Well, we’ve already witnessed what beer loving roboticists like to do in their free time, but what happens when the beer loving Yelp engineers get extra time on their hands? They engage in “hackathons” and invent the Kegmate, an iPad-powered “Kegbot”.
And for those of you who are geeky enough … errr brilliantly intelligent enough to understand the cryptic language known as “computer engineering”, the kids over at Yelp have been kind enough to detail the entire project on their blog for anyone brave enough to recreate it on their own. Here is an excerpt from the blog:
Theory of Operation (An Overview): Sensors attached to the keg feed data into an Arduino microcontroller, which in turn communicates directly with the iPad via a serial connection. The iPad processes that data and displays it in a snazzy manner along with a description of the current brew. An RFID reader attached to the system allows users to ‘swipe in’ to KegMate and keep track of how much beer they’ve had, as well as assign a star rating for the beer currently in the keg (this is Yelp, after all). Continue Reading »
I went to my friends’ wedding a few short weeks ago. Something that I have always loved about weddings, picnics, business retreats, and other like events isn’t just the community, but the community filled with far more alcohol than we could shake a stick at.
In the course of time we have all had means and methods for transporting our various beverages to the site of choice. Flasks, jockey boxes, wine gourds, coolers being amongst some of my favorites. Duane Woytonik of Brewpub4u seems to have delivered to us the mastery beer transport machine. Continue Reading »
R2-D2 + Heineken Mini-Keg = Beer2-D3
Originally posted on: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The typical Mutineer Magazine reader enjoys the simple things in life, such as this Heineken Mini-Keg turned futuristic R2-D2-esque robot creation that doesn’t do a heck of a lot but has been rumored to have been outlawed due to its force-like powers over both womenfolk and fanboys. Continue Reading »
If you regularly read the Mutineer Blog, you know that alcohol + anything = awesomeness. Today’s blog post is no exception. Enter Beer2-D3, a bold collision of fine beverage and post-modern science fiction. Created by Paul Loughridge, this is an ingenious use of the Heineken mini-keg. Continue Reading »
Star Wars has left a lasting impression on many of us, but for some, things have gone way too far. Here we have a collection of Star Wars fans tributes, not only to the epic space opera, but to beer as well. How these two come together is for the fan to imagine and the observer to behold. So now I present to you what could only be seen in the world of, The Star Wars Zone. Continue Reading »
If you drink a lot of beer as I do, at the end of the week your hauling way to many bottles out to the trash. Hopefully you’re recycling these bottles, but in any case it may be in your interest to look at purchasing a kegerator. Continue Reading »
This costume is pretty awesome. Not too many hazards associated with it, that is unless you are an over ambitious, intoxicated, pseudo-gymnast who tries to do a keg stand on your shoulders. If you can avoid this obvious design flaw, this costume should serve you well. Continue Reading »
