Gizmodo: milk

Love Child Of An Accordion And A Thermos Keeps Your Milk Fresh Longer

Rosa Golijan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Meet Fresh, the amazing Shrinking Milk Jug, who will keep your milk fresh for up to a week longer by eliminating the air void which makes it go bad in the first place.

"Normal milk jugs trap air inside them, which causes the milk to spoil rapidly," but with its innovative spring frame design, Fresh will eliminate those air pockets and leave you more time to enjoy that tasty white stuff. Fresh is easy to use as it stays on the table and you pour simply by pressing down on the container. (So, no more milk-drenched pants either!) Oh, and it's reusable, too. [Fresh via treehugger]

Cows That Get Massaged With a Big Robo-Brush Are Happier, Make Better Milk

Adam Frucci — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:20:00 EDT

If you watch just one video online today, let it be this strangely hypnotizing video of cows getting super excited about a gigantic, robotic cow brush.

Apparently, cows absolutely love getting their rub on with these giant brushes, and when they're happy, they make better milk. So, farm owners, hop on board with the DeLaval cow brush for all your cow brush needs. Also, where'd you find the sweet jams? [Trendhunter]

I Survived a Japanese Game Show: Spinning Babies, Spilling Milk

John Herrman — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:50:00 EDT

This week's ridiculous I Survived... challenge ran contestants through a relatively simple obstacle course. The catch? They've been dressed as babies, dizzied on a playground carousel and given two cups of milk to take along with them. The objective is to fill the team baby bottle at the end of the course.

If this challenge is a metaphor, I'm a little lost. Even more lost, though, are the contestants, who apparently don't fully grasp that they are on a show called I Survived a Japanese Game Show, asking questions like "Where do they come up with this shit?" Stay tuned for more game show gadgetry next week. [ABC]

Concept Jewelry Celebrates Birth With Plasticized Human Milk

Kit Eaton — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:54:00 EDT

Did you know that science has made it possible to turn milk into a plastic by solidifying the casein it contains? Well, you do now. But I bet you'd never think of using the technique to turn human breast milk into a "jewel" of sorts, and then use that to make a necklace. But that's exactly what French design team Duende are suggesting. Titled "Perle de Lait" their jewelry range is part of a bigger upcoming art exhibit that celebrates birth and explores "sharing of food between mother and child." It's a pretty amazing idea, though I'm not sure I know many people who'd wear it. Also to be exhibited is a set of "placenta coffins." Weird. There's a detailed preview over at Dezeen if you've got the nerve. [Dezeen]

Sour Milk Detector Saves Your Olfactory Receptors

Haroon Malik — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:45:00 EDT

Boffins have developed a smart chip that indicates whether milk has turned sour at the checkout, saving you the potentially unpleasant task of deciphering the health of the white stuff when you get home. The device will be sensitive to the thickness of the container's contents, and when it passes by the cashier's scanner it will begin to vibrate. If the contents is too thick, the vibration will be slower than expected and visa versa. Any detection of irregular speed vibrations will lead to an alarm being set off at the checkout, saving you cash and hassle.

The detectors are to cost about a penny a carton, and they will have a wider implementation than just milk should initial tests work out well. Kelis was ever so confident her milkshake would bring all the boys to the yard and now we know why—she obviously had a beta sour milk detector device. Kudos, Kelis. [Daily Mail]

We Dump Coffee, Coke, OJ and Milk All Over a Shiny New Toughbook: Did It Survive?

Benny Goldman — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:40:00 EST

On Tuesday we asked you about the one thing you wouldn't want spilled on your keyboard, and we were surprised how much you had to tell us. We have a brand new Y7 Toughbook laying around the apartment, which Panasonic claims can handle six ounces of liquid poured right into the keyboard. We decided to put some of your answers to the test.

We didn't have the time, resources, or lack of shame to put some of your better ideas to work [See: here, here, and here], but we managed to try all of the choices in the poll. We cheated a bit on the puke, but our mix was pretty gross. The results—lucky for us—were inconclusive. Of the five liquids we put in the Toughbook, none made it explode or even slow down. After flushing the whole keyboard out with water, it wasn't even sticky the next day. So when it comes to the Y7 our answer to that Question of the Day is "none of the above." But please folks, don't try this at home. [Panasonic Toughbook]

[Thanks to Sam Mindel for the video help, and Communication Corporation for their song "Slimey"!!]

Japanese Stress-Relieving Milk Costs a Stressful $30 per Bottle

Adam Frucci — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:48:37 EDT

Are you really stressed out about money? I mean, you can't help but spend it on frivolous things, despite the fact that you really need it for boring stuff like rent, groceries, and student loan payments. Well, here's the worst solution possible for your problems: Japanese "Adult Milk" that is supposedly loaded up with the stress-relieving hormone melatonin. So what makes it such a bad choice for you? It's $30 a bottle. No, that zero isn't a typo. So while it might drug you into a sense of well-being, you'll just be poorer and less able to pay your bills. The vicious milk cycle continues. [Yahoo via Akihabara News]

LEGO Milk Scanner

Jason Chen — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:40:55 EDT

Friedrich Kirschner came up with a 3D scanner that's made out of LEGOs, a bowl, a webcam and milk. What's up with the milk? Well, he dips in whatever he wants to scan in the milk, then takes shot after shot as he pours in more milk. By measuring up the milk in each shot, he can get a semi-accurate outline of whatever he's scanning.

The only problem is whatever you're scanning becomes covered in milk. It's actually pretty difficult to get out, as my mom found out the hard way every morning since I liked to chug a gallon of it before I went to school.

– Jason Chen

Instructions [Instructables via Geekologie]

Milk is the Desk Dreams are Made of

Travis Hudson — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:45:03 EST

Saying that this desk is simple and minimalist is a bit of an understatement. If the iPod were to magically grow to a full size functional desk, this is how it would likely look. Everything is neatly tucked away, including cables and compartments for peripherals. Oh, and did I mention it has a fish tank? A fish tank! The single column holding the desk is also fully adjustable.

Now is the only good time to be a Denmarkianite (just kidding, me love you long time Denmarkers) because this desk is only available through Holmris Hansen A/S in Denmark.

–Travis Hudson

Product Page [Via YankoDesign]

Nespresso Aeroccino Automatic Milk Frother

Jason Chen — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:52:14 EDT

Sure, you've got your Single Serve coffee machines, but is your milk bland and lifeless? Not any more, with this Nespresso Automatic Milk Frother.

For $79.99, this thing froths your milk in two steps. Are you ready? Step 1: Pour in the milk. Ok, now take a little breather, 'cause that was tough. Done? Good. Now on to the final step. Step 2: Press the button. Hurray! You've done it. No, wait, now you have to pour it out into your coffee. Yes, into the cup. No, not onto your shirt! Damn it Fred, go get changed and we'll try this again. – Jason Chen

Nespresso Aeroccino Automatic Milk Frother [Nespresso Aeroccino Automatic Milk Frother]

Milk-tippin' Machine

johnb — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:15:00 EDT

After writing about technology all day, the Gizmodo staff likes to sit down to a cool, tall glass of White Gold. How do we like to serve our milk? Well, we definitely don't like to lift up the container and tip some into a glass. We like to use an elegant, if slightly silly, milk tipping device.

I believe this is portfolio-ware i.e. vaporware for design students but it's still an interesting idea.

Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk [YankoDesign]