No information on how it works, what material it's made of, etc. The last thing I want is all my liquid intake to go thru a plastic cup.
Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drinking
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Re: Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drinking
#22I'm not sure why exactly I would need this (I don't need a cup to tell me what I'm drinking, and I don't find it difficult to keep track of my beverage habits). This is interesting from a technical perspective, though. How does it know what's in the cup?
Need? I didn't need a smartphone when I bought one, but it changed my lifestyle such that it is now irreplaceable. How do they do it? I really don't know but this article on electrochemical biosensor arrays for "electronic tongue" is interesting: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijelc/2012/986025/
Re: Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drinking
#23What problem is this cup solving? Is it that hard to figure out what you're drinking? (Hint: look at the bottle when you pour, and don't take drinks from strangers.) Is it that hard to keep yourself hydrated? (Just drink when you're thirsty.) And how is a calorie counting cup gonna help me lose weight? (Just DRINK WATER). I want something that simplifies my life. Not something that needlessly complicates something as…
Roofies. It solves the problem of roofies.
The website makes no such claim. So no, I don't think the problem of roofies will be solved until certain men learn that sex isn't something you take by force.
Instead, we have a 100 dollar cup that peforms a neat trick.
Re: Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drinking
#24Do I have to take this to the pub for my beer too?
Re: Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drinking
#25What problem is this cup solving? Is it that hard to figure out what you're drinking? (Hint: look at the bottle when you pour, and don't take drinks from strangers.) Is it that hard to keep yourself hydrated? (Just drink when you're thirsty.) And how is a calorie counting cup gonna help me lose weight? (Just DRINK WATER). I want something that simplifies my life. Not something that needlessly complicates something as…
Roofies. It solves the problem of roofies.
There are already cheaper solutions to this: http://www.drinkspikedetector.com/howitworks.htm for example.
Re: Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drinking
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm going to take a guess and say that it contains a small device which uses an absorption spectroscopy technique ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption_spectroscopy ) or something similar. Given a large database of known beverages and their constituent parts, it could compare and find a match based on a known set of gaps in the spectrum.
Thx for the link. It's interesting that a couple of years ago this technology would have required thousands of dollars of chemistry equipment and now you can build it into a cup. Very cool.
> a couple of years ago this technology would have required thousands of dollars of chemistry equipment and now you can build it into a cup.
A $200 cup. http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/vessyl-smart-cup-knows-the-diffe...
Re: Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drinking
#27That's very damn cool technology-wise. It would probably be useful in some sci-fi setting where you are provided with many unknown substances and you need to detect whether something is drinkable or not.
Re: Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drinking
#28I'm not sure why exactly I would need this (I don't need a cup to tell me what I'm drinking, and I don't find it difficult to keep track of my beverage habits). This is interesting from a technical perspective, though. How does it know what's in the cup?
Need? I didn't need a smartphone when I bought one, but it changed my lifestyle such that it is now irreplaceable. How do they do it? I really don't know but this article on electrochemical biosensor arrays for "electronic tongue" is interesting: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijelc/2012/986025/
A smartphone is a telephone, maps, address book, games, music player, ebook reader, web browser, GPS, microphone, pedometer, barometer, and more.
This thing is a cup.
Re: Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drinking
#29I'm not sure why exactly I would need this (I don't need a cup to tell me what I'm drinking, and I don't find it difficult to keep track of my beverage habits). This is interesting from a technical perspective, though. How does it know what's in the cup?
Need? I didn't need a smartphone when I bought one, but it changed my lifestyle such that it is now irreplaceable. How do they do it? I really don't know but this article on electrochemical biosensor arrays for "electronic tongue" is interesting: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijelc/2012/986025/
Some things that seem useless surprise you with their utility. But most things that seem useless are in fact useless.
Re: Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drinking
#30What problem is this cup solving? Is it that hard to figure out what you're drinking? (Hint: look at the bottle when you pour, and don't take drinks from strangers.) Is it that hard to keep yourself hydrated? (Just drink when you're thirsty.) And how is a calorie counting cup gonna help me lose weight? (Just DRINK WATER). I want something that simplifies my life. Not something that needlessly complicates something as…
Roofies. It solves the problem of roofies.
Not really. I don't see discotheques or bars buying it. They generally buy the cheapest plastic glass they can find for the former and the later have drink companies offering them free glasses. As for private parties, where your cup is likely to be lost or broken, people won't bring this expensive cups with them.
To me it's more, "lets surf on the Internet of Things". As already said, I don't see the need. Maybe if one day it become as cheap as normal cups. But not now.
Not I saying roofies are not a problem. Just that is not a solution, IMHO.