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Linux-powered Mobile Cocktail Mixer

Posted by michael on from the apt-get-install-rum dept.

weissi writes "You remember the slashdot.org story Linux-based Bar-Monkey? We found it pretty cool, but it has/had problems: definitely too big, and no plans and no source were available. That's why we decided to build our own Linux powered mobile cocktail mixer. Enjoy it..."

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  1. hoax by nudicle · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I'll probably get modded troll but am I the only one who thinks this looks like a hoax? Did you see the pictures? It's hilarious. They have a metallic box, a laptop sitting on top ... some hose running up and out, and some computer elements looking "home brew" occasionally in the frame.

    Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think /. just got taken for quite an amusing ride.

  2. I'd suggest some easy improvements. by 7-Vodka · · Score: 3, Interesting
    1. Use voice recognition so you can order the drinks quickly without a clunky interface just as with a barman. Are there free software available for this?
    2. Obviously then use text-to-voice to communicate back to people. Or just record some good wav files.
    3. keep the drinks chilled.
    4. make it able to shake, stir, or dispense ice as needed.
    5. Have it double as an ogg vorbis jukebox
    6. Put some lights on it and make it look sleek like something Apple(tm) designed.
    7. Have sensors to tell you to refill bottles when they get low.
    8. I could actually go on forever

    That would make it an *incredible* machine. Also, someone could start a very good buisness selling these things if they had those features. Think of it, an ACTUAL way to "#3 PROFIT!!" from slashdot. Aren't I generous giving it away.

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