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Re:Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drin... by woodchuck64 on Thursday June 12, 2014 @01:28PM (#7884751)
Need? I didn't need a smartphone when I bought one, but it changed my lifestyle such that it is now irreplaceable. How do they do it? I really don't know but this article on electrochemical biosensor arrays for "electronic tongue" is interesting: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijelc/2012/986025/
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Re:Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drin... by troymc on Thursday June 12, 2014 @01:36PM (#7884811)
A smartphone is a telephone, maps, address book, games, music player, ebook reader, web browser, GPS, microphone, pedometer, barometer, and more.

This thing is a cup.

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Re:Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drin... by localcasestudy on Thursday June 12, 2014 @02:10PM (#7885041)
Did you really just type this? haha

Well this thing is a cup, spectroscopic device, hydration tracker,and daily caloric planner, that integrates with your smartphone through bluetooth, while charging wirelessly.

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Re:Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drin... by mbreese on Thursday June 12, 2014 @02:21PM (#7885109)
It is all of those things, but it's raison d'être is to hold liquids until they are consumed.

It's a very advanced cup. And in order to be useful, you need to drink everything with that cup.

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Re:Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drin... by justathrow2k on Thursday June 12, 2014 @02:39PM (#7885203)
> And in order to be useful, you need to drink everything with that cup.

This is a very important point and really limits the usefulness of this cup. Lots of empty calories that happen from drinking happen on the go at places like bars, restaurants, or coffee shops - are we expecting people to bring their cups with them everywhere and empty out their beverages into their smart cup before drinking?

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Re:Vessyl, the smart cup that knows exactly what you're drin... by icambron on Thursday June 12, 2014 @01:36PM (#7884824)
Some things that seem useless surprise you with their utility. But most things that seem useless are in fact useless.
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