taco Bell, as the chain’s already-opened cantina-style restaurants don’t have that element — after all, you shouldn’t be serving a taco with a beer to someone driving a car.

Additionally, doing away with drive-thrus in more urban locales make sense in a way, as many people living in these city centers don’t actually drive and real estate can be pricey in these areas.

It’s unclear how the lack of drive-thrus at the new locations will affect Taco Bell’s recent partnership with Lyft. Back in July, the companies launched “taco mode,” which allows Lyft riders to request a stop at the drive-thru while they’re on their way to their next destination.

While the option as only a limited-time offering in July and August, it was expected to expand nationally in 2018.

Another perk of no drive-thru? Fewer stories about customers behaving badly at the window.

For instance, in June 2016, police in Milwaukee reported that a man, upset that his Taco Bell order didn’t include sour cream, allegedly pulled a gun and shot at the drive-thru window.

A few months earlier, in March 2016, a Taco Bell customer thought it would be hilarious to assault a female Taco Bell employee by purchasing food and then dousing her with a sugary beverage before laughing and speeding off into the night. The only problem? The drive-thru had cameras, which captured the man.

But drive-thru incidents are not solely committed by those in cars. In 2011, a man was arrested after he drunkenly called 9-1-1 to complain that Taco Bell refused to serve him tacos when he walked through the drive-thru.


by Ashlee Kieler via Consumerist

Toymakers Won’t Let Toys ‘R’ Us Die Because That Would Be Bad For Their Business

Although the news of the Toys ‘R’ Us bankruptcy may have thrown some shoppers into a pre-holidays panic at first, the company will be keeping its stores open and its shelves stocked with toys. Not only because it wants to cash in during its biggest season, but because its suppliers need it to stick around.

In the company’s announcement about filing for Chapter 11 protection this week, CEO Dave Brandon thanked vendors “for their ongoing support” through the important holiday season “and beyond.”

But it’s not just that Toys ‘R’ Us needs toymakers like Hasbro, Mattel, and MGA to stick with it — the toy store will probably survive because those companies need the chain, too, Bloomberg reports.

The survival of the specialty chain is especially important if toy companies want to have any weapons left in the war against big box stores like Walmart and online behemoth Amazon.

“Oh my God, they are very important, and people don’t understand,” Isaac Larian, founder and chief executive officer of MGA, told Bloomberg. “That’s the only place where kids can go and just buy toys. There is no toy business without Toys ‘R’ Us.”

Others agree: Mattel — which had 11% of its sales come from Toys ‘R’ Us last year — called the toy store “one of our most important retail partners,” while the co-founder of Wicked Cool Toys also says Toys ‘R’ Us is essential to their business.

“They have the broadest selection, and they’ve always been the most supportive of entrepreneurial companies,” Michael Rinzler explained to Bloomberg.

There’s no doubt that Toys ‘R’ Us needs its suppliers, of course. A Moody’s analyst notes that the company gets exclusive products from many of its vendors — which helps it stand out during the holidays — as well as funding for promotions to keep it competitive with stores that may sell a lot of other stuff as well as toys.


by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist

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Nearly 500K Dodge Ram Trucks Recalled Over Fire Risk

Fiat Chrysler has recalled nearly half a million large trucks after reports from customers revealed the vehicles could pose a fire risk.

The carmaker announced Tuesday the recall of 443,712 model year 2013 to 2017 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks, and 3500, 4500, and 5550 chassis cab trucks in order to repair a water pump that could lead to engine fires. The recall also affects another 56,000 trucks in Canada and outside North America.

According to FCA, the vehicles are equipped with a water pump bearing that, after exposure to certain conditions, may overheat and potentially cause an engine-compartment fire.

If the water pump is affected it may activate a warning light in the vehicle’s instrument cluster. Customers are urged to consult a dealer if the warning lights illuminate.

FCA notes that it became aware of the issue and opened an investigation into the problem after it received customer feedback. The company is unaware of any injuries or crashes related to the issue.

However, a rep of the company tells the Detroit Free Press that “in accordance with the regulatory definition (of fire), which includes everything from a burning odor to open flame, we are aware of a small number of such incidents. Of these, a smaller number involved damage – none of which extended beyond the immediate area of the water pump.”

FCA notes that it no longer equips vehicles with this specific water pump.

Owners of affected vehicles will be notified when service is available, and dealers will inspect and replace the water pump if necessary.

Customers who have questions or concerns may call the FCA US Recall Information Center at (800)-853-1403.


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How Did This ID Badge End Up In My Jerky?

If you’re an employee of sausage-maker Oberto and you recently lost your ID badge, we may know where it is: A Consumerist reader says she found it in a package of jerky recently.

Kim reached out to Consumerist after she says tried to contact Oberto about what she calls “a very disconcerting addition” to her Oberto Peppered Beef Jerky — which isn’t supposed to contain any artificial ingredients — but failed to receive a response from the company.

You don’t belong here

Kims says that she bought the jerky on Sept. 7 in Georgia as part of her Hurricane Irma preparation. She opened it a few days later and claims she found — to her “utter bewilderment” — that the package contained a completely intact RFID card encased in black plastic, with a metal clip and a series of identifying numbers (which we’ve blacked out in the photo above). Though there is no name or photo on it, it appears to be an employee ID, or perhaps a key card that ostensibly, would be assigned to a specific person at Oberto.

“It’s pretty large, it takes up most of the bag so it’s hard to miss — although the power was out so I guess I could have taken a bite,” she joked.

Kim says she asked Oberto for a refund and a return shipping label to send “this bizarre additional item” back to the company.

“I would certainly like to know the story behind this ID badge and hope that the employee it belongs to is okay… please advise,” she wrote to the company.

Kim has not yet received any response from Oberto. Consumerist has also reached out to the company for more information, and we’ll update this story if we hear back.

She says she considered bringing the jerky back to the store where she bought it, but thought she would let the company know first, in case there are more ID badges or paraphernalia from the factory that ended up in other products. To that end, she hasn’t yet filed a report with the Food and Drug Administration, as she wants to give Oberto the chance to respond.

“I don’t have a master plan to extort a beef jerky company; it was just very random,” Kim tells Consumerist.

For now, she’s hanging onto the ID until she hears from Oberto.

“I don’t have any particular use for it, but I would like to know where it came from,” she says.

Somewhat ironically, the company’s motto is, “You get out what you put in.” Quite literally, in this case.

How could this happen?

Unfortunately, the process of mass-producing packaged foods can lead to foreign matter contamination — for example: metal fragments from the assembly line, rubber bits, or plastic pieces.

READ MORE: Roundy’s, Harris Teeter Hash Browns Recalled In 10 States Because Golf Balls Are Not Food

The FDA doesn’t require metal detectors, per se, in the food packaging process, but it does mandate that: “Effective measures shall be taken to protect against the inclusion of metal or other extraneous material in food,” which could be accomplished by using “sieves, traps, magnets, electronic metal detectors, or other suitable effective means.”

What you should do if this happens to you

It’s a good idea to save your receipt and keep the product handy, as well as any photos you have taken or other documentation of your experience.

You should also file a complaint with the FDA, either online, via phone, or via mail. Here’s how you can do that. From there, the agency may decide to investigate.

It’s also a good idea to let the company know, so they can try to remedy the situation and prevent any other customers from finding unwanted materials in their food. However, as in Kim’s case, this doesn’t mean the company will actually respond.


by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist

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