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It is Friday evening. After a 9-to-5 job, you tumble into your wing chair at home and throw an episode Star Trek: Next Generation
and…would like to down a Romulan ale right now, or a mug of bantha milk, but: The replicator has not yet been invented. Or is it?
Sir Patrick Stewardknown for his starring role as the charismatic spaceship captain from the television series Starship Enterprise: The Next Century
, now vouches as patron for Cana One. This is a product that Real World Replicator could come closest.
The touchscreen demonstrated in the video is strongly reminiscent of the self-service screens that many of you are familiar with from the fast food chain with the golden M. Abrar Al-Heeti from CNET
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What is Cana One?
The basic idea behind Cana One is simple – and should be familiar to most of you through, for example, the Soda-Stream
be familiar: Why carry beverage crates when water flows through the tap at home anyway?
So with Cana One you mix any cult drink together, whether it’s a sparkling cold drink or a fast-moving cocktail?
According to Bharat Vasan, the responsible CEO, it is. Vasan also describes the implement as molecular beverage printer
. Vasan came up with the miracle machine with his start-up Cana
based in Silicon Valley.
How does it work?
The desired drink can be adjusted according to personal taste in terms of sugar, caffeine and alcohol content. The operation works via touchscreen. You swing your index finger – or any other body part of your choice – over the user interface and option ally define the desired flavor.
Who is it for?
Cana is priced at 900 US dollars, so the equivalent of about 850 dollars. This means that the purchase price is currently within the range of more expensive vacuum cleaning robots. The necessary cartridges should last for about a month – after that, refills will be delivered free of charge. That’s what the manufacturer says.
According to Cana’s wording, the product is aimed at end consumers and third-party providers for brands – but above all the focus is on content creators, influencers or artists who can use Cana One to bring their own branded mixed drink to the fan base in a relatively low-threshold manner.
What are the advantages?
Cana Sea with a product like Cana One, waste production and CO₂ emissions should be reduced. Because: Through the production of beverage bottles and their brilliantly delicious contents, millions of tons of plastic are produced every year – most of which end up in landfills or in the oceans.
For example, it takes around 400 years for a plastic bottle to be broken down – i.e. four generations, but only if each generation reaches 100 springs.
Is a gadget like Cana One a step ahead of the Soda Streamer concept? Is it, beyond the important environmental considerations, an unavoidable machine in our individualistic, western society? Do you also fancy a fizzy glass of water after work – or are you more of a danger seeker when it comes to drinks and dump the Pangalactic Gargle Blaster on Ex? Discuss it in the comments!
