Now you can own your own ‘carpool karaoke’ unit

Good news for those who simply cannot get enough of James Corden’s carpool karaoke: the first fully integrated karaoke car system has been unveiled. Passengers will be able to “sing into a microphone that is linked to a car’s audio system as lyrics are played on the dashboard screen”, noted The Times. The technology is a venture between Singing Machine, a US karaoke company, and Stingray, the Canadian music technology venture that provided Corden’s microphone for his viral singalongs with celebrities such as Adele.

Vaccine for bees approved in US

The US government has approved use of the first vaccine for honey bees, reported the BBC. The vaccine, designed to prevent fatalities from American foulbrood disease, could serve as a “breakthrough in protecting honey bees”, said Dalan Animal Health. As pollinators, bees play a critical role in many aspects of the ecosystem but the US has seen annual reductions in honey bee colonies since 2006, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

Huge gingerbread man left behind at hotel

The hotel chain Travelodge has revealed that a pair of Japanese chin puppies and a football-themed wedding cake were among the items left behind at its sites during 2022. Other unusual items included a pair of donkeys named Daisy and Duke, keys to a power boat, an oil painting of Queen Elizabeth II, a matching pair of Segway scooters and a four-foot-tall model gingerbread man, reported UPI.

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