New 'Smart Cup' to Identify Your Beverage and Track Calorie Intake

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By Indo Asian News Service | Updated: 16 June 2014 17:19 IST
What if a cup can keep tab of the calories that you consume and send you an alert when you have had enough alcohol?

That would sink a lot of your worries about weight gain and binge drinking as you would know exactly when to put the cup down.

A San Francisco-based company Mark One has developed a device that can accurately identify your drink, tell you how many calories you are consuming and alert you when it is time to drink again.

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Called Vessyl, the "smart" cup can be asked to display a particular set of data to aid you achieve certain goals, such as losing weight or regulating caffeine.

Made of a glass-like material, the cup holds 385 ml of liquid.

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When a beverage is poured in, text on the side reveals what drink is inside.

The sliding lid of the cup is spill proof and it has a non-stick interior, making it easy to clean according to the company.

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The cup can measure the caffeine levels inside a drink that has been poured into it, in addition to the sugar, protein, calories and fat inside a drink.

By syncing with an app, it is then able to provide further statistics about what the user has been drinking throughout the day.

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How it works exactly is being kept a closely-guarded secret by its makers.

It will begin shipping in early 2015, media reports said.

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Further reading: Smart Cup, Vessyl, Vessyl Smart Cup
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