Booze

Mobile

This App Uses Your Phone’s Camera To Check How Drunk You Are

9:00PM February 8, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

While some of us prefer to use the Stand Method (if you can still stand, you’re not drunk enough), others prefer a more precise means of determining their level of intoxication. Thankfully, the BreathalEyes app should be able to accurately judge your inebriation just by scanning your bloodshot eyes. More »


Geek Out

Make Cheap Whisky Taste Like Fancy Whisky

1:30PM January 24, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

You like whisky. You looooove good whisky. You can’t afford to drop hundreds of dollars on high-end bottle. You stick with rotgut, right? Nope. There’s a new process of hyper-aging booze that apparently turns run-of-the-mill whisky into dark and delicious firewater of the gods. More »


Science

Drinking Doubles Lifespans, Reduces Stress**

8:00PM January 21, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

**Restrictions may apply. Someone get me my whiskey-drinking cap, I’m gonna live forever! Wait, whaddya mean it only works for worms?!?! More »


Gadgets

Rolling Ice Ball Makes Your Whiskey Slightly More Flavourful

6:20AM January 5, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

I drink my whiskey on the rocks. Big Boss Joe Brown calls me a little girl when I say that (like, with ringlets and bows). But at least I can make my cold/ruined whiskey a little more aromatic with this big rolling ball of ice in a glass. More »


Gadgets

Walkman Flask Holds Other Kinds Of Mixes

2:00PM January 3, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

The next time you find yourself in 1983 trying to sneak some hooch into your high school prom, you’ll have no problem fooling your principal with this Drinkman flask disguised to look like Sony’s classic cassette Walkman. More »


Gadgets

InsideOut Martini Glass Is A Brilliant Silly Idea

6:35AM December 19, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Oh these are clever. CLEVER I say, and pretty: a cocktail glass surrounded by a normal glass. The inside out Martini for the upside down Bond in you. More »


Software

Sorry Young Drinkers—US Senator Puts The Kibosh On Fake ID App

5:40PM December 13, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Driver’s licence was an app that allowed users to create personalised — fake — driver’s licenses from any state in the Union. Note the passive tense. Apple’s pulled the two-year-old app after U.S. Senator Bob Casey made its removal a matter of national security. More »


Geek Out

Meet The Worst Booze On The Planet

12:45PM December 10, 2011 | Brent Rose

We love booze, but lines must be drawn. Today, we’re looking at booze that is just plain wrong. It’s a freakin’ horror show. More »


Geek Out

Your Phone Can Mix You The Perfect Cocktail

10:00AM November 21, 2011 | Brent Rose

Remember Isaac from the Love Boat? Well, Ted Lange couldn’t fit in your pocket. iZac, the Android Bartender, can. Or at least his brains can. Nick Johnson has an ingenius system to get your Droid to mix a perfect cocktail. More »


Science

Drinking And Sleeping May Be Bad For Your Health

5:40PM August 17, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

A study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research suggests a before-bed nightcap may be a bad idea if you want to get a good night’s sleep. More »