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Beer Stein Goes Hi Tech

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-its-about-time dept.

Spudley writes "Beer is a subject close to many slashdot-readers' hearts, so you'll be pleased to learn that Mitsubishi has invented a glass that can tell when it's empty, and order a refill from the bar. Of course, it'll still have to be filled the old fashioned way, but at least the bar staff will know which ones need refilling - the... ehm... empty ones." I like that it's dishwasher safe. Drunk people can't be trusted to hand wash glass.

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  1. And this helps how? by ProppaT · · Score: 2, Interesting
    So, an invention that helps the drunk get drunker, quicker. Sounds like a real winner...

    I think a more worthwhile invention would be a mug that electronically disables the drinkers car keys for a certain amount of time when the mug runs dry.

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  2. Japanese "to do" list by totallygeek · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I would like to see the Japanese "to do" list. I mean, they come up with some interesting stuff, but it is all filler for Sharper Image or some other yuppie, worthless rag.

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  3. Bars are too chaotic by e1en0r · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Unless this has a GPS embedded in it, how are the waitresses going to find the glass to refill it? People wander around at bars so the glass probably won't be in the same place that it was filled. It's too much to keep track of.

    A better use of this would be at a restaurant where there's assigned seating and people stay in the same place.

  4. Re: *Real* High Tech: Larry Niven's Glass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting
    Accountability on the heads of the powerful.
    Power in the hands of the accountable
    Sounds kind of Communist to me.
  5. Beer? Whisky glasses are more important. by Igirisu · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Heck, when my pint's finished, it's pretty obvious, and I'm not overly pissed off if the bar stewards nick the last few dribbles...but when they walk off with a not-yet-empty tumbler of whisky, that really pisses me off.

    This is the type of glass that needs to have a loud "I'm not empty, leave me alone" sensor. Bar staff are just blind when it comes to whisky tumblers!