$3 iBeer about as drinkable as real-life $3 beer

Posted by Rob Beschizza, July 21, 2008 12:45 AM | permalink

The photo says it all: a beer animation that swishes around to the whims of your iPhone's accelerometer. Everyone hates it, but I love it. $3.

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#1 posted by Galoot , July 21, 2008 12:23 AM

Paying three bucks for a beer you can't really drink is a bargain when you realize it's American beer.

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#2 posted by eustace , July 21, 2008 12:42 AM

Think of it as paying $3 for a beer you can bring into a meeting; another fine tool for bringing an overlong meeting to a conclusion, as the animation reminds people there are better things to do with their time.

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#3 posted by Mike Scott , July 21, 2008 1:13 AM

You can get similar functionality for free from iPint -- but since it's promotional software for Carling lager, I guess it may only be available in the UK.

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#4 posted by cha0tic

, July 21, 2008 5:34 AM

@Mike Scott
I wouldn't even accept a virtual Carling. That stuff is undrinkable chemical piss.

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#5 posted by Joel Johnson

, July 21, 2008 5:54 AM

I have iPint on my machine. Works great. I don't even know what a Carling is, so it must be working!

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#6 posted by Takuan , July 21, 2008 7:42 AM

great concept, if not beer....?

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#7 posted by Caroline , July 21, 2008 8:54 AM

Just get iPint for free. You also get a kinda cool little pint-sliding, Super Monkey Ball-ultra-light game with it.

And I'm in the U.S., so there's no UK-only promotional business.

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#8 posted by jonathan_v , July 21, 2008 2:23 PM

as mentioned above, iPint is FREE and comes with a stupid little game ( which has 3 levels, one of which is pretty much instant 'beer')

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#9 posted by OCNCTY

, July 22, 2008 4:34 AM

I'm looking forward to Monkey-Beer.
The accelmatrix doesn't really have any control over where you roll; the monkey does his thing and that's it really...

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#10 posted by Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator

, July 22, 2008 5:32 PM

Think what you will about Carling as a beer, but they make great ads.

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#11 posted by backpalm , August 1, 2008 3:15 PM

Keep spelling that beer corporation's name so their little "free" branding gag creates more buzz.
They stole a cool/geeky idea from the mom and pop shop who invented iBeer (hotTrix). Go get it while it's still available! It's a ridiculously bad copy and it's advertising a disgusting product. FREE never tasted this bad.