Smart Cups Review: World's First PRINTED Beverage?

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Smart Cups are marketed as the first "printed" beverage, with flavor printed right into the single-use bio-plastic cup. Today I take a closer look to see how they really work.
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@nicks8991 4 года назад

These cups are solving a problem that doesn't exist.

@__aceofspades 4 года назад

They actually solve a problem, but not a problem that consumers have. It's a problem companies have. If you buy powder or concentrated liquid to add to water, once you add it, there is zero branding. Unlike a can of soda or bottle of water that has a label. This cup is a way for them to brand their drink concentrate, but stay different from energy drinks. It's a bad product but it does solve a problem.

@Aphlyxion1 4 года назад

Climate Change deniers...in the same league as flat-earthers , just more ignorant. At least flat earthers have conspiracy on their side, unlike climate change deniers, who have to ignore science and 99.5% of scientists.

@Violianom 4 года назад

@@__aceofspades That's reaching. I feel like you're grasping at straws trying to defend them in some sort of odd way

@Alexander_l322 4 года назад

@@__aceofspades a marketing problem should not be solved with wasteful branded products!

@everfluctuating 4 года назад

@@Violianom i dont think theyre defending the companies, just explaining why they would make something like this.

@ThemTwoGamerGuys 4 года назад

I think this is the stupidest product I've ever seen

@slayjay77 4 года назад

That's a fact

@reedcaron5743 4 года назад

Very muda product

@pfifltrigg 4 года назад

@@reedcaron5743 haha! One of the few Japanese words I know!

@Klmp13 4 года назад

Nah, that's juicero

@monkeyman883 4 года назад

that's a stupid thing to say. you can sell this for use in ration packaging for soldiers you unimaginative baboon

@wdwoos8767 4 года назад

The man just bought a plastic cup with kool-aid glued to the bottom

@MarkHarris1713 4 года назад

clorox bleach boy Lol That’s what I thought

@kgolds988 4 года назад

So true.

@purpleblack1428 3 года назад

😂😂😂😂

@Christopher_Gibbons 4 года назад

The final nail in the coffin: Crystal light makes a caffeinated version of their powders.

@lilrosebush 4 года назад

Christopher Gibbons WHAT IS IT CALLED????

@Christopher_Gibbons 4 года назад

@@lilrosebush It is the most creative marketing ever: crystal light singles with caffeine.

@Javafiendcuppajoe 4 года назад

@@lilrosebush www.amazon.com/Crystal-Light-Caffeine-Variety-Packets/dp/B01EZ2OKOK/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3CEB3K1HX7X03&keywords=crystal+light+caffeine&qid=1584805845&s=grocery&sprefix=crystal+l%2Cgrocery%2C207&sr=1-6

@lilrosebush 4 года назад

Albert Wallace THANK YOUUUUUUUUU

@mcearl8073 4 года назад

Christopher Gibbons It shouldn’t really even have a nail in the coffin, it’s a product that never should have lived in the first place. It makes me wonder how it even got this far.

@GuyGuysonHimself 4 года назад

They say it’s “eco friendly” because the cups are made of bioplastic. But you know what’s even more eco friendly? A regular old glass that you can use over and over again. And a big box of Crystal Lite that’s cheaper, and has recyclable packaging anyways. Probably tastes better too.

@SvobodovaEva 4 года назад

Glass and tap water. As eco friendly as it gets.

@FiorLabhair 4 года назад

SvobodovaEva glass, tap water, and some fruit (frozen slices of citrus in summer for example)

@RedHaloManiac95 4 года назад

Crystal light doesn’t have caffeine so I don’t know why you’re comparing the 2 other than flavor. You don’t compare a monster and water and say “I get so much more energy from a monster, why would I buy water?”

@stevemcgowen 4 года назад

@@RedHaloManiac95 Crystal Light Energy has caffeine...

@Rexaurus 4 года назад

A glass at home is of course in a different league when it comes to eco-friendly. But glass as packaging is really not eco-friendly unlike popular believe.

@mrfatmanguylel1326 4 года назад

Imagine wanting water and you need a printer then imagine the printer says “ _magenta_ _low_ “

@sodacityyy6084 4 года назад

Mr fat man guy Lel did you even watch the video?

@anonymouskraken2450 4 года назад

He's joking, Nate. I assume.

@GamingIncMasterTroll 4 года назад

Could you imagine? And then imagine saying imagine so many times that it irrelevant , imagine

@alextorchia2289 4 года назад

lol

@absolutevadim5211 4 года назад

@@sodacityyy6084 r/woooosh

@DumbArse 4 года назад

"Hey I'm thirsty, let me put water in this one time use 2$ cup and wait 3 minutes until I can drink"

@TheXanneXanneChannel 4 года назад

😂 zackly!

@brownjovi 4 года назад

Convenience in a cup. A cup of convenience.

@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic536 4 года назад

@@brownjovi how is that convenient

@istvanszilagyi9384 4 года назад

@@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic536 oh my god what is your name

@keiko3520 4 года назад

@@istvanszilagyi9384 what about you bro

@davidjones-qd9wp 4 года назад

Who else thought someone had figured out how to print a liquid? Like physically printing something that is not liquid but when it is printed, becomes a liquid?

@hugge2417 4 года назад

Same, Like a 3d Printable plastic that becomes liquid after some time

@nocontext9635 4 года назад

The teachers: ;-;

@deadgamer6267 4 года назад

Isn't it what hot glue guns do?

@arianapetrova90 4 года назад

Yea this was a huge disappointment So no solving world clean water supply or anything

@zombie0013 4 года назад

@PrezzsSpinning12 4 года назад

Seem like a big gimmick that small cup for a single use for 20 dollars hard pass

@nathanrappaport7984 4 года назад

i think it would really improve if they had the devices to print them at restaurants or amusement parks and marketed them instead of the cups.

@Striker9 4 года назад

Yeah, hard pass for me too. Where i live there are energy drinks with twice the caffiene in them for cheaper. And the cans are recycleable. or just get the add to water packets and use a glass cup.

@danimatedo 4 года назад

Yep. Gimmick is the word here. There's really no practical use here. Having a powder or tablet to use in a reusable cup or bottle is way cheaper, easier, and better for the environment.

@girlsdrinkfeck 4 года назад

its a load of shit is what it is ,its not environmentally friendly at all, it costs so much because of the labour and materials required to make such a shitty serving ,thats contradiction ,in UK u can buy a bottle of fruit cordial for £1 and itll make around 6 litres of fruit juice when u add water to it ...

@Geerice 4 года назад

I don't disagree, but its $2 each.

@leeboonkang2 4 года назад

“Smart” cup. Isnt it just powdered drinks that is stick to the bottom of the cup?

@Billy-rr7re 4 года назад

pretty much. but they say it is "printed". if people bought the pet rock i am guessing they will buy this one too because it is "printed" and "smart" and "HD" oh, wait, they did not add HD in the description.

@homelessrobot 4 года назад

@@Billy-rr7re i would sooner buy it if it was advertised more honestly as 'stupid garbage, just add water and drink some stupid garbage water'.

@GwynbleiddX1 4 года назад

"""""3D""""" printed

@Mrkevi123 4 года назад

Isn't water free the world around? And sold in branded bottles?

@epictoast6727 4 года назад

@@Mrkevi123 well it is cheap in alot of countries but some places don't even have clean drinking water. I say cheap cause at least in America we still pay for water but very little. Unless you have your own well.

@PanicOregon 4 года назад

"3D printed bererage" ***Literally fills the cup with water***, i swear to god.

@meganmayhem9290 4 года назад

This guy looks like a much hotter version of Mr. Clean

@leaf276 4 года назад

Well yes but actually no

@Fatassyou9000 4 года назад

I think you completely missed what they are actually for. Vodka!

@donovanallen8813 4 года назад

Fatassyou9000 That’s exactly what I was thinkin

@StrawberryMilk 4 года назад

Yknow what, if they advertised that, it would be a lot more popular

@yaboi5821 4 года назад

That would be a better category for their company. Omit the caffeine and it would be a good mixer cup ifea

@BitchyBoxxy 4 года назад

Cherwubi they probably cannot advertiser it like that due to state restrictions on how alcohol is advertised or products relating to alcohol. But yep this screams liquor only

@maryssarenee730 4 года назад

Can someone try this

@reydelsol7026 4 года назад

Seems like a total waste. A cool novelty but no.

@Zenkai76 4 года назад

Not even a cool novelty.

@studivan 4 года назад

Not even a cool novelty, this is how people that don't deserve to be rich get rich by selling stupid items to stupid people, you're probably too young but people used to buy rocks in a box sold in a department stores, this is along that same idea.

@SvobodovaEva 4 года назад

@@studivan If someone can sell something so stupid, they definitely deserve to be rich. It's the stupid people who don't deserve money if they waste them on this.

@thederpinator6636 4 года назад

SvobodovaEva How could you say something so controversial yet so brave

@jalapenopoggers8310 4 года назад

It's like those astronaut ice cream things. Kinda neat but not practical at all

@JesseOQuinn 4 года назад

They forgot the last part of the marketing puzzle: "This is what astronauts drink in space!"

@Mr.Scott86 4 года назад

And how its "military grade"

@macnac3940 4 года назад

Tang was ahead of it's time then lol

@valeriebumblebee7607 4 года назад

Space technology!

@user-qk8rt9yf9v 3 года назад

Thats kinda hard to do. Water floats and doesnt go down. Cause no gravity. Try to pour some water and nothing.

@Cazzakstania 4 года назад

If they want to keep the printed novelty, then maybe they could print the pattern onto some sheets made from an appropriate hydrocolloid that would dissolve into the drink along with the flavouring?

@supertrocaman 4 года назад

I believe they said the reason for that was reducing shipping weights which in turn reduces emissions as you are transporting less weight and liquids is more difficult to transport than solid materials at 2:14 in video

@Clintaso 4 года назад

supertrocaman eliminating the cup from shipping would save even more on weight and packaging.

@Whattsuptday60 4 года назад

Wouldn't that just be the same as adding powdered flavoring

@mcearl8073 4 года назад

EastwoodGames Yea really. Plus how many people are really going to use tap water? Very few, which means they are pouring in bottled water so now it’s taking even more shipping and transporting since it’s coming from multiple locations. It just makes it cheaper for the manufacturer to ship them.

@JessCatlessi 4 года назад

I thought the same thing. That, and how it would work with vodka 😊

@DeadlyFredXXX 4 года назад

Why exactly would anyone use something like this when you can buy flavor packets or flavor concentrates for a fraction of the price per serving and use them in whatever cup or container you want to?

@changhyon92 4 года назад

to get money from those that are that gullible

@ShamelessJames 4 года назад

that's what i'm thinking you get 6 crystal light packets of 8 of the hawaiin punch packets for a buck at any dollar general (here at least) meaning for that 20 dollars you could get 120 packets minimum of comparable drinks. even my preworkout which is chock full of vitamins and caffeine which is the market they're trying to go for you get 60 for 20 dollars, and that's top end stuff.

@SvobodovaEva 4 года назад

I thought it was to save packaging but clearly that's not the case. Biodegradable my ass.

@deathisnear2424 4 года назад

@@ShamelessJames What preworkout powder do you use? Also I really like using the liquid flavor concentrates because it lets you more easily control how strong/weak you want your drink, instead of using a premeasured packet.

@RedHaloManiac95 4 года назад

Because crystal light doesn’t have caffeine, I buy high brew coffee and it’s 2/can and contains 10mg if caffeine more than the smart cups. Caffeinated drinks usually have a ton of sugar and it would be nice if I could have a low sugar caffeinated drink without coffee flavor all the time

@ocg-overwatchconsolegamepl2809 4 года назад

Big Boss: "How can we sell them less powder for a bigger price?" Dude in the conference room: " Ehh I guess put it in a cup?" Big Boss: "Not enough 2020" Dude in the conference room: " Put it in a *biodegradable* cup"

@ClareAndAlec 4 года назад

"Bioplastics" doesn't mean they're biodegradable. It seems like producers hope consumers will assume so but it just means that they're produced using non-petroleum based polymers. For example, some early plastics were actually made from milk.

@TheWafflouh 4 года назад

P_Cuda 5 yea idk where you got that from but a google search will show you thats not true. Some are some aren’t

@Restrictted 4 года назад

@@p_cuda9717 wow, that went over your head buddy. Bioplastics mostly aren't biodegradable. Because if they were you OLED panel on your iPhone would deteriorate quickly. OLED means Organic light emitting diode. That doesn't mean it's biodegradable. Bioplastics just mean they were made from living things.

@ThePoisonedReaper 4 года назад

@@p_cuda9717 facts but that's beyond the point of OCG LOL u guys took it way out of context but who cares

@redactado266 4 года назад

@@p_cuda9717 bruh, fucking petrolium could be categorized as organic( because of the carbon links in carbohidrates) and Biobased because the sun shined in some plants that later became oil

@t_c5266 4 года назад

The juice versus water dissolving, the juice is already an almost saturated solution meaning it can't take up much more material in to the water. That's why it's going so much slower.

@brucecoleman7412 4 года назад

When I was a kid, we had a product called Fizzies. They looked like colored Alka-Selzer, but made your water taste like different flavors.

@MechaGodAnri 4 года назад

I remember those, never really tried it though. I remember them discontinuing it for awhile just for it to be brought back a few years later then it vanishing again a few years ago.

@dabanjo 4 года назад

Are these compatible with my Juicero?

@pfifltrigg 4 года назад

Nice one!

@wormhole331 4 года назад

Yes, but only if the cups aren't expired

@arwenthegreat 4 года назад

Bahahaha!

@EVOLUTIONEURO 4 года назад

DAbanjo haha great comment

@Johnny.Picklez 4 года назад

@@allknowingpineapple4112 haha, love penguinz

@TheLicktysplitz 4 года назад

Sounds like greenwashing to me they're trying to jump on the eco-friendly things bandwagon. Eco plastic has to be broken down at a special plant and there's not very much of them and it cost a lot of money so it's going to end up in the landfill more likely than the water bottles that we drink r there's recycling plants for those. y People are better off getting a reusable cup.

@mipmipmipmipmip 4 года назад

So true, not many know the complexity of breaking down bioplastics. and as he says: it's cup AND the packaging

@andhieyusuf7008 4 года назад

they should just make the juice as a printouts that you can simmer on water and reuse once dried, ala tea pouch.

@TheLicktysplitz 4 года назад

@@mipmipmipmipmip I'm not going after freakin reviews. My comment is at the company.

@homelessrobot 4 года назад

eco/bio-plastic is just a greenwashing of common preexisting plastics that are made directly from biomass. All plastic is technically bioplastic... it just uses a geological process that takes millions of years to arrive at the petroleum we use to manufacture it. Further complication comes from the even more ironic fact that the reason common thermoplastics recycle poorly is that they breakdown substantially when you reprocess them. So a plastic that breaks down easier is probably going to be less environmentally friendly in short term, and maybe even the long term. And aluminum? Recycles excellently, but requires a plastic film to prevent it from poisoning us.

@andhieyusuf7008 4 года назад

@North American RU-vidr It could be a good novelties, reusable drinking glass with single drink juice. "Once the juice is gone, reuse the glass forever!"

@ReshiLuna 4 года назад

It would be cool if they'd use some kind of edible "plastic" for the cups. I've seen edible water bottles already, they should do something like that.

@FargonNemeloc 4 года назад

It still doesnt solve the problem of the printing being a gimmick to overprice the product, to much technology applied to a thing well solved decade ago; making the product in compressed tablets with drawing or stuff in it is still cheaper than using a machine that requieres more energy per cup than a mold with a bunch of rock over them for pressure

@lr5658 4 года назад

plastic is edible.

@huntrainpartrain4185 4 года назад

Ah yes, packaged “ my house doesn’t have any sugar, so we’re drinking straight kool-aid and water “ in a cup.

@1FelixxileF1 4 года назад

I'm 2 minutes into the video and already I'm confused on, why they dont just sell the powder without the damn cup. Such a waste, even if it really is bio-plastic. Just make a simple thing a lot more difficult and sell it, that just makes me sad.

@AbbasKhan9364 4 года назад

I GUESS 'cause that's the novelty factor of it. They can't call it a "high-tech cup" if it wasn't individually printed in each cup. The pricing is ludicrous though.

@homelessrobot 4 года назад

they wouldn't have a product at all without the packaging and stupid marketing. I don't think they did anything noteworthy at all with the drink mix itself.

@Its_Asteria 4 года назад

Yeah like lets use the printed powder stuff in a reusable cup

@AlexJonesGaming 4 года назад

Anyone else spend an extended period of time watching the microwave reflection of a crazy man talking to his tripod about the difference of taste in printer ink

@kailasmith7414 4 года назад

Well when you say it like that

@gabrieldinix 4 года назад

That's most RU-vidrs that talk to cameras do, if you stop to think about it, it kinda seems crazy. I for once cannot understand how you get comfortable talking basically to yourself without another person there listening to you Edit: with the exception of talking about taste in printer ink

@SayCheeseSmile19 4 года назад

Gabriel Diniz when you’re comfortable talking to yourself in general , it’s not that hard lol

@MrJonathanCervera 4 года назад

I've lurked around your videos for while then stopped for a little over a year. I came back and my man, whatever you're doing for your health, keep doing it. You look younger somehow haha. 👍

@plot4445 4 года назад

I've got a counterpoint to these things: drink powders and tablets that just come in a package and are cheaper and don't come with 8 billion pounds of plastic

@MrFmiller 4 года назад

Old idea, new package, much more expensive. Back in the 50’s and 60’s we had Fizzies. They were a tablet that came in a small waxed paper pouch that fizzed while dispersing the flavoring. “Ruth Millard invented the idea for Emerson Drug Company, manufacturer of Bromo-Seltzer, by adding a fruit flavor that children liked. The product's ingredients changed over time, and as various artificial sweeteners were banned by the FDA.” : Wikipedia. They were certainly more eco friendly since disposable cups hadn’t been invented yet. They tasted eh, there was just a little carbonation after the tablets were dissolved. No caffeine. The Wikipedia article is informative for anyone interested.

@leonard5606 4 года назад

I was thinking the exact same thing we also had those in the 50/60s they were kind of fun but it was just something that came and went..... cheers :)

@carlajohnson9369 4 года назад

I loved those things! We could get them on a punch out card at Petersons 5 & dime. We scoured the bushes around town for the 2c Coke bottle returns!!

@nukemanmd 4 года назад

You beat me to it. They didn't taste all that great, but they were a cool gimmick. I guess their connection to Bromo explains the taste.

@leonard5606 4 года назад

@@carlajohnson9369 I was going to mention about the 2 cent refund just to buy a soda we did a lot of road walking.....lol :)

@carolinebeck807 4 года назад

Yep, reminded me of Fizzies!

@fedoraemelianenko7845 4 года назад

9:19 You can tell Brandon is totally his son haha, gotta love those father and son moments

@abramporras7877 4 года назад

9:19 lmao there almost twins laughing for no reason good father son moment

@Restrictted 4 года назад

Wait until the find out about the Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine. It literally prints you a drink, like from a cartridge.

@mikedrop4421 4 года назад

So many companies already make flavored energy drink tablets and powders including Crystal Light so this whole thing is truly a gimmick. It's definitely not something I'd buy.

@kajamagdalena330 4 года назад

Or get an energy drink in a can and recycle the aluminium or whatever metal its made out of

@SvobodovaEva 4 года назад

Recycling costs energy tho and most cities do not have bins to recycle cans. Just drink tap water and get plenty of sleep.

@RedHaloManiac95 4 года назад

The energy drink not only costs more but has so much more sugar and is also usually 16 oz unless it’s a Red Bull. This is a healthy alternative

@SvobodovaEva 4 года назад

@@RedHaloManiac95 You can get sugar free energy drinks for 35 cents where I live

@amicloud_yt 4 года назад

@@SvobodovaEva What the heck are they and where do you live?

@SvobodovaEva 4 года назад

@@amicloud_yt In Europe and they're pretty much like Redbull only a supermarket brand, nothing shady.

@AtticusLardnerBurke 4 года назад

I really enjoyed how in-depth you went!

@ImSayingThough 4 года назад

So dope to incorporate what you're doing, with your son! Very inspirational and I dont even have children yet. Dope to see that hes older too; maybe even an adult🤔

@Sheena5212 4 года назад

Seems like that caffeine started kickin in towards the end of the video with the faster talking and moving around a lot. Lol.

@0ctothorp 4 года назад

The important part about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is that it's in order of importance, you want to reduce the amount of things you use and throw away, reuse things you can, and recycle as much as possible, this is sorta missing the point in that this company should probably just be selling tablets you put in normal glasses you use at home. Recycle is last on the list because recycling is less eco friendly than just reusing normal glasses you have at home and it's meant as the last thing you do in situations where you've already reduced and can't reuse.

@niksrunis165 4 года назад

@Smattless how exactly did you come to that conclusion?

@minette36 4 года назад

@Smattless What does this mean lmao Reduce means to purchase and dispose of fewer plastics. The fewer things that are produced, the less there is to need reused or recycled. That's why it's step one. This company may be creating plastics in a sustainable way, but the are still creating waste which is not intended to be reused and relies on the consumer to recycle. They should focus on reducing the amount of packaging, for example selling tablets instead of plastic cups.

@kd5nrh 4 года назад

World: Reduce Also world: give us more K-cups, Swiffers and disposable toilet brushes

@bigsmall246 3 года назад

@@kd5nrh there should really be a sweeping ban on all single-user products. Except in hospitals and other medical uses.

@DimT670 3 года назад

@@minette36 bio plastic cannot be meaningfully compared to normal plastic. Its literally plant matter. It breaks down more or less as fast as that.

@JuanRamirez-bj6qe 4 года назад

This is really entertaining for whatever reason lol

@Elmafusa69 3 года назад

As tom macdonald said.... "no more plastic straws wrapped in paper just paper straws wrapped in plastic, congratulations" lol

@7-ten 4 года назад

Awesome video. Lame product. 😂

@Victriol 4 года назад

I cannot even think of one reason this product would ever be used. It is still easier to take a packet and put it in a water bottle. Also, if I am thirsty, I do not want to wait 5 minutes for it to dissolve to get a weak drink. Yeah no thank you.

@145o39 4 года назад

Freakin' reviews: let's try it with different drinks. *Fills up 3 cups* Me: now Brandon only gets 6 😭

@samanthajohnston9269 4 года назад

My husband is a truck driver so I think these might work well to keep in his truck and get a caffeine boost when he needs it. Definitely considering trying these out!!

@misternoodle1236 4 года назад

I feel bad for saying this, but I feel like this was a spectacular failure of a product. Great video, though. Honestly, I wouldn't even pay $10 for a twenty pack marketed as "flavored plastic cups". Hard pass.

@mewnani 4 года назад

This is a neat concept, but it's really wasteful. If they printed out strips that you could place in your own cup and not have to rely on their bio-plastic cups, that would be pretty cool.

@cleojones8748 4 года назад

Glad you reviewed it I was about to order

@nickpitts7895 4 года назад

Seems like the kind of thing you buy once/once in a while just for the cool factor. Way to many cheaper, more sustainable, flavorful, and convenient options to make it a regular thing. I could also see it as something a boujee office might keep on hand for their workers. Nice vid!

@ScotiaDroning 4 года назад

I wonder if the blank cup was intended as a means to transfer the liquid back and forth with to help mix it?

@blaireshoe8738 4 года назад

I guessed it was to keep stacked with the remaining flavored cups to keep them from touching air as much and losing potency. Would explain why they come in a sealed packet, say to use within 21 days of opening, and have an "extra" cup.. if the extra works as a "lid" for the stack

@Zoogore6777 4 года назад

Blaire Shoe I was thinking of the same thing.

@BB-gt1eg 4 года назад

I think James' speech cadence got a little bit faster there towards the slightly caffeinated end of the vid! 😂

@okimitchell1043 3 года назад

Not even Mike Tyson gonna be able to sell this gemic.

@unmegat 4 года назад

1950:i bet they're gonna be flying cars in the future Future: pRinTed DrInK?

@Casinogirl56 4 года назад

Thanks once again for taking one for the team. Looks like a huge waste of money and resources. Hard pass.

@chesseski7271 4 года назад

One way to be Eco-fiendly is to not by stupid shit you don't need on amazon and ali express. Just throwing that out there.

@ThePackersRaider 4 года назад

Great review!

@813cars2 4 года назад

packaging: *do* not *eat* Freakin Reviews: i can do that

@MrDrokkul 4 года назад

"World's 1st printed flavored hexagons that you can add water to." Because its not really a "beverage" until you do that. That's why other companies call it drink mixes, water enhancers, flavor enhancers, etc.

@NailujG 4 года назад

True, when I read "printed drink", i did not know what to expect.

@Restrictted 4 года назад

But it would actually be the second because Coca-Cola already did it. It's called the freestyle machine.

@Nina-vv3ev 4 года назад

MrDrokkul yup lol

@Snailman2 4 года назад

i would rather buy a tub of powdered energy drink like Gfuel or other brand, which is less than a $1 per serving and i can use a reusable shaker cup or bottle.

@Snailman2 4 года назад

With a tub of Gfuel you wont create as much waste, as it will last a lot longer and instead of 1 plastic cup per serving its 1 plastic tub per 40 servings, and the tub is a recyclable plastic. Plus you save your money because instead of $2 per serving its less than $1, and that's the same with other brands of powdered energy drinks as well. i would say these "Smart Cups" are far from smart, unless they kick off and you're the owner of the company.

@Zoogore6777 4 года назад

That caffeine is getting to them by the end. 🤣

@johnroberts7185 3 года назад

"If you don't like the taste, you can add juice instead of water". At that point I'm just paying $2 for a tiny single use plastic cup.

@7-ten 4 года назад

It's a printed drink? Or like a 3D printed cup? I am confused.

@pulkit1403 4 года назад

Its the flavour thats printed at the bottom. Nothing related to 3d printing

@dercncplaner 4 года назад

nothing about 3D-Printing. He was totally wrong with this. Just a printed flavor on a cop

@Firsona 4 года назад

I was actually kinda wondering if they were cool custom 3d printed cups, lol.

@claycassin8437 4 года назад

Well, considering you CAN'T print a liquid, it is clearly not a printed drink.

@dercncplaner 4 года назад

@@Firsona then each one would costs at least $20

@Willg95 4 года назад

Cool idea if they were able to be placed in your own cup

@Tia-Marie 4 года назад

@William Ginter - They could cause its not actually printed on the cup, there is a plastic disc with the printed drink pushed into the bottom of the cup, they could just sell the plastic disc without the cup.

@gabrielrobinson2253 4 года назад

Cool review!!

@darkfoxfurre 4 года назад

I think this might be useful for parties for making mixed drinks, if they focused some of their efforts to making flavours that paired well with alcohols. Instant margarita in a cup sounds pretty cool.

@MsGail61 4 года назад

If you want fizz, get Emergen-C, which relies on vitamins instead of caffeine.

@jalapenopoggers8310 4 года назад

Nothing wrong with caffeine in particular, imo

@blzt3206 4 года назад

Caffeine is the most widely used drug in the world and it's not even close. It's the only drug that doesn't qualify for substance abuse disorder, interestingly enough, according to the American psychiatric association. That's how much caffeine is integrated into our culture.

@WintrBorn 4 года назад

Why would I add extra vitamins I do not need, forcing my body to work harder to get rid of it? Especially when it's only going to give me a blinding headache? Emergen-C is just as much a waste of money, unless you somehow, in the modern world, are facing scurvy.

@jalapenopoggers8310 4 года назад

@@WintrBorn it's nice sometimes, most people dont run a strict diet.

@WintrBorn 4 года назад

@@jalapenopoggers8310 I'm not at all talking about a strict diet. The last time I ate anything leafy green was 17 years ago FFS. Vitamins are a waste of money. Vitamin C, especially marketed to prevent illness, is mainstream essential oil woowoo. People who believe that rot should get a Hollywood witch doctor to rattle some bones over them - it would have the same effect.

@tatum5747 4 года назад

The fact that this “smart” cup costs $20 for 10 servings is insane. My Gfuel container costs me $10-$15 more and can provide me with 30 *more* servings than the smart cup. They really thought they did something here

@nithia 4 года назад

Also those Mio drink pod things can make up to 20-ish servings for like $3 and most drink mix packs like Crystal Light have between 10 and 30 packets for like $2 to $4 depending on how many packets. And both have a huge range of flavors and even ones with caffeine.

@bigbunn833 4 года назад

Hey if you’re looking for a good Spring/Summer product to review give the “Turbo Jet” a try it says on the packaging “Turn any hose into A Power Washer” also it has the “As seen on TV” stamp on it.

@marymotch 3 года назад

I think this would only make sense if it was an alcoholic beverage like a seltzer or a wine. I don’t think that’s possible but that’s the only reason I’d think why people would want a pre measured plastic cup

@aemxo 4 года назад

I've been binging past videos for so long I didn't realize this one was new til the video was almost over and I started browsing comments lol. Hello from a new sub!

@theylivewesleep4682 4 года назад

I love this channel, keep up the good R&D! I hope you blow up on RU-vid man you deserve it👊🏽

@HenryLoenwind 4 года назад

Reminds me of those old coffee dispenser machines. They had the coffee (cappuccino/tea/veggie soup) powder at the bottom of the cups and only added hot water. BTW: The juice took so long to dissolve because it already has a high acidity, so the acid in the powder didn't have much incentive to go into the water. The carbonated water also has high acidity, but it forms bubbles that mechanically help dissolve the stuff.

@garygwhicks5856 4 года назад

Hi James. THANKS for the review. I agree that this is not a product I would buy, but I think it is a cool adaptation of printing technology. Too bad the cups themselves are plastic. I'd consider something like this if the cups were recyclable or biodegradable, but only at a much lower price. Great to see your son in this video. You have a great family. 👍👍👍 😎😎😎

@michaelsaparito 4 года назад

The caffeine part obviously works. You were talking at a hundred miles an hour toward the end there.

@jozina1 4 года назад

Only if you pay the monthly fee for the cup app!

@maroonhorizon1693 4 года назад

Michael Saparito LOL

@spudthegreaterusa8386 4 года назад

Im waiting for the day when you open a canned drink and a reaction occurs that instantly chills it. Aluminum is recycled so thats eco friendly

@becsap9151 4 года назад

Such a drink would taste like pickles.... Vinegar and baling soda have an endothermic reaction, but it's a ph thing. It would also be very likely to explode on you.

@jaysk8831 3 года назад

Fun fact: there is a company that does something similar to what you're thinking! West Coast Chill energy drinks have a can that you push a button on the bottom and it chills your drink. From recollection of the reading I've done previously, the whole thing was a flop. Still interesting!

@justanotherpxrson 4 года назад

Really cool novelty!

@saharshsubbasani1949 3 года назад

I was rewatching videos and for this one, I think 2 dollars isn’t bad. They aren’t charging u for an amazing drink, but rather a chance to experience this unique technology

@Mikeoxlong1007 4 года назад

This has to be one of those “good idea on paper” things...

@s0515033 4 года назад

It's not even a good idea on paper.

@SuperArmus 4 года назад

All of these products always try the "go green" gimmick. How's this green at all? Tiny single serving plastic cups that give almost nothing to drink. And why printed? what does that change or improve at anything? lol

@schneir5 4 года назад

It's supposedly biodegradable plastic.

@SuperArmus 4 года назад

@@schneir5 I get what it claims to be. I just don't buy into the bs. I highly doubt selling millions of tiny single serve cups will help the environment... most likely quite the opposite.

@SilasTheSilent 4 года назад

The cups are legitimately biodegradable so no the cups arent gonna pile up they degrade after a few months.

@user-po7iv4ni3o 4 года назад

This is a hell of a way to stretch a terrible idea... in every way 🤣

@joshstaley3707 3 года назад

I'm glad we went over the technicalities and definitions of words we don't care about for about 2.5 minutes...

@Alex632 4 года назад

Couldn't they be even more environmentally friendly by just producing tablets? Which they basically are, they are just printed in the cup.

@veeknitqueensolo7177 4 года назад

Recycle/reuse The cups to plant start seedlings 🤔

@gian799 4 года назад

Me: RU-vid: Hey wanna see a printed drink!

@theraginggam3r679 4 года назад

Here’s a solution, pour your favorite beverage into a fucking yeti and drink it...

@ChefD303 4 года назад

The juice takes longer to dissolve because it's already saturated with sugar.

@dorep159 4 года назад

So I wasn't suppose to tie a string between two of the cups and save on my cell phone bill ? because that would make much more sense than adding 9 oz of water to a bunch of tasteless chemicals then waiting 5 minutes than drinking 🤷🏻‍♂️

@langoustyyy7429 4 года назад

Imagine having to wait 5 minutes to drink from the cup you just filled

@chuchuchip 4 года назад

This reminds me of a goof commercial my friends & i made when the video camera 1st came to market, it went like this: "Here's a great thing to have for survival and so easy to use, dehydrated water. That's right folks, just add water to make water! It's natural, it's healthy, and any water source will work. Just punch a hole in the can and let the water in. Simple."

@heh3192 4 года назад

The whole society: **suffering from pandemic** Them: aHA, wE nEed priNtEd DrinKs.

@johnwalker8194 4 года назад

The COLDER the liquid, the LONGER it takes to dissolve. As proof, dissolve an antacid tablet, refrigerated water vs room temp water.

@KNBARON 4 года назад

You just drank a 3 D printed.... EASTER EGG TABLET....🤣

@crissreznor 3 года назад

9:12 Best reaction face

@valiantknight6364 4 года назад

Darn I thought bioplastic meant that it could degrade, not that it had a smaller footprint to make. I think the subtle difference there really makes it much more obvious that its just a product for hype.

@TradBarbie 4 года назад

Crystal Light is *after* your time? 🤔 You DO know you're alive right now??

@ShintogaDeathAngel 4 года назад

When you’re accessing RU-vid via a ouija board...

@lodaughtry6292 3 года назад

A life-saver perfect home bar tool no stains

@shawns574 4 месяца назад

So, to answer your question about cranberry juice taking longer, it really comes down to basic chemistry. All liquids (solvants) have a fixed ability to dissolve a certain volume of solutes (think sugars, salts, etc) based on temputure and the relaship between solutes and solvants. Cranberry juice is just water with sugar, cranberry flavor, and other solutes already dissolved into the solution. In lamens terms, cranberry juice has some of its parking spots occupied while the water parking lot is completely vacant. Because it's vacant, that flavor can find a parking spot much quicker. The cranberry juice parking lot already has many occupied parking spots, so the printed drink will take longer to find parking spots, similar to Walmart on a Saturday afternoon vs a Tuesday morning