When you drink from a cup you tend to know what’s in it, right? Sure, you might be a fan of having the odd mystery drink but living dangerously like this is something you can only do so often. Instead, it makes sense to generally consume beverages that you know the name of. However, what about the cup? Does it know what you are drinking? Typically, your cup will be no...

If you enjoy drinking good wine but don’t like paying through the nose for it then maybe it is time you made some yourself. If the idea of making homemade alcohol brings to mind giant vats of bubbling moonshine or being knee-deep in crushed grapes then you are in luck; the Miracle Machine will make it a lot easier for you. This is a cool gadget which lets you put in...

If you thought that nothing in the world could be better than eating chocolate then it is time to get a jacket. No, really. Of course, we aren’t talking about slipping on any old jacket here. Eating a bar of chocolate while wearing your old bomber jacket or satin windbreaker isn’t likely to lead to an enhanced experience. No, what we are talking about here is the Cadbury’s...

We love technology and we love 3D printing but, most of all, we love chocolate and other sugary stuff which rots our teeth and keeps our dentists rich. The good news is that companies have used the CES 2014 in Las Vegas to show us how technology can be used in the future to help us make food. 3D printed food, that is. Sweet, chocolatey treats, to be exact. 2 different...

There are some smartphone apps which make you wonder how we lived all those years without having them available. Beer Mapper promises to be one of them. If the drinking of hops and barley based beverages is something you enjoy them this up and coming new app could help you do it in even more style than before. The man behind Beer Mapper is called Kevin Jamieson. He is...

Want to buy a drink for someone who isn’t there? Soon you will be able to. Social vending is the name of the game, and the latest idea from Pepsi is a revolution in the way we buy drinks / a complete waste of time (delete as appropriate). So how does social vending work? Well, it seems that you buy a drink from the special Pepsi vending machine and enter the name and...