Now a new smart milk jug project has won the Quirky + GE Project, a competition co-hosted by crowdsourcing incubator Quirky and GE Garages to make a common, everyday product smarter through software.

Costco is a great spot for savings and buying things in bulk, and their store brand options are often fantastic. Their milk, ...

According to UK milk-merchant Cravendale, over 300,000 tonnes (364,000 tons) of milk are tossed out every year because people cannot tell whether it is sour or not. A new milk jug tests the white ...

That means more milk on each truck - reducing delivery trips and fuel costs. "We're estimating it could be up to 11,000 trucks we're reducing on the road this year," said Daniel Book, marketing ...