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Cocktails 2.0 with the first connected shaker

It's hard to refuse a nice little cocktail. A booster of choice for a slow start to the week or a difficult weekend. And then on weekends, we enjoy a cocktail during an outing with friends or a date that goes well. But with or without alcohol, it is a drink that we would also love to bring home. To drink solo in front of Bridget Jones or to put in the hands of our dear and tender so that he can concoct a magic potion for a romantic evening. The problem ? You have to know how to dose to perfection...

Guaranteed Success

And so that's where this cool new invention comes in:A shaker connected to your smartphone via an app. Because the promise of this product called "B4RM4N" is to guide you step by step through the dosage step. Easy to use and innovative, this shaker aims to make cocktail preparation accessible to everyone. It is therefore impossible to make a mistake and have to throw your drink in the sink before falling back on the calorie-free soda that has been sitting in the fridge for months.

A mobile application and an LED system

To get started, you must obtain the mobile application available on iOS and Android. The latter offers many recipes, from the most classic to the most exotic. As soon as you want to make one of the recipes, just select it and get started. The clean and modern design works with LED lights. They light up according to the dose needed, which means that the lights alert you as soon as the dose is reached. So you can stop pouring the beverage and move on to the next ingredient. No more need for measuring cups, scales or prior knowledge, you will become a cocktail specialist and impress your other half, your friends, your family and why not your colleagues.

Technology made in France

This shaker 2.0, we owe it to Charlotte Saunier-Terrier and Raphaël Terrier, a French couple. They had the idea of ​​starting an American company "Magnified Self" in 2013 and to start off with a bang, they decided to create this first connected shaker from their offices in Normandy.

Available for pre-order

The market launch of "B4RM4N" is scheduled for June 2015. But it is already available for pre-order on Kickstarter at a price of 95 euros. These reservations will make it possible to finance the first industrial series. Are you tempted?