Those who always wanted to pretend they were Tom Cruise in the movie 'Cocktail' will want to help the Barman go from concept to reality. The Barman is a Kickstarter project created by John Gallagher. The device works with your smartphone to help you make the perfect drink every time. The device works by using differential weighing, it excludes the weight of the glass and ice and only measures the liquid poured.
To use the Barman, you must first pick a drink or make one of your own using the Barman app. Once a drink is chosen, its info is relayed to the device via Bluetooth. You will then be told what and how much to pour in. A progress bar fills up and a red light tells you to stop pouring when you've hit the liquid limit. The project is seeking $50,000 in funding with $21,000 of that already committed.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Smartphone-connected Bartending Devices
- Opportunity to disrupt the traditional bartending experience by allowing customers to easily and enjoyably create their own drinks using a smartphone app.
- Differential Weighing Technology
- Opportunity to create a new generation of kitchen devices that use differential weighing to accurately measure and mix liquid and dry ingredients for recipes.
- Cocktail Recipe Apps
- Opportunity to create more sophisticated smartphone apps that provide drinkers with drink recipes as well as offer personalized recommendations and reviews based on their preferences.
Sectors Adopting This
- Hospitality
- Smartphone-connected bartending devices could revolutionize the hospitality industry by allowing guests to create their own custom drinks at restaurants, hotels, and bars.
- Consumer Electronics
- The success of the Bluetooth Bartending Device, The Barman, could pave the way for other smart kitchen devices that use Bluetooth technology to interface with smartphones.
- Mobile Applications
- With the rise of smartphone-controlled juicers, blenders, and coffee makers, the cocktail recipe app industry can create more integrated and sophisticated apps.
