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Microsoft Surface Will Get You Drunk

Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:01 PM

Microsoft's Surface, the touch-sensitive, light-sensitive display scheme that will soon rule our lives, has many uses, but the newest one we've heard of is the best: It will get you drunk.

Specifically, if a saloon has a SurfaceWare table or bar, it could keep track of how much liquid is in your glass in real time, and send a waitress over when you're a quart low. That way, you need never face the unbearable heartbreak of an empty Rock 'n' Rye ever again. Our hearts say "rad," but our livers say, "Oh, no!"

Check out how the thing works in the video below:

 




Comment(s)

Posted by ionethegame - Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:22 PM

woooooow that was sooooooo fu3333333333ing lame

Posted by Al_Coholic - Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:23 PM

I like to call the waitress over. I don't want a computer doing it for me.

Posted by Redd75 - Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:53 PM

Yay Microsoft. Maybe if I hope and dream hard enough, they'll come up with a device/s that will do all my thinking for me.

Posted by Redd75 - Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:58 PM

Step by sloooow step, actual human interaction is being subtracted from the Grand Equation by electronic devices and computers.

Posted by cvesper2000 - Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:04 PM

Are you kidding me? You're all scared of the robot uprising and mind control because it will let the waitress know when you're low? It sounds great. Sick of trying to get their attention.

Posted by SiegfredZSM - Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:38 PM

I doupt that i will ever go to a bar and see this. Not only would they have to buy the M$ table but on top of that all new glasses. I guess it would be cool in upscale yuppie bars but ill stick to my hole in the wall dives thank you very much

Posted by blakseed - Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:36 PM

That is bad ass. We'll just have to see how this plays out.

Posted by EldritchWarlord - Thursday, October 23, 2008 7:13 PM

If I ever become a rich bastard I'm getting a MS Surface coffee table.

And I'll play Age of Wonders on it.

Posted by Slaytanic40oz - Friday, October 24, 2008 11:00 AM

I don't have any problem getting service at my bar, hell my pint's usually refilled without even asking

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