When a phone call or e-mail isn't as intimate as you would like, there is a new technology that will allow you to
share a drink with a loved one - no matter how great the physical distance between you two: glowing wine glasses. The glasses were designed by researchers at MIT.
When one glass of a pair is picked up, its matching glass gives off a red glow. When lips are pressed to one glass,
presumably while drinking, the partner glass glows brightly. The glasses contain liquid sensors and wireless links that
trigger the light-emitting diodes.Posts with tag new technology
Glowing wine glasses
When a phone call or e-mail isn't as intimate as you would like, there is a new technology that will allow you to
share a drink with a loved one - no matter how great the physical distance between you two: glowing wine glasses. The glasses were designed by researchers at MIT.
When one glass of a pair is picked up, its matching glass gives off a red glow. When lips are pressed to one glass,
presumably while drinking, the partner glass glows brightly. The glasses contain liquid sensors and wireless links that
trigger the light-emitting diodes.Because sandwiches should not get soggy
Tired of sandwiches that get mushy and soggy from the filling soaking in the bread? Most people have
learned to avoid this by packing their fillings - such as tuna or sauces - on the side and assembling the sandwich
immediately before eating. This technique doesn't work with preassembled, prepacked sandwiches, of the variety found in
refrigerated cases at grocery and convenience stores. While I prefer to avoid this type of food, others have worked to
turn them into non-soggy lunchtime options. Diana's Homegrown has patented a pull-out pouch
system that keeps the filling separate from the bread.
This is a great idea until the reality sinks in that your convenience store sandwich may have been stored for quite some time before you purchased it. In fact, CNN said, "The technology extends the lifespan of an unrefrigerated sandwich by as much as a month." Sandwiches should not last this long. No bread that is worth eating should last this long completely undamaged, even if it is kept "fresh" by refrigeration. This presents an opportunity for another company to sell packaged sandwiched fillings in a wide variety of flavors - which is a great idea - and to let the consumers provide their own bread.
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