Vessyl iOS-connected smart cup analyzes, tracks what you drink
Keeping tabs on your diet is set to become a little easier thanks to Vessyl, a new Yves Behar-designed smart cup that analyzes the chemical makeup of its contents and automatically sends the drink's nutritional information to an iOS device.
Vessyl uses a small, proprietary sensor located inside the glass-lined cup to detect what kind of liquid it's holding and how fast the user is drinking. It tracks a number of parameters -- from standard nutritional information to the brand of the drink -- and displays the data using a companion app or via an embedded display on the side of the cup.
Mark One, Vessyl's creators, say the 13-ounce cup can handle any kind of liquid that people normally drink. It can even analyze thicker liquids, like yogurt and smoothies.
A built-in battery will power the cup's sensor and display for between five and seven days. The battery can be topped up in approximately one hour using an inductive charging pad -- which Mark One calls a "saucer" -- that plugs into a wall socket.
Vessyl is available now for pre-order directly from the company's website at a discounted cost of $99. The cups are expected to ship early next year, at which time the price will increase to $199.
Vessyl uses a small, proprietary sensor located inside the glass-lined cup to detect what kind of liquid it's holding and how fast the user is drinking. It tracks a number of parameters -- from standard nutritional information to the brand of the drink -- and displays the data using a companion app or via an embedded display on the side of the cup.
Mark One, Vessyl's creators, say the 13-ounce cup can handle any kind of liquid that people normally drink. It can even analyze thicker liquids, like yogurt and smoothies.
A built-in battery will power the cup's sensor and display for between five and seven days. The battery can be topped up in approximately one hour using an inductive charging pad -- which Mark One calls a "saucer" -- that plugs into a wall socket.
Vessyl is available now for pre-order directly from the company's website at a discounted cost of $99. The cups are expected to ship early next year, at which time the price will increase to $199.
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I don't want to track beverages, though. I already know I'm dehydrated, for free!
That's enough now. This is getting silly.
What's next? An alarm that tells you when to take a breath?
Didn't you mean 'whipper snappers'?
Tracking your calories easily is the holy grail for not getting fat. You can do it with paper and pencil, but most people don't stick with it.
Surely you mean versylly
Ever since hearing recently that iPhone 6 was rumoured to have wireless charging capabilities I can't get it out of my head. Like this cup, and other devices, it's the only way forward. I hope Schiller is going to go all in on wireless charging this time around.
Not for me, but might be useful for the elderly (if it cost $15-$30). At $99-$199 it's DOA.
Ever since hearing recently that iPhone 6 was rumours to have wireless charging capabilities…
You mean by one person in one thread, a few hours ago, with no source from anywhere?
What's next? An alarm that tells you when to take a breath?
An IP address.
/s
Their FAQ does make it sound intriguing. Even better than this article make it sound. But I'm not carrying this around with me everywhere so it's going to miss a lot. And if drinking is where you get all your calories then you probably don't have money for this. hahahaha
Yeah, come on. Really? How about you just look on the label. Saw a device that alerts your phone when your plants need water. Seriously? how about you just check it?
What's next? An alarm that tells you when to take a breath?
There are a lot 'because you can' apps out there. A kitchen vessel that can analyze it's content would be useful but a drinking vessel is a little OTT.
Not for me, but might be useful for the elderly (if it cost $15-$30). At $99-$199 it's DOA.
Why do the elderly care? I think the target demographic would be the super self obsessed fitness and diet fanatical nerds out there. Not the elderly.
For $0 I can read the nutrition label on what I'm about to drink, requires no batteries, and is dishwasher safe.
Yes, however this device will likely aggregate data.
Not everything comes out of a can or bottle. If you make your own juice, you'd have to manually weigh all the ingredients, look up the nutritional information, then tabulate. Altso, there is typically no nutritional information on alcoholic beverages. Heck, I buy orange juice at my town's farmers market, there's no nutritional information on that, nor is there for the cappuccino I drink at the local coffee shop.
For some, it is may be worth it, however, one shortcoming is that this only provides a partial view into your diet.
Personally, I will not be buying these type of devices.
You mean by one person in one thread, a few hours ago, with no source from anywhere?
Perhaps. Think I saw it on 9to5. But of course that means Apple can no longer do it now
Perhaps. Think I saw it on 9to5. But of course that means Apple can no longer do it now
Or that they’ll just change the design out of spite.
The future is MAGIC! If we do not destroy ourselves, the future will be pretty damn cool.