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Time for a Beer?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the god-bless-technology dept.

i am fartacus writes: "Good news for thirsty beer lovers in a strange town, this will help you find the nearest pub... hmmm beer .... and help you stay on time. " The gist of this is that it's a watch with a GPS transmitter that can show you the distance and direction to the 4 nearest pubs. Ingenious!

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  1. An invention clearly ahead of its time by pheph · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ofcourse we'd need a watch with a GPS to track where the 4 nearest bathrooms are

    1. Re:An invention clearly ahead of its time by yobbo · · Score: 2, Funny

      And the ability to differentiate between the Men's and Ladies. Unless it just does what I do and points you towards the Disabled toilets instead...

    2. Re:An invention clearly ahead of its time by linzeal · · Score: 2, Funny

      Or an upgrade to find the 4 nearest AA meetings after you become an alcholic in 6 months.

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  2. Still don't need it... by TheQuantumShift · · Score: 3, Funny

    The day I need a device to find me beer...

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    Shift happens. Fire it up.
    1. Re:Still don't need it... by buckeyeguy · · Score: 2, Funny

      Amen. I don't need to find beer... beer finds me.

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      I'd have a personalized plate on my car, but "toxic bachelor" won't fit into 7 letters.
  3. Of Course... by Nathdot · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...operating a GPS device in order to bar hop while completely stone drunk, and swaying all over the pavement shouldn't prove a challenge at all.

    Man I have to hold my wrist with the other hand just to look at the time.

    And another thing; Who wants to bear witness to such truly horrible pick-up lines as:

    "Hey baby! Wanna see my GPS device?! Yowzer!"

    :)

  4. Not ready for prime time. by CarbonJackson · · Score: 4, Funny

    In my opinion the watch needs two key features before it can be succesful.

    1. The ability to track my house so I can find my way back home.

    2. An ugly girl detector, so the previous feature doesn't allow me to make it home with the wrong girl.

    Figure it out Mr. Scietists and sign me up!

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    MikeAtIF*ckStuffedAnimalsDotCom
    1. Re:Not ready for prime time. by Aceticon · · Score: 5, Funny

      The ability to track my house so I can find my way back home

      For a find home system i recommed a donkey or a mule. They can always take you home no mater how drunk you are. Sure, they're a bit out of fashion nowadays, and it's a bit hard to get them in Chrome-blue or Fire-red colors but:
      - They're 100% environment friendly
      - You can fuel them up by just leaving them in a grassy field for some hours
      - They come in a wide variety of grey/brown shades
      - You can fit two of them in a garage

      Furthermore, they have a long proven track record at taking drunk people home

  5. mutually exclusive? by MiTEG · · Score: 2, Funny

    find the nearest pub.... and help you stay on time

    Aren't those two mutually exclusive? Unless, you're trying to get to the pub for happy hour or something.

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  6. Stay on time? by jaredmcook · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't go into a bar without losing a few hours. Sometimes I go into some kind of wierd time/space warp where I suddenly wake up in strange places.

  7. who needs it? by Samari711 · · Score: 2, Funny

    as craig kilborn said: "who needs GPS when all you have to do is follow Prince Henry"

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  8. fooled me by Maskirovka · · Score: 2, Funny

    I bet a a buddy of mine a pint that the link would take me to the product on thinkgeek. Good thing we didn't shake on it!

    maskirovka

  9. Some situations where it might be useful by Ryu2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    For instance: If you're pubbing, and you've just heard that the Earth will be destroyed by aliens in 12 minutes to make way for a new space highway...

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  10. It also has a anti-blur device. by tonywestonuk · · Score: 2, Funny

    When activated, the screen shakes, and becomes double, in exact opposite to what your eyes may see after a fair few pints, thereby cancelling out the effect, and giving the sozzled user a valuable aid to get back home afterwards.

  11. but it would make for killer.... by gladbach · · Score: 4, Funny

    pub crawls.... just imagine.

    "follow me guys, this thingy says the next pud is THAT way!!!" *walks headlong into a wall*

    : D

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    1. Re:but it would make for killer.... by Marcus+Brody · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes. A friend once dragged me out on a pub crawl after a trekky convention. I was the only one not dressed as a Klingon, StarFleet, Data (3 of them) or Vulcan.

      Furthermore, one of them constantly had out his tricorder:

      "High levels of antonioum-C indicate that a licensed establishment is somewhere in the vicinity. The phase-inducer indicates that there could be a "wine-bar" 200 yards south-east and a "public-bar" further to the north. Captain, what do you suggest?"

      And that was before they got drunk.......

      oh boy.

  12. Combine it with a blood analyzer.. by jmerelo · · Score: 2, Funny

    and it will make you walk a bit more, or beep, when alcohol level is over or below a certain limit...

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  13. Invasion of Privacy! by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

    GPS devices are pretty cool, but the last thing I want to be carrying arround is a GPS transmitter broadcasting my location! Maybe we can hack this thing so it's just a GPS receiver?

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  14. The important question by simong · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is can it be made to interface with the guidance system on your Beer Scooter?

  15. Security by bedders · · Score: 2, Funny

    1. Steal GPS device from drunkard.

    2. Steal house keys from said drunkard.

    3. Point GPS device towards "home"

    4. Steal cool geek stuff from drunkards house.

    5. Repeat

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  16. Almost good enough by r_j_prahad · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nice idea, but personally I'm going to hold out on buying one of these until they've developed a nudie-bar add-on.

  17. This may not be needed in all locations by PW2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    In Wisconsin, every other building is a pub; :)