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Re:Plastc Card by easytiger on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @04:55PM (#8423963)
Is that satire? I'm not kidding... To a British mindset that video on https://www.myvessyl.com/ feels exactly like satire.
Re:Plastc Card by untog on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @04:57PM (#8423971)
Sadly not. A cup that tells you what you just poured into it is a real product.
Re:Plastc Card by easytiger on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @05:16PM (#8424061)
Their argument that knowing your hydration quotient is more important to fitness & wellbeing than knowing your calorie intake should get them pummelled. I don't care if they have an MD on their staff.

For a start if you care about health & fitness to a degree at all you simply wouldn't drink Red Bull, beer to any amount that it makes a difference. If you do it will be in a binge scenario.

I also use the same technique in debate by dealing with likely criticism by mentioning it and countering with a weak counter point. In this case that is the use of the app to enter drinks you would never pour into a horrid big bottle.

I also wonder about the tech they use to determine the liquid content. I'm gonna guess its not that clever. Using light analysis vs a DB of known drinks or something likely to be wrong.

Re:Plastc Card by untog on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @06:38PM (#8424395)
My favourite part of the whole idea is that in order to get the data they say it helps you with, you'll need to carry your cup everywhere. To the bar. To bed. On vacation. Who would ever do that?
Re:Plastc Card by quink on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @07:14PM (#8424520)
The parents of a one-year-old?
Re:Plastc Card by untog on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @08:59PM (#8424827)
I'd love to see a one year old try to drink from a Vessyl.
Re:Plastc Card by dzhiurgis on Wednesday October 08, 2014 @03:54PM (#8429089)
> if you care about health & fitness to a degree at all you simply wouldn't drink Red Bull

bbbut some athletes drink Red Bull! And they sponsor sports...

Re:Plastc Card by nevster on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @10:11PM (#8424986)
It's like a parody of Apple product videos - "and we like to call it, the iCup!"
Re:Plastc Card by duckingtest on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @07:57PM (#8424656)
I actually like it, it provides a tiny amount of utility. If I was a multimillionaire I would buy it.