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Colbert raises a great point about the practicality of it though; why would you take the time to pour a beverage into the Vessyl just to get the same readings you could have obtained from the initial container?



I don't feel like calculating how much I poured into a cup every time, or manually journaling every time I get a drink. But it would be nice to know how much soda I've had in a day.


The only reason I can think of is the listed nutritional value isn't always accurate. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't understand how this cup can be any more accurate than the label.

Honestly if I wanted to count calories and monitor my nutrition, I would rather speak to my phone what I'm currently eating and have it tally everything up. And I would gladly pay $10 for an app like that over $200 for a cup, so until someone can bring this technology down to $20-$30, I don't care.


Wine.


Wine connoisseurs would probably scoff at drinking out of a giant cup. There's a whole art/science to the cup shape and ritual of drinking wine.


All due respect to them, I'd like to know how many carbs are my wine. If this device can do that, it's the only possible reason I'd buy it.


Not just connoisseurs, but also most people who drink wine semi-regularly.




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