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Gadgets

QR Codes Set To Make You A Bottle Shop Wine Snob

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12:15PM April 21, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Hey! Remember when the US bid goodbye and good riddance to QR Codes? Seems as though they may have jumped the gun, with Lion Nathan announcing that they’re planning on using the digital barcodes to offer in depth information on wines through your smartphone at your local bottle shop. More »


Science

Turning Welch’s Juice Into Wine In 48 Hours

2:00AM September 26, 2010 | Mark Wilson

I’m taking the last sip of home-brewed purple liquid. It’s sweet yet balanced, fizzy yet quenching, smooth yet these words look a bit blurry. It tastes like a dangerously well-mixed drink. And just 48 short hours ago, it was Welch’s. More »


Bad Decisions: Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler

12:03AM September 1, 2009 | 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 »


Gadgets

Alcohol Shot Gun Sprays Slippery Nipples In Your Mouth

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2:14PM July 15, 2009 | Nick Broughall

God knows how the people at Latestbuy managed to convince the clenchers in Canberra that selling a gun which shoots shots of alcohol was a good idea. But they must have, because they’re selling it now. More »


Software

Cellar iPhone App Lets You Organise Your Wine Collection

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12:30PM July 14, 2009 | Nick Broughall

What is it with Aussies and boozy iPhone apps? Designed by Aussie company Glasshouse Apps, Cellar is a really swish way of categorising and organising your wine cellar. More »


Software

DrinkTracker App Lets You Booze It Up Somewhat Responsibly

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11:33AM July 13, 2009 | Nick Broughall

It’s not really surprising that an Aussie developer has created an iPhone App that lets you monitor your alcohol consumption in real time to give you a fair idea of your blood alcohol percentage during a night on the booze. More »


Gadgets

The Party Pump: A Pump for All Occassions

12:40AM May 28, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Little known fact: Jason Chen is planning his wedding reception for August. And while he and his fiancee wanted to go with a white table cloth affair, I insisted they ditch that stuff and bust out the Party Pumps.

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Geek Out

Weekend Adventures: Sacrificing For Gizmodo

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4:30AM May 1, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Call it fate, call it destiny, call it luck – Late last week when I popped into the office for my regular weekly visit, there were two very interesting products on my desk: The Heineken Draught Keg you may have seen advertised on Giz recently, and the new Singstar wireless microphones, complete with a copy of Singstar: Queen. More »


Wine Glass Booze Tank Is a Disaster In the Making

6:40AM April 21, 2009 | Sean Fallon

The motivation behind the “Glass Tank” is simple: create a vessel with a seemingly endless supply of alcohol. The only problem is that this particular design may not be the best way to achieve this goal.

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Gadgets

The LED Wine Glass Light Bulb, You Know, For Drunks

8:00AM April 3, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Twenty LEDs illuminate this wine glass light bulb. But for $US120, the money may be better spent on a nice vintage…or maybe like a lifetime supply of Miller High Life. [