Gadgets

InsideOut Martini Glass Is A Brilliant Silly Idea

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.


December 13, 2011
Software

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

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.


December 10, 2011
Geek Out

Meet The Worst Booze On The Planet

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.


November 21, 2011
Geek Out

Your Phone Can Mix You The Perfect Cocktail

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.


August 17, 2011
Science

Drinking And Sleeping May Be Bad For Your Health

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.


June 29, 2011
Geek Out

Mana Bar Opens In Melbourne July 16

Gizmodo AU

Brisbane got a taste of Australia’s first video game bar last year, but in just two weeks Melbournians will finally be able to get their geeky game (and drink) on.


January 27, 2011
Geek Out

How To Spray A Fully Formed Cocktail Out Of A Soda Gun

The Waylon is a delicious, deceptively simple cocktail: smoke-infused Coca-Cola, water and bourbon. It’s not shaken or stirred like the average mixed drink, though.


December 15, 2010
Software

Johnny Walker’s iPhone App Is Sadly BYO Whisky…

Gizmodo AU

Johnny Walker is launching an iPhone app called Whisky Master, which will apparently “teach consumers various ways to consume Scotch whisky, and give them appreciation of the Johnnie Walker range from Red Label to Blue Label”. Sadly, the app doesn’t actually come with some Blue Label Scotch for you to appreciate.


September 27, 2010
Gadgets

Little Whizzer Takes The Expression ‘Drinking Piss’ To An Uncomfortable Level

Gizmodo AU

Serving booze straight from the bottle is so civilised. What any self-reproaching alcohol enthusiast should be using to serve their favourite liquor is the Little Whizzer, an electric novelty drink dispenser.


September 2, 2010
Gadgets

A Wine Stopper With Bottle Opening Date Reminder

I never got wine stoppers. If you open a bottle of wine, you have to finish it. That’s the unwritten rule of Bacchus. But for those of you who don’t finish your bottles, here’s an idea: A dated wine stopper.