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You Had Some Wild And Crazy Windows 7 Launch Parties

Adam Frucci — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000

A lot of people made fun of the idea of Windows 7 parties, but you know what? Getting together with friends to share a common interest, plus a healthy dose of booze and cake, is pretty great in my book.

Of course, none of you people had as much fun as I did at my Windows 7 party. But these still look pretty fun.

Windows 7 Launch Parties Gallery

The Barbot Uses Blood Pumps To Pour Your Drink

Chris Jacob — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0000

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.

Check out the video for a run-through of the machine, and a demonstration of the robot making the only drink it knows.

Hopefully the Barbot becomes self aware soon and decides to expand the selection. [Bre Pettis via IEEE Spectrum]

Port-a-Pint Portable Beer Glass Keeps You Always At The Ready

Adam Frucci — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:40:00 +0000

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]

Beer-in-a-Box Coming To Non-Discriminating Refrigerators This Fall

Adam Frucci — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:40:00 +0000

Get excited, America! Because as of this fall, you’ll be able to consume cheap, watered-down swill out of a box. The future of beer consumption is now!

The $US20, 1.5-gallon (5.7 Litres) boxes of beer are designed for the paradoxical beer drinkers who prefer their beer to come from the tap but also don’t care if said beer is actually good. They’re currently testing boxes of Miller Lite and Coors Lite in a few cities and will expand it to nationwide this football season if all goes well.

And for those of you too lazy to do the math, 1.5 gallons is equal to 16 bottles. So you’ll be paying $US1.25 per bottle for your shit beer, which is more expensive than buying a 12-pack of bottles.

But hell, boxes classed wine up, so why not beer too? Boxes are just so refined. [WSJ via Gawker; Pic]

Enigma Battleship Is Probably The Best Drinking Game Ever

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:10:00 +0000

The Enigma Battleship Drinking Game—a classic Battleship game that makes you drink a shot of your favourite alcohol every time you take a hit—is the last thing I need now, while I’m back visiting friends in Madrid.

And still, I want it so badly. It was designed by the genius of Mauricio (Tony) Harion, from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A place that I hope to visit soon, just to play it this game with this man, who I’m sure will be a future Nobel Prize. Hasbro, come on, get your act together and licence this ASAP. And with ASAP I mean right now. [Coroflot]

Disco Ball Keg is an Understated Way to Get Your Beer

Adam Frucci — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:10:00 +0000

This is an interesting gimmick, sure, but what genius decided to put a keg in something with a rounded base? How does this stand up straight? Come on. [Brainstorm9 via NotCot.org]

Amazing Corkscrew Is a Mechanical Masterpiece

Sean Fallon — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:40:00 +0000

In a nutshell, this elaborate corkscrew by British designers at Oneofonehundred is kind of like a cross between orrerys, elaborate clocks, and a Rube Goldberg machine—all wrapped up with a steampunk vibe.

No matter how you look at it, the elegance of the complicated design is mesmerising. Unfortunately, only 100 of the devices will be produced (as the name of the studio implies), and they will surely be outrageously expensive. So, most of us will have to continue relying on simple corkscrews to get the job done. Me? I’ll continue to drink boxed wine in an alley thank you very much. [Oneofonehundred via Cooking Gadgets]

Disco Ball Hat Makes the Top of Your Head a Party Zone

Adam Frucci — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:20:00 +0000

HELLO, LADIES. [Urban Trend via Fashionably Geek]

The Viking Horn Beer Bong: Valhalla I Am Coming!

John Mahoney — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:30:00 +0000

Praise Odin by consuming a Coors Light in seconds via his favourite symbol of power and virility—the horn. This is crying out for a Viking Horn Beer Bong Helmet mod. [Product Page - thanks, Esther!]

Russian Roulette Beer Bong Makes a Game Out of Getting Liver Disease

Adam Frucci — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:30:39 +0000

Russian Roulette Beer Pong allows you to get super wasted real fast. It’s like regular Russian Roulette, but instead of ending up dead, you’ll end out passed out on the bathroom floor.

You fill the barrel up with beer and then spin the bottles underneath it. Remove the bottle it lands on, and if you’re lucky, nothing will happen. If you’re unlucky, a whopping two litres of beer will be unleashed through the tube and down your throat. Fun times?

As you can tell by the absolutely atrocious concept image, this thing is not real yet, but don’t be surprised if you see it populating online stores in the coming months. [UrbanTrend]