»German beer mat that sends a signal when it's time to refill«
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 Fans of non-stop drinking may soon be able to cut down on time wasted ordering refills, thanks to a beer mat that can tell when a glass is empty.
The coaster, fitted with sensors, measures the weight of the beer and sends a signal behind the bar when it is time for a refill. Anxious drinkers can also attract the attention of staff by waving the plastic mat, thanks to a motion sensor. It was invented by students Matthias Hahnen and Robert Doerr for a project at the University of Saarbruecken in south-west Germany. The device has attracted the attention of beer vendors in North America, including a leading Canadian brewer, according to Michael Schmitz, one of the supervisors of the project. "They wanted to know if they could use it or make it themselves," he said. "The prototype cost about ... [$100] to make ... but if mass produced, it could be done ... [cheaper]." Drunks... with expensive cool beer mats with in their grasps... equals pubs blowing thousands on replacing expensive cool beer mats. Course if they mass produced, it could just mean that these'd become usual things in restaurants. Hah, there's a fish and chip shop in the town where I used to live, that gives you a box like thing attached to your number when you order chips. Basically it beeps at you when your chips are done, so you can walk around within about 100 metres of the fish and chip shop and wait for the people to activate the beeper rather than sitting there, being bored shitless. posted by hungarian kid |
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