Never Drink Alone with the Bottle Buddy

Wednesday June 6, 2007

Categories:

Gadgets & Gizmos, Robots & Robotics, Smart Devices

Tags:

As if cracking open a bottle of wine wasn't jolly enough, how would you like to your very own British-accented pal urging you on along the way? That's where the Bottle Buddy from FireBox comes in.

For the bargain price of $14.95, you can bring home your own personal butler. Thankfully, this guy is nowhere as stiff as a stodgy old Jeeves or Bosworth sort; he drinks right along with you! Snap him onto the neck of any standard-sized wine bottle, and he cheerfully chirps "Join the party!" Then, with every subsequent drink (i.e. tilting of the bottle), he provides any one of a dozen quips, each one sounding a bit more tanked than the last.

"It's drinkie poo time!"
"Jolly good vintage."
"This is becoming a very bad habit."

And it all ends with a nice, big "Burrrrrp."

He even alerts you when the bottle is empty: "Oh go on, let's open another bottle. Hiccup."

How does it work? Tilting sensors inside the battery-powered buddy can sense the angle of the bottle each time you pour to gauge how many glasses you've had as well as how many people may be sharing the bottle.

The Buddy will make a great gag gift for Dad or a (college) grad this year. Don't you think? "Burrrp."

Post by Corinne Iozzio

Stumble |

Digg |

del.icio.us |

Slashdot

Posted By: Gearlog

Comments (1)

Tell a friend about this post

Name:*

Email Address:*

Your URL: (optional)

Remember Me?

Comments:* (you may use HTML tags for style)

Please keep your comments on topic. Intelligent, thoughtful comments and questions are appreciated. Comments that contain personal attacks or profanity may be edited or removed. Comments containing personal information such as phone numbers, credit card numbers, or addresses may be edited or removed. Comments with advertisements will be removed.