Beeri: ‘Pour’ a beer using Siri
The folks at RedPepper software might have scored more nerd points if they’d had Siri serve tea (Earl Grey, hot), but it’s hard to argue with a Rube Goldbergian machine that brings you a beer when you ask for it. Behold: Beeri.
Beeri is less of an app or device and more a convoluted process to bring beer to a lazy iPhone 4 owner. It works like this:
Tell Siri to “Text Tweet Beeri,” and include the word “pour” in the message body. This sends a text which is then turned into a tweet. Beeri, an Arduino based robot, sees the word “pour” and roars into action. A remote controlled truck with a can of beer pre-loaded speeds off down the table and rams into a spike at the far end, ripping open the can.
The freed beer pours through a hole in the table to a waiting glass beneath, from whence it can be supped.
It is ridiculous, messy and completely impractical. And it is also a sure indicator of many, many Siri-based projects to come.
Have Siri Pour You a Beer [RedPepper via ReadWriteWeb]
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