From razor blades to cars to flights, subscriptions services are moving well beyond music and movies.

From cameras and devices that give treats remotely to tracking collars to interactive games, new technology is here to help us monitor and better understand our pets when we aren't home. But is it helping or hindering them?

From self-checkouts to scanning groceries on your phone to automated towers that give you a package, retailers are testing out new technologies to make your shopping experience faster. But customers habits are slow to change.