Smart Machines

Ok. I'll admit it. I am a bit of a nerd. Marc will surely back me up after a conversation the other day where I was asking him to tesseract (in reference to Madeline L'Engle's wrinkle in time) and then proceeded to explain a geometrical tesseract and posted the wiki definition as reference mid chat. I won't bore you with the nerdy details.

This Wednesday is the first Gadget Wednesday (I'm still working on a better title for that) and I have decided to talk about smart technology's impending emergence into the adult beverage industry. Huge topic but I think there are a few high points worth mentioning. The picture for today's post is of me using a glass siphon to bottle wine. It was an epic fail. Clearly I need some updated gadgetry.


The Smart Keg

This top of the line not yet released drink dispensing apparatus once behind the bar should monitor the stats of what it contains. For example what kind of beer is inside, the C02 levels, and even how many times the tap is pulled. Not to mention how much beer is left inside the keg. The obvious benefit is the bar is much less likely to run out of your favorite beer.

This is the article I discovered this from

Mindwave Vodka Tasting

Would that I had seen this before now. This past May there was an Absolut cocktail tasting with an interesting twist. The participants wore the Neurosky Mindwave headset creating an artistic display courtesy of Marcos Lutyens that also gauged the tasters brain activity reactions to each cocktail. Vodka and art. Clearly someone forgot my invitation.

Read the article here

Soberlink

And for my younger readers (more for your parents) the Soberlink. This device is something part of me wishes was around when I was a teenager because it would have solved a lot of discussions when the night was getting late and we were all going to bed. There was always that one kid who was going to try and sneak out the back of the house of whoever's parents were turning a blind eye on our underage drinking in the garage and drive home. I don't know of many 16 year olds that show restraint when it comes to drinking. This handy little gadget shows your location, your image (taken when used), and sends back you BAC. Less fun for you kids out there however death by running into a tree or, worse yet, another car is about as not fun as it gets.

you can read more about Soberlink here

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