It’s just what we never asked for: a combination computer and coffee cup. The makers of this coffee cup computer foresee that morning coffee drinkers will use the device to check weather, traffic, email and stocks, or simply enjoy a soothing screen saver while enjoying a favorite morning brew.
Are you joking? This is a ridiculous concept — one that cannot have a more impractical user interface. Do you really expect that someone eating the greasy, sticky syrupy breakfast shown in the photo is going to be able to operate a touchscreen computer? Furthermore, is a cylinder really the best display format for this type of information?
Note to the designers: people don’t pickup coffee cups only by the handle; they’re going to have their greasy mitts all over your nice screen — at least, when it’s not obscured by a cup holder.
As I see it, there is only one best application for this type of technology (and you’re not going to like it): advertising. That’s right folks, we can all look forward to the day that even our morning coffee cups sing the praises of low interest rate mortgages and erectile dysfunction medications while we try to peacefully enjoy our morning breakfast or commute. Hooray for the future.
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