The video will start in 8 CancelGet the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailA teenager claims his parents' £230 voice-activated rubbish bin is 'racist against Geordies'. A hilarious video shows Oscar Symington struggling to get the bin to obey his commands. The 18-year-old barber from Newcastle only gets a result when he mimics an American accent. The device in question is a simple human voice-activated fingerprint-proof bin, which is sold for £230. The bin opens automatically in response to the phrase "open can".

Source: Daily Mirror October 28, 2019 17:37 UTC