OK, first we need to admit that a Star Trek level food and beverage device would be super cool. I mean who doesn’t want to say, fresh El Segundo Power Plant TIPA, and have Siri (or whomever) pour out a perfect pint.
Cana is trying to merge all of the beverage appliances into one eco friendly package…
Perhaps not unsurprisingly, beer does not make the menu. And I would further guess that the hard seltzer and cocktails that are on the list would be shades of approximation at best.
And as the c|net host helpfully explains, this is like a streaming audio or video file. Parts are missing. Maybe you won’t miss that compacting on a song but audiophiles do and my guess is that if you love a Gin & Tonic, that you will notice that something is off.
Needed or Not? – Not. First, I never trust when their is one tap for ALL the drinks. Just a bad sign. Second, you have to get replacement parts shipped for this including the carbonation, I assume, and how many of these will actually be used vs. how many will end up in a landfill? So the eco claims are less efficacious to me. Which leaves sorta OK drinks that don’t taste fresh.