alcohol
Computers
Please, Don’t Make A Whiskey PC With A Good Whiskey Bottle
11:17AM Jesus Diaz | Yesterday I spent the evening at Tuthilltown Spirits, New York’s first distillery after the Prohibition and makers of some of the most delicious whiskey I’ve ever had. I would never use their bottles to make a PC. It’d be sacrilege. More »
Robots
The Barbot Uses Blood Pumps To Pour Your Drink
4:00PM Chris Jacob | Sure, we’ve seen bartending robots before, but isn’t anything that makes a drink for you worth a mention? The guys at NYC Resistor built the Barbot out of old recycled Barbot parts, Arduino controllers and blood pumps. More »
Gadgets
Port-a-Pint Portable Beer Glass Keeps You Always At The Ready
3:40AM Adam Frucci | What do you do if you stumble upon a beer keg but don’t have a pint glass handy? You suffer, that’s what. Which is why you need one of these eminently practical and reasonable devices. [Neatorama]
Vehicles
7:40AM Sean Fallon | No doubt taking cues from the famous German PartyBike, cargo bike builder Metrofiets designed a man-powered mobile bar, pizzeria and dance club for Portland’s Hopworks Urban Brewery. More »
Bicycle Is A Bar, Pizzeria And Dance Club All-In-One
7:40AM Sean Fallon | No doubt taking cues from the famous German PartyBike, cargo bike builder Metrofiets designed a man-powered mobile bar, pizzeria and dance club for Portland’s Hopworks Urban Brewery. More »
Gadgets
8:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Wired’s iPhone-themed DIY kegerator is the stuff of legend: An unwanted fridge became a moving, gadget-filled beer dispenser of the highest calibre. This video shows that it’s also a pretty easy (if expensive) undertaking. More »
How To Replicate Wired’s Pimped-Out Kegerator
8:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Wired’s iPhone-themed DIY kegerator is the stuff of legend: An unwanted fridge became a moving, gadget-filled beer dispenser of the highest calibre. This video shows that it’s also a pretty easy (if expensive) undertaking. More »
Design
Bad Decisions: Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler
12:03AM Mark Wilson | You know that friend of yours who was so excited for college until three weeks in when, suddenly, they packed their bags and moved back home? Just what did they encounter that was so shockingly depraved? This thing. More »
Random Stuff
9 Affordable Wines That Go Great With Chips
7:30PM Sean Fallon | One of the reasons I love wine is because the right paring can turn everyday foodstuffs into an exciting culinary experience. As The Dallas News points out, the right wine can even kick up your Kettle Chips. More »
Science
Why You Should Homebrew: Great Taste, Less Spending
6:00AM Sean Fallon | Did you know that in Australia, you can make your own alcohol (conditions apply)? So why are you still buying it from the supermarket? More »
Toys
Arkeg Drink-n-Game Cabinet Hides 55 Beers Behind Breakout
2:10AM Mark Wilson | The latest instalment of the Arkeg Drink-n-Game is one glorious machine. While it will cost you $US4000, the arcade cabinet hides a sixtel, or 1/6 scale keg, that’s kept icy cold for your consumption. More »
Toys