Thrift shopping in 10 years is going to be a nightmare, because everything will be a smart device that requires an app to use, but the app will no longer exist, or you won't realize you're buying a spoon that requires a subscription to use.
This! Most of these devices will stop being supported in a few years’ time for any number of reasons (company folds, they come out with a new “better” model, etc). Which will render them unusable and obsolete and you’ll have to go out and buy the latest and greatest in order to keep up. Ahhh capitalism at its finest 😭
if you don't believe this, research gen 1 nissan leaf owners getting screwed because 2G networks being shut down render some aspects of their cars useless
It’s already happening. I bought a very expensive smart kettle about 4 years ago and I have to say I loved it, I could lie in bed and ask Alexa to put the kettle on (lazy i know 😂) and a few minutes later I’d be told my kettle was boiled. After a year and a bit the company went bust and I now have to get up and us my finger 😂. I do like some tech products though - as I’m disabled I love the being able to put my lights on without getting up in the dark and braking my neck, I love my video doorbell and I love my hive but I think these have just made my life easier since becoming disabled in the last 3 years!
With that water bottle... As a disability support worker, I have a client who suffers from short term memory loss. This would be an absolutely awesome tool for him to remember to drink water, because if he sees the base is lit, he will know he needs to drink, regardless of whether he remembered if he had recently or not. Elderly people with borderline dementia or memory issues could make good use of this as well. I think there is a market for that water bottle aimed for those who either DONT drink enough water due to their busy day, who do a lot of gym work where its very easy to under hydrate, or have a reason to need reminding.
My Dad suffers from dementia and it is a chore to get him to remember to drink, the other chore is to make him remember to take the bottle with him. I also question whether he would remember what the light at the bottom of the bottle meant. I can see it being helpful for some conditions, but dementia is not one of them.
This bottle could also be very helpful for people with ADHD and autism. 😊 My mom has both dementia and ADHD she would never be able to use the app or remember where she sat the bottle every 5 minutes.😅
@@bryanbartlett5637 I still think for that price, it's better to get a normal water bottle, stick an RGB light on it, and program it yourself to light up at certain intervals. Don't buy the fancy product that will only get 2 update cycles and you probably can't replace the battery :/
@@belialbathory2299 I bought one for this exact purpose! With ADHD, and hating to drink water (personal problem, yeah, I know), I had so many problems getting myself to drink water, and remember to drink water. I was constantly dehydrated. This bottle was a game changer for me. Completely irrelevant, but I no longer use it ONLY because I got a Soda Stream so now drinking water is *enjoyable* for me, so I don't have to have the reminder. :)
As a blind person, I love voice activated stuff! I could see a use for the coffee machine, for sure. People forget how many steps like pressing secific buttons require sight, where just telling a machine to make it using a voice command doesn't
@@Mostlyharmless1985 yeah, actually. If you aren't familiar with the machine, it can be very difficult. Picture being blindfolded, using an unfamiliar machine- where are the switches? Which switch? Does it light up? good luck knowing, if it does!
@@mdevries8495 true, it's a different story if you already have a machine you're familiar with and know well- but if you're starting from scratch, I can see it having good utility
@@infraredphaeton And what are the voice commands for a machine you're unfamiliar? What can it make and which commands are the correct ones? It is way easier to set up a machine with braille labels for use by random people than to put up a sign explaining what to say. And then you also need a sign explaining how to open the lid and insert a capsule, as you can't do that by voice command. If "for use by random blind people" even is a use case. Because such a machine would more likely be used by the owner (who's familiar with it), and for public use a commercial machine (that is way simpler to use with fewer and more distinct buttons) is more common. I myself use a commercial machine I got cheaply second hand at home. It has exactly 3 buttons on the front, from left to right: small espresso, large espresso, lungo.
I work at a children's hospital and they give these hydroflasks to the kids that have had kidney transplants, because their water consumption is soooo important and this helps kids/teenagers hit their goal every day
i gave the non-smart version to my dad for his diabetes. When he remembers to use it, it works but he's not tech savvy/aware enough to benefit from a reminder on a smart gadget.
Or those of us with autism that literally do not even realize that we've missed the entire day... I do that regularly with both food and water. Some of us are bad enough at it that it keeps us from being able to have a life outside of a caretaker.
Which shows another problem with the coffee machine, if I walk past a kitchen with the window slightly open and see one of those in there it's going to take all of my willpower not to yell at it to make coffee directly onto the floor.
You guys ever thought of a sorted convention? Inviting industry innovators and people you've had on the show? Combine it with a live (ish) show? Kinda like good food show , sorted style?
@@SortedFood in eye of the live chat yesterday on the sustainability questions. A Sorted convention could be just that what would get multiple players in to a room. Form big names to small players to consumers to lawmakers.
If they can do what they do without other input, yes. But this still needs to be turned on, filled with water, and have a capsule put into it and locked in place. Literally the _only_ thing the voice activation does in this instance is substitute for the final button press that is the very last step of a multi-stage physical process. How is that going to help anybody? Now, if the machine could be hooked up to water, and had a magazine of capsules from which it could draw one in, and then eject it into a waste container afterwards, _then_ it would be useful. As it is, I don't see how it's any sort of help to anyone, except in the case of possibly brewing you a cup of coffee while you walk from the bedroom to the kitchen, and even for the people who would think that is a marvelous thing, is it really worth the price point and all the extra faffing about with apps and whatnot?
Anyone paying for a water bottle in general is wasting their money imo 🤷🏼 I’ve used the same Evian bottle for about 6 months now, it costed me 50p and it’s like new when I wash it out and refill it, I think there’s much more important stuff for people to spend their income on
I've used a HidrateSpark bottle for years. I've got ADHD, hyperfocus can mean I don't remember to drink for hours, and if left to my own devices I'd be continually dehydrated. Having it light up on my desk is a great prompt and having a target to aim for and track in the app helps me to engage with hydration more. I've tried cheaper bottles with measurements on them in rhe past, I just forget about them or don't remember how often I've refilled...
Do you have an easy time remembering to charge it, and use it? I’ve found that things like subtle lights tend to fade into the background after a while and the novelty wears off so I just forget
I know it seems quite obvious to drink water through the day, but we love our smart water bottle. My son is Autistic and sometimes gets very focused on what he is working on or doing. It is really helpful to remind him to drink throughout the day. Might not be what they intended with the product but very helpful for our needs.
I was about to comment something similar! I have ADHD and when my symptoms are particularly severe I have to set alarms to remind me to drink and eat. Gamifying simple things helps me to remember to do them.
I do not have autism, but I do get 'distracted' by work or projects. I also have very weird hunger/thirst receptors so that I almost never feel hungry even if I haven't eaten in 20+ hours and rarely feel thirsty. I am no where near death in my dehydration level, but being chronically yet moderately dehydrated is something MANY live with and it has medical consequences. Just because Ben is able to drink enough water in the day doesn't mean all people do. Sorted is generally so willing to realize there are people that may strongly benefit from gadgets they're testing even though the people testing them have no need... it was off putting, but not unexpected, for Ben to sneer at someone needing to be reminded to drink water.
@@chandrawong449 With the coffee machine as well, "I don't need to ask a voice command to switch a light on in a room." How nice for Ben, not all of us are as able-bodied as he is.
@@chandrawong449 Thing is there's already other stuff to remind you to drink water without a £70 flask and app. It's just stupid and it was rightfully treated like it's stupid, cuz other solutions already exist and are objectively superior.
As someone with autism, the water bottle would definitely be helpful. I don't recognize when I'm thirsty until I'm super dehydrated. I can go a whole day without drinking anything before I realize my body needs water.
If you have a smartwatch you may have the option to add your water intake manually and mine also has an option for a reminder to drink water. I know it's not automatic but it still helps.
Yeah same, and im not usually easily offended about things online, but hearing that darwinism-comment aka implying we should not procreate/we should go instinct because we're not good at the ''basic human things'', that kind of hurt...
@@missnisarang Unless a person has autistic/asd/severe ADHD friends... they cannot understand the idea of people who pass out before realizing they missed 2 meals. These are pretty useful things, although the reviews suggest it still needs work.
5:30 speaking as a person with kidney issues, hydrating properly ends up becoming a literal chore, your mind and body start reacting to the need to "just drink that 200ml, you know you need it" like you have to take medicine. I use a tiny squirt of water flavouring to change the taste of each bottle I drink slightly (think one serving over a days worth of water) and also an app that chirps at me every 2 hours to make sure im remembering.
Regarding the Hidrate Spark, I can absolutely see a use for it for breastfeeding moms. You need to stay hydrated to keep up your supply but it is easy to forget to take care of yourself when you're taking care of a newborn.
It's also a common issue for neurodivergent people. That whole segment was giving me "able bodied people make fun of infomercials for disability aids" energy. Needing reminders to drink doesn't mean you're a failure of a human, it just means you don't need to say a person to do that job.
omg that spoon!! My first reaction was "as soon as I will flip that spoon around, it will splash the screen with wet stuff". I was so surprised you guys didn't see it coming, lol. I totally agree with Ben and Jamie about the coffee machine being more complicated than just pushing 1 button. I don't see the appeal to most "smart" gadget. I might be "too old" 🤣
My daughter and I have POTS. We are supposed to drink 3000 ml/day. It’s easy to lose track of how many glasses of water we’ve had. My daughter has a gigantic 2500 ml water jug, but it’s not exactly portable. This would be a fabulous solution.
Yeah I would say depending on how accurate the tracking is that would be more useful than the reminder to drink for me. I sometimes wonder how much I have drank during the day because it just blends together at the end.
When I saw it, I thought the spoon was too short. It just needed to be a couple of inches longer and then a lot of the issues they had with it would have been resolved
I’m sure by now someone’s said this, but for the coffee thing; you can make routines. So if your alarm is also Alexa, or you simply have it set at a time, you don’t need to go into any app or any voice commands. This is where Alexa in general shines is the customization of routines- we have one to auto control multiple devices with one command and I feel this fits into that.
Jamie's example of "making a coffee while you get up/ready in the morning" fully reminded me of a teasmade, fill with water +teabag/coffee bag in the pot, don't even need a voice command, you got a hot beverage waiting when your alarm goes off.
My wife has been using the Hydrospark for about 2 years. It helps her since she forgets to drink while working as she gets totally absorbed in whatever project she is doing at work.
Guys...that's a capacitive touchscreen you're trying that spoon on. You need to have at least one finger in contact with the conductive (black end) of the "Stylusoon" for the current to pass through and register with the device. Not saying I want one, just explaining why it didn't work for Ben when he held it by the wooden part.
Honestly that water bottle wouldn't be bad at work for me. I get so caught up in multitasking different responsibilities that I'll not even think about drinking water for hours, so a little light popping on my water bottle nearby to remind me to stay hydrated seems like it could be a good idea
Savvy Jamie whispers "Alexa" to the coffee machine, while Ebbers just shouts "ALEXA PLAY CLASSIC FM" cue all the viewers suddenly tuning in to Classic FM.
I muted the video halfway through that command. Alexa started playing Classic Rock. I had to stop the video early as my device kept waking up and wanting to do stuff.
The reason big tech companies and critics said 5-10 years ago that in 5-10 years, every device would need to be smart was precisely to convince you of that idea so they could develop, manufacture and sell products that are supposedly helpful. I truly don't think a coffee machine with alexa is all that smart, or that it's much better than not having that sort of thing.
Great observation. I’d like to add…….when is having too many Alexa linked kitchen appliances too many? If your fridge, toaster oven, air fryer, dish washer, water bottle, oven, and coffee maker all have Alexa, when does it get too tech heavy?
Counterpoint - this machine does cost a comparable amount to a decent home espresso machine, so you can just view it as one with an additional feature. I can see the appeal of that - thinking, "I'd like a coffee," relaying that desire to your phone and, by the time you've walked to the kitchen, that coffee's waiting for you. Or say, you like to go for a jog in the morning - you could probably integrate this with a smart home system to make a coffee when you come back within range, same as you'd adjust your ac for home / away settings, turn lights on / off, etc. My wife and I work from home so we don't really use the smart settings on our thermostat, but I can see a use case for the right type of person.
@@oggopia The number of people in smart home communities who want to automate their coffee machines is actually pretty large. For most, the best one can do is maybe get a smart outlet to turn on an old school drip machine or a Switchbot to press a power button. (We prefer pourover coffee in my house so we have a smart kettle to get and hold the water at the right temp before we get to the kitchen.) This is actually a decent machine at a decent price with features that automate the process.
@@ToniHinton The hassle of making coffee is usually connected to refilling the water tank and making sure there's coffee inside, no? I would love to go out on a jog and "order" coffee at home, but a human still needs to refill the water and coffee. If you have smart children, now, that's a different scenario...
just FYI, ppls with ADHD and other neurodivengencies have Interoceptive awareness broken, we don't feel thirst, hunger, or the need of sleeping or going to the toilet until you are at the limit... Is not a matter of no being hable to human (or yes) but I have reminders in my mobile and a bottle with marks every 250ml to keep track...
When my grandma had a stroke, she took this medication that required her to not drink more than 800 ml of water orally, because the med hydrated her in another ways. It would be great for her too
As someone with extreme ADHD I can see the usefulness of the water bottle. If I am hyper focusing on something like reading or watching something I can forget to eat or drink for hours at a time, if not the whole day. Having a bottle that lights up or sends a notification to my phone to draw my attention to it and remind me to drink could be very good in my day to day life… if it didn’t cost a small fortune to buy the bottle and the app.
While I agree that the smart water bottle is a bit over-the-top, being reminded to drink water can be crucial for people with ADHD like myself where we regularly forego and forget our bodily needs for hours due to hyperfocus. I use a reminder, but I can see the value in accurately tracking water intake over time as an indicator of overall executive function.
@@diggity1039 I'm glad you don't struggle with every symptom of ADHD. For those of us who have differing symptoms and experiences from you, it may be beneficial.
As someone with ADHD, I quite often forget to hydrate, having a water bottle that hassles me to drink from it, and that knows if I have obeyed it is a genius idea. However £69 is too rich for my tastes.
The water bottle reminders would work well for seniors (or CTE sufferers) with memory issues, or for folks with Autism or ADHD with poor executive function. I get that it's maybe excessive for Neurotypicals, but it would be super helpful with my mom or AuDHD kids. Pricy, though.
All these people, regrettable as it is for their affliction, get - wait for it - thirsty! Our species comes with a preinstalled app that monitors our liquid consumption and create a neurological sensation to remind them to drink!
Was gonna comment that. As someone who nearly dies every day from dehydration because of their adhd a bottle that makes pretty shiny colors everytime I'm supposed to drink might just give me a big enough dopamine boost to actually do it. The just drink some water, it's kind of Darwinism comment rubbed me the wrong way a little bit not gonna lie.
I mean, even for a person who gets absorbed into their work. There are plenty of days where I'm working on fixing a major issue and then realize two hours has gone by without me even getting out of my chair.
Yeah, my immediate thought was "this is medical equipment"-- didn't think of memory as a concern, but there's got to be SOME condition that requires a strictly regulated water intake!
I have rheumatoid arthritis, I also have an Alexa microwave with voice activation - it's quite helpful on the days my hands don't want to work right. I could see the Alexa coffee maker being helpful. Sure, I'd have to add the coffee and water but I could do that the night before when my hands have had a chance to unkink as opposed to the morning when they work better as paperweights than hands.
The part where the "smarts" come into the things like the coffee machine, is with routines and grouped tasks, ie "Alexa, Good Morning" opens the curtains, turns on the lights to medium low and starts your coffee brewing, then reports weather, news and traffic to you all in 1 go, without any additional commands or input. Using them piecemeal is just a headache and making your life even more complicated I fully 100% agree.
I love my hidrate spark. I had kidney stones and need to drink lots of water. The light has an element of classical conditioning to it! I see the light I drink! It links to Fitbit too and if I exercise it ups the amount needed for the day.
I have the Hidratespark. I picked one up after my first visit to a cardiologist. At the time, I was ONLY drinking tea and Coke Zero. I am a goal motivated person. The device helped me transition to drinking more water by being able to track my water consumption and getting the satisfaction of meeting different goals. That water bottle is not cheap, but it was definitely worth getting. I have since been given a clean bill of health from my cardiologist and family doctor and no longer see either other than annual checkups.
Ok as someone with ADHD and who constantly forgets to drink, eat, etc when hyperfocusing. That water bottle I desperately need as I suffer from too much blood and need to drink more water than usual. As you can tell this isn't going very well. It's not really "darwinism" but like... I can go several hours without drinking or eating. It just doesn't occur to me. So having a visual reminder is really useful and helpful and when I can afford it, I'll be getting one of these to try and keep my health condition under control.
Wouldn't an hourly reminder on your phone from like 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and a full bottle of water achieve the same thing, though? I have ADHD as well and this is how I do it.
As someone with ADHD traits, get me focused on something even for a few seconds and there goes the idea to eat or drink, until the headache and the faintness kicks in
@@seriodenoyarohi7403 I work in a school and can't have my phone out at all and by the time I get home I'm usually too tired (no spoons left!) to really think about feeding and watering the tamagotchi that is myself. I also find habit forming exceptionally difficult if not impossible. (I'm also unmedicated, due to money, which isn't fun).
A general reminder might help, but looking at ther price, maybe try that first? Something that tells youto drink every ... I have no idea how often you would need to, but you get what I am aiming at, I am sure.
As I get older, I find myself leaning harder that way. Why change what isn't broken? Granted, I might be looking for some of these if mobility issues happen, but most of these? nah, hard pass
I’d also test saying “Alexa, in five minutes make me a latte” with smart devices sometimes the order matters. I don’t drink coffee so it’s not for me but smart home devices can be great for people with disabilities - I broke my foot and I could buzz people in from the couch rather than rushing down the corridor on crutches so as not to miss the delivery driver. I can wait until I’ve left the room to turn the lights off so I don’t trip on anything and it’s hands free. The water bottle would be amazing for people who struggle to remember to drink water (of which there are a lot, due to memory issues, mental health issues, executive function and other issues.) the coffee machine most certainly could be part of the smart home for those that enjoy having some of those tasks taken off their plate. With adhd especially, any shortcuts or truncated steps to a routine are so valuable because it’s one less thing you have to try and remember and make work.
I have and use the Hidrate Spark and love it. MOST days I am perfectly capable of hitting my daily hydration goal without any kind of reminders. Some days though, especially weekends or days when my schedule is in flux, I may not drink as much water as I should. (For example if I'm really into a new video game, or perhaps out doing things with friends when I would normally be at home.) I'm also a woman of simple pleasures and the fact that it lights up rainbow brings me joy every time I take a sip. I get that the bottle is not for everyone, but I do find it useful and enjoy using it.
Honestly as someone that works with dialysis patients, the smart water bottle, if accurate would probably be sooo helpful for people needing to track a fluid restriction. like just being a few hundred ml over each day could make them ill pretty quick
The flask could be useful for someone with Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. They must keep track of their water intake and adjust a diuretic medication accordingly.
I kind of feel like the coffee maker is mostly so you have an Alexa device sat in your kitchen to do things like play music, audio books, or whatever else you use Alexa for in the kitchen; the fact that it can also kind of control the coffee machine it's part of is basically an added novelty function. (Or...what Spaff said, because this is apparently what happens when you comment mid-video.)
On the Hydrate Spark, I can see a couple of uses. # 1 The sister of a girl I used to go out with had no thirst mechanism. We had to constantly remind her to drink at certain times or she would keel over with dehydration. So a bottle & app that reminded her & how much would be good. # 2 A couple of years ago when ill I was restricted to 1 litre of fluid a day (which was hell!) So a simple device that kept track of fluid consumed would be great. (Being cheap I just filled a litre bottle with water & used that) 🥛
so you could literally just have your phone send reminders for you to drink water, and you keep track of the quantity with simple volume markings on the bottle. You've just explained perfectly how spending $80 bucks on app-connected water bottle is stupid.
Like the fact that they started WITH THE GUIDE RAIL that is there to ensure it starts in specific parts etc and then went to use it without it on testing is great :-D For people aged a bit above 30 they give huge "Grandpa Yelling at the TV to google stuff" energy
Gasp! I have a HydrateSpark! Going through chemo now and it’s fantastic for helping me keep track of water intake. It also helps remind me to drink. Totes worth it.
That is perhaps the only good and relevant use I saw when they showed it. Most people just get thirsty, then they drink. But there are (mostly medical) reasons why someone might have to have some help.
@@Divig there are a million good reasons to buy it. I have ADHD and that comes with poor interception so we don't know when were hungry or thirsty until its too late. So this would be WONDERFUL for us and soooooooooooooooooo many more disabilities and health issues -- so don't dismiss it so flippantly.
I was just thinking of this- for some folks with some conditions (eg, autism and ADHD) remembering to drink isn’t second nature, some can’t even recognise the feeling of thirst. It’s likely quite useful for someone like that. I personally struggle to remember to drink, even if I have a water bottle with me. My watch vibrates every 1.5 hours to remind me to have a drink, even if I don’t think I need to- even then I still get distracted in the process of ‘go to bag (avoid anything distracting like a colleague) find water bottle in bag (avoiding all the shiny distracting things), uncork & drink,’ fail at any of these steps and I’ll just have to hope I get there the next time! it sounds so simple, and yet it’s such a struggle- I suppose that’s why it’s considered a disability!
my daughter and I both 'forget' to drink (me cos i'm too busy usually and I suspect same for her) If this was cheaper I'd get her one... me I'd ignore it like I do my tongue sticking to the roof of my mouth lol
That water bottle would be useful for people, like myself, who have ADHD and struggle to remember to drink. I can't set constant alarms on my phone to remind me as I do different things every day. The only issue is that it only tracks in that bottle so if you have a drink elsewhere, it will think you need a drink
As a neurodivergent individual, the water bottle is actually SUPER helpful. I often do genuinely just forget to drink water (or any liquids!) throughout the day so having a reminder is helpful. Plus I have other health issues so tracking my water intake is also necessary.
@@beecat4183 clear water bottles haven’t worked for me, at least. 1. I have sensory issues and need cold water and most clear bottles aren’t vacuum insulated 2. The actual reminder light is what’s helpful It’s hard to explain to a NT person why drinking water or doing basic human things is difficult for those of us who are ND…little things like this can help make life in a NT world just a tad easier for ND individuals and it’s not hurting anyone else so why not?
The smart flask would be great for people with ADHD, people with memory problems (because they can't "just drink water!"), or people who need to monitor water intake for health or performance (athletes)... I've noticed they have improved over the years in understanding how some of the tools' purpose is physical accessibility, they just need to work on recognising benefits for invisible disabilities. :)
@@THENAMEISQUICKMANSpeaking from a friend's experience, just plug it up to charge when plugging up everything else each night (phone, tablet, laptop, etc.)
@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN generally you either remember when it suddenly starts flashing/turns off since that's a consistant reminder, or you're just in the habit of plugging everything in when you put it down/at a time. So basically the same way you remember to charge your phone.
Honestly that water bottle would help me out a ton, just because when I'm editing I completely lose track of time and just kinda refill glasses whenever I have to get up. It'd be nice to know how much I'm drinking, since I actually have a bit of an overhydration problem. When I'm focused I just reflexively sip without ever registering what I'm doing.
A definite YES to Ben's point about de-skilling people via smart devices. I long ago forgot all family/friends' phone numbers because I can just press a button on my phone to reach anyone. Also, smart devices can be marketed as the future or necessary and companies will use that excuse to charge more.
I agree. In the old days people did not need sidekicks to tell them what to buy and cook, they learned and did it all themselves. We are dumbing ourselves down with all these types of things....
The amount of personal data you need to let smart device like Alexa to access makes it a no from me. But also understand my paranoia levels are a bit high. I blame working in general IT security.
Lets not lose our minds. We are talking about pod machines - not pulling shots of espresso. Your hunting and gathering skills aren't so hot either, but its probably fine.
I have a similar water bottle. I have adhd and the medication heavily suppresses my appetite. Making my bottle track and start flashing at me when I need to drink is extremely helpful
@@adde9506 actually- the water bottle, whilst very expensive- can help folks that need to: “accurately” track fluid intake (more accurately and conveniently than saying “4 cups/glasses, as we know they vary) and forget to drink (some health conditions take away the ability to feel thirst). There are other things that may do these jobs, but this may be the most convenient or useful for someone’s specific circumstance!
@@EarthwormShandy agreed. But for the lads to suggest this type of tech isn’t useful is misleading. I’d love to see a Barry Lewis and Sorted collaboration
the water flask thing i could see being useful for people like me on dialysis that have to watch their fluid in take and i dont know if you had dialysis before but it can leave you some what out of it for about a day.
I will say, I know many people that have ADHD or other similar things, and frequently forget to drink due to the passage of time being funny. So a water bottle that flashes and glows could be grateful for many people!
I NEED that water bottle!! I have intracranial hypertension that I have to take diuretic medication for, POTS, ADHD and am autistic. I have sensory issues with water temperature so it must be near freezing cold for me to willingly drink it. I get super busy or hyper focused on things and forget to eat/drink constantly. Having the lights is an added sensory bonus that will make me want to use it!! I've been on the hunt for an insulated water bottle that has some sort of sensory feedback for years. Alarms and printed on reminders do nothing for me, especially since most bottles like that aren't insulated and only work if I'm looking directly at the bottle....which I will never do.
I have a spiky spill proof cup that I love but it isn't insulated so I find myself just holding it and not actually drinking the water from it cuz it isn't cold enough lol
OMG I have Intracranial hypertension as well and it’s the first time I hear of someone who has it too. I’ve had that bottle for a year and a half and it’s really helped me.
I think Ben hit on the right use for the coffee maker. It's a great device for a hotel but I'm not sure it serves a useful purpose in a home. In a hotel you do have limited space so having a single multi purpose device that can make coffee, set alarms and play music for you seems ideal. Of course that assumes that all of the guests are going to be comfortable with having and using an Alexa based device in their hotel room.
if someone already has an echo/alexa in their kitchen (music/timers) having a combo device isn't that far fetched. And for hotel? Alexa usually needs to be connected to an Amazon account, doesn't it? I wouldn't be hooking up to that o.0
@@morganalori might be on restricted hotel account , but still then, an hotel which may have many different languages, and dialects and such, i can hear the joy already in the next room when the irishman or scotsman is trying to get a coffee and alexa goes" i didnt understand that" ... " MAAAAAAKEEEE MEEEEEE A COOOFEEEEEE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" ...
I guess I will definitely buy this smart waterbottle for my great granddad! He constantly forgets to drink and we could track his water intake as well. It is worth a shot I guess and definitely better than him fainting and having to go to hospital because of dehydration… I think that a lot of older people might benefit from that since you don’t really feel as thirsty when you get older but obviously should still drink enough.
@@darkjudge8786 Not really, the neurodivergent population also tends to struggle with staying hydrated as well and they're a MUCH larger part of the population than most people realize. And as someone else just mentioned, the elderly also become dehydrated easily. My grandmother tended to only drink coffee or soda back when she was alive and she ended up in the hospital multiple times with severe dehydration. This bottle could have helped her.
na, that's useless and overpriced Techbro BS that also relies on properity Software when that can be dealt with a Low Tech Bottle that has Markings on it
Printing a logo on buns actually works great. You need the proper texture on the bun. Much like paper texture, if you tried on glossy it won't work. In a corporate catering company these can be a great touch for your client!
Though I understand Ben's complaints about gadgets not being required to do all small tasks, my brother when he lived was not able to walk, and I remember one of the functions he used on his phone was a remote light switch, so when he needed he did not need to take his bulky chairs across the room in order to turn off the lights, especially when he had gotten to bed and realised after that the lights were on. He could do it from where he was. So I get it, but things can have a good function as well. I think the important thing, which we often forget is, what actually would help me vs what is the trend right now.
I think the water bottle would be good for people who are content streamers, office workers, or for people who are always working on a computer. Its easy to get distracted by your work and you can end up going hours without drinking any water or even getting a bite to eat, depending on how busy you are. I think it would help in that area, at least. Edit to add: Thanks Ebbers.... you set my alexa off and it jump-scared me. =P
Considering how much care this channel puts into acknowledging that many gadgets are designed to be accessible to people with disabilities, that Darwin comment was unexpected.
Hey Ben. Yes hydration is a need. But there are a lot of people that struggle with not forgetting to drink. I find it rather hurtful the way you make fun of it. (5:25) There are too many days I simply forget to drink/eat will 22:30 or something. And while a smart gadget might not be THE answer, I might help someone.
That water cup and app would be really useful for Neurodivergent people who often have a hard time remembering to drink water,. And tracking how much they drank would also be very useful.
The ONE thing I would suggest taking into account with these review videos, is 'Is this more accessible/helpful for someone with a disability of some sort?' A water bottle that helps remind you to drink water would be very beneficial for people with ADHD, D.I.D. Systems, anything involving memory loss. Does a gadget help people who may have limited mobility in some way? Now I'm not saying the boys need to become experts in the seemingly *countless* roadblocks that disability, neurodivergence or trauma create, but just the general thought of 'Would this help someone who can't hold a knife properly for whatever reason?' I totally get and appreciate that the boys *don't* (seem to) have any sort of detriment when it comes to Food Stuff, so they review these products as Chef and Normal, therefore in the mindset of a 'normal' consumer. But again, there's an insanely wide array of Disabled In Some Way, and it affects far more people than we typically realise. And a *loooot* of gadgets are actually MADE with Disability in mind, but get marketed towards Not Disabled. (I'm not saying ALL gadgets, because like Ben and Jamie said, many are also really just creating more of a problem than solving. It's like companies are trying to jump on the trend of 'Smart Kitchen Gadget', and we've got a couple good examples here!) ....That was a longer wall of text than I was anticipating writing. TLDR; Sometimes person's body doesn't body right, so think about taking it into consideration!
You are asking them to start wadding into a content minefield by trying to cater to a hyper diverse and variable market share that is at the same time still very narrow audience compared to their mainline audience. It's not good business nor entertaining for the people that end up paying the bills at the end of the day. Such things would be better served by a smaller more niche channel with less to lose.
At the very least, they should not let comments like the Darwinism one get past editing. It is one thing, not to know every kind of visible or invisible disability, quiet another to joke about natural selection taking people out for not being able to remember to drink a certain amount of water. That might be ok as a joke amongst friends, but as a channel that is ususally mindful about economic, geographic, cultural differences and/or disadvantages, that one is so not ok.
@@Hybris51129 they have done this in the past though. When reviewing past gadgets, they have stated ‘this could have been made for someone with mobility issues,’ so they’re not unaware of this being a thing. You can still review a gadget and say ‘I don’t know why this is helpful, but it does what it says, so maybe someone finds that helpful’ or ‘this is a bad product because it doesn’t do what it says.’ Disability is one of the few issues that will likely affect everyone in life, unless someone passes young. Being aware of that isn’t a minefield.
@@Hybris51129 I took the wide array of Disabled into account when writing my previous statement by saying 'just the general thought of'. So essentially, remembering that hey, not everyone is capable of The Thing. And the only reason I really made the comment was because of the dismissiveness of the water bottle. 'Just drink your water!' But a bottle that helps remind you, even if it's imperfect, is helpful for the people who genuinely can't remember. Mindfulness isn't a minefield. They've done it before, where they've said that the product works, and while the boys don't need it, maybe others do for whatever reason.
The water bottle would help many people who need to control the amount that they drink in a day... like those with kidney issues or those who literally forget to drink anything. & the coffee maker is useful for those who have vision issues. Then they can tell the machine to make them the drink they desire without a lot of buttons... however, i do agree that a lot of tech is "smart"/app driven just because they can do it and often when the app dies so does your device so there needs to be a way to use the device outside of the app too.
As someone with heart issues, I need to drink a lot more water than normal. The water bottle would actually help me. I would like to say the "darwinism" remark was a little mean.
@@sailorcentrist5077 I thought so too tbh. The boys have been so good in the past for saying/realising ‘this product wouldn’t help me, but it could help someone with xyz’ - granted this has usually been around mobility focused gadgets, but I’d hope the logic would translate. Even without making the link, making the comment that boils down to ‘stupid people shouldn’t xyz,’ is kinda mean. They’re still people :/
@@emmet-jamesblondel1708 C'mon, they didn't say those people were stupid, and darwinism comment is very on point considering water consumption is the highest need after breathing. They weren't even referring to those with heart or other medical conditions or mental conditions that might actually require help, rather than the modern tech addicted lazy person who can't survive without the tech.
@@joshuadalton6063@joshuadalton6063 they weren’t deliberately referring to those people, no, but the generalisation of essentially “if people need reminding to drink, then they should succumb to the survival of the fittest”, didn’t exclude people with medical conditions. I may be being touchy, but considering how often people with mental conditions are called “lazy” for not being able to complete some things, it’s not unreasonable to think that they could be referring to those folk, even if by accident.
@@emmet-jamesblondel1708 Think you're reading more into it than intended. Its a little ironic though, darwinism really doesn't come into human existance any more, except to the point we are so advanced as a species we've gone to space, yet not only are there still humans that need assistance with the 2nd most basic human task, the numbers seem to be growing every year. In 20 years I'm sure we'll come across a 'comment' or whatever comes in Metaverse or whatever along the same lines as this thread, someone will be saying "oh this automated function in Meta that feeds my body in real life would really help me, but these people over here are mean for pointing to darwinism if someone is too lazy to push the feed-IRL button". Just sayin :) (wel forgive me, this is actually the plot of more than one sci-fi stories, one species invents immortality serum, but they die out because they become so lazy they don't push the button on their space suit thing to inject it.. lol)
Agreed. It was an off comment, but he meant nothing by it! Its simply the privilege of healthy people that they forget the multitude of difficulties people with physical/mental health problems have
I'd like to see you try the printer again, but use the provided metal template. I think that part is meant to help guide and control the printer, as well as flatten down some soft curved surfaces, like the burger bun. You still probably don't need it, but I wonder if that would improve the experience, at least.
I think so, too. It seems there’s a small wheel on the bottom of the printer. I think it relies on rolling across at a steady rate. It’s just not going to roll smoothly on a bun. I also think that for anyone who does this professionally, there are MUCH better solutions.
I could see the water bottle being helpful for those with disabilities or with memory struggles; Alzheimer's, ADHD, autism, etc. I probably wouldn't get it, but my own experiences are that I can get so hyper focused on something that I will go very long periods without drinking or eating. Then I will get hit with a dehydration headache or pain and realize that I haven't had food or water in a long time. Something that reminds me or gently lights up could help with that struggle. I have found solutions that help me to stay regularly hydrated, but they are a similar idea to what the water bottle offers.
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Nothing necessarily wrong with that in some instances (inventions should make life easier, as life shouldn't have to be hard), but that's in case of jobs. But basic skills that everyone should know, like cooking and such? It's definitely a bad thing if people don't learn how to do those.
@englishatheart there are certa8n life skills you should know in order to not get taken advantage of, skill in the kitchen is one of them. If you have zero kitchen knowledge you don't know just how much is in processed food. On the other hand if you have "too much" you think that organic food with no shelf life is the most nutritious. One leads to you getting unhealthy due to food illiteracy, the other drains your bank account because it leaves you open to "organic non gmo gluten free water" a thing I have seen sold at "health food" stores at roughly 10$ per Litre.
My Amazon smart oven is a bit more useful with Alexa. It does save me some button pushing when I say, "Alexa, microwave for X time," or "Alexa, preheat oven to X", "Cook for X time," etc. The smart oven cost about the same as a decent microwave and it's a microwave and convection oven.
Smart devices that can be operated by voice used to be something I almost never used until I had a baby. Now being able to voice activate things with my hands full has become a life saver.
regarding the smart water bottle.... I think that's a product that is not aimed at you guys. I know a lot of people who routinely forget to eat and drink, either because a medication kills their appetite, or they don't notice their own body's hunger/thirst signals. It's very much a problem that needs solving
*waves* Hi! I'm one of those "forget to eat" people. And yes a medication did destroy my appetite. I generally only eat once or twice a day and that's because someone has reminded me to do so.
But there are other ways to do so. Most people have smart phones these days. You can't tell me there isn't an app to remind people to eat and drink. There's so many problems that can't be solved with an app that far more people and nonhumans suffer from that the focus should be on.
@@englishatheart??????? Why are you so worked up about a water bottle? Firstly, it's incredibly rude and disparaging to essentially say these issues do no matter. If you do not suffer from an issue, it isn't your place to say its impact on people, and how they can go about navigating it. Secondly, the people who make a water bottle which could help people suffering from numerous conditions that affect memory, attention, or time telling, aren't going to be working on serious and complex life/environmental issues. That's like asking why are you writing a comment invalidating struggles you don't know or understand, when you could instead be solving the cure for cancer?
There are also certain people who need to restrict their water intake due to certain heart or kidney diseases. I think this water bottle can be useful for people like that who need a super accurate measurement of their water intake from a variety of different sources during their day
Guys, I love you all dearly, your videos are a highlight of my day. But as you mentioned in previous gadget videos, a lot of these gadgets are actually invented with a disabled person in mind. The Hydration Spark? A common issue for people with ADHD, like myself, when we are hyperfocusing, is something called object permanence. If it sits there long enough, our brain decides not to 'see' it anymore, & in hyperfocus, we don't register bodily urges like thirst. Something like this would be perfect because it flashes to remind you
Mad props to Jamie for speaking super quietly when he said "Alexa" so everyones home device didn't go off, only to have Ben call for a chorus of Classic FM 30 seconds later. Put some respect on Jamie's name!
Thrift shopping in 10 years is going to be a nightmare, because everything will be a smart device that requires an app to use, but the app will no longer exist, or you won't realize you're buying a spoon that requires a subscription to use.
You’re not wrong here 😂🙈
This! Most of these devices will stop being supported in a few years’ time for any number of reasons (company folds, they come out with a new “better” model, etc). Which will render them unusable and obsolete and you’ll have to go out and buy the latest and greatest in order to keep up. Ahhh capitalism at its finest 😭
if you don't believe this, research gen 1 nissan leaf owners getting screwed because 2G networks being shut down render some aspects of their cars useless
It’s already happening. I bought a very expensive smart kettle about 4 years ago and I have to say I loved it, I could lie in bed and ask Alexa to put the kettle on (lazy i know 😂) and a few minutes later I’d be told my kettle was boiled. After a year and a bit the company went bust and I now have to get up and us my finger 😂. I do like some tech products though - as I’m disabled I love the being able to put my lights on without getting up in the dark and braking my neck, I love my video doorbell and I love my hive but I think these have just made my life easier since becoming disabled in the last 3 years!
@@angiedavies5530 Tbh, you could just. Get a power switch that toggles with Alexa and just a dumb electric kettle. Label it "kettle" and blam.
With that water bottle... As a disability support worker, I have a client who suffers from short term memory loss.
This would be an absolutely awesome tool for him to remember to drink water, because if he sees the base is lit, he will know he needs to drink, regardless of whether he remembered if he had recently or not.
Elderly people with borderline dementia or memory issues could make good use of this as well. I think there is a market for that water bottle aimed for those who either DONT drink enough water due to their busy day, who do a lot of gym work where its very easy to under hydrate, or have a reason to need reminding.
My Dad suffers from dementia and it is a chore to get him to remember to drink, the other chore is to make him remember to take the bottle with him. I also question whether he would remember what the light at the bottom of the bottle meant. I can see it being helpful for some conditions, but dementia is not one of them.
This bottle could also be very helpful for people with ADHD and autism. 😊
My mom has both dementia and ADHD she would never be able to use the app or remember where she sat the bottle every 5 minutes.😅
@@bryanbartlett5637 I still think for that price, it's better to get a normal water bottle, stick an RGB light on it, and program it yourself to light up at certain intervals. Don't buy the fancy product that will only get 2 update cycles and you probably can't replace the battery :/
Will theh remember to fill it up and charge it?
@@belialbathory2299 I bought one for this exact purpose! With ADHD, and hating to drink water (personal problem, yeah, I know), I had so many problems getting myself to drink water, and remember to drink water. I was constantly dehydrated. This bottle was a game changer for me.
Completely irrelevant, but I no longer use it ONLY because I got a Soda Stream so now drinking water is *enjoyable* for me, so I don't have to have the reminder. :)
Shoutout to Ed, dude has been working that camera for years and years at this point. I remember him way back in the old ultimate battle videos.
We love Ed, he’s been with us around 8 years now!
Always love seeing Ed cameos!
As a blind person, I love voice activated stuff! I could see a use for the coffee machine, for sure. People forget how many steps like pressing secific buttons require sight, where just telling a machine to make it using a voice command doesn't
True, but once you know the location of the 'lungo' button it will always work. The 'smart' part not so much.
Are coffee pots so complicated that you can’t use them? It’s literally one switch.
@@Mostlyharmless1985 yeah, actually. If you aren't familiar with the machine, it can be very difficult. Picture being blindfolded, using an unfamiliar machine- where are the switches? Which switch? Does it light up? good luck knowing, if it does!
@@mdevries8495 true, it's a different story if you already have a machine you're familiar with and know well- but if you're starting from scratch, I can see it having good utility
@@infraredphaeton And what are the voice commands for a machine you're unfamiliar? What can it make and which commands are the correct ones?
It is way easier to set up a machine with braille labels for use by random people than to put up a sign explaining what to say. And then you also need a sign explaining how to open the lid and insert a capsule, as you can't do that by voice command.
If "for use by random blind people" even is a use case. Because such a machine would more likely be used by the owner (who's familiar with it), and for public use a commercial machine (that is way simpler to use with fewer and more distinct buttons) is more common.
I myself use a commercial machine I got cheaply second hand at home. It has exactly 3 buttons on the front, from left to right: small espresso, large espresso, lungo.
Not even 2 minutes in and Jamie has already lost the will to live 😂
Accurate 😂
He's Ed inside.
I work at a children's hospital and they give these hydroflasks to the kids that have had kidney transplants, because their water consumption is soooo important and this helps kids/teenagers hit their goal every day
i gave the non-smart version to my dad for his diabetes. When he remembers to use it, it works but he's not tech savvy/aware enough to benefit from a reminder on a smart gadget.
Or those of us with autism that literally do not even realize that we've missed the entire day... I do that regularly with both food and water. Some of us are bad enough at it that it keeps us from being able to have a life outside of a caretaker.
Jamie's face at "you can change the color of the ring at the bottom", was gold. I'm still recovering.
omg..... LOL
I made much the same. Purely technology for techonology's sake.
Yeah, finally RGB in my water bottle. And how often do I need to charge it? I made a similar face 😅
I was like "Spaff....... leave it!" 🤣😂🤣
Recovering from what?
17:16 Thanks Ebbers, thanks loads. I was COMFY tucked into bed when you turned my home stereo blaring in the other room... LOL
Which shows another problem with the coffee machine, if I walk past a kitchen with the window slightly open and see one of those in there it's going to take all of my willpower not to yell at it to make coffee directly onto the floor.
Same
Nobody has a need for those types of devices, actually. The needs are manufactured for people instead.
Mine told me that it couldn’t find Classic FM. 😂
You guys ever thought of a sorted convention? Inviting industry innovators and people you've had on the show? Combine it with a live (ish) show? Kinda like good food show , sorted style?
Also good show guys.. gg
Thumbs up this reply if this is something more people would like to see? 👀
@@SortedFood also if you wanted you can do a TH-cam poll. I've seen other creators use them. You'd get more exposure too
I like the idea🎉
@@SortedFood in eye of the live chat yesterday on the sustainability questions. A Sorted convention could be just that what would get multiple players in to a room. Form big names to small players to consumers to lawmakers.
Remember that voice activated devices are a tremendous help for those with disabilities, those with low vision, limited mobility, etc.
If they can do what they do without other input, yes. But this still needs to be turned on, filled with water, and have a capsule put into it and locked in place. Literally the _only_ thing the voice activation does in this instance is substitute for the final button press that is the very last step of a multi-stage physical process. How is that going to help anybody?
Now, if the machine could be hooked up to water, and had a magazine of capsules from which it could draw one in, and then eject it into a waste container afterwards, _then_ it would be useful. As it is, I don't see how it's any sort of help to anyone, except in the case of possibly brewing you a cup of coffee while you walk from the bedroom to the kitchen, and even for the people who would think that is a marvelous thing, is it really worth the price point and all the extra faffing about with apps and whatnot?
Except that pretty much nothing actually works well with voice commands.
Ben vs any "smart" kitchen gadget has the potential to blow up. This is gonna be fun.
Haha. He’s really not a fan of some of these 😆
Tell you what, if the spoon blows up, beers are on me.
@@gonoszcerkof to be fair, the spoon is so terrible that the £4,99 it cost are about £10 too much for it.
@@gonoszcerkof ANYthing that's from Mike, you're buying!!!!!!!! @gonoszcerkof welcome to the show
Anyone paying for a water bottle in general is wasting their money imo 🤷🏼 I’ve used the same Evian bottle for about 6 months now, it costed me 50p and it’s like new when I wash it out and refill it, I think there’s much more important stuff for people to spend their income on
I've used a HidrateSpark bottle for years. I've got ADHD, hyperfocus can mean I don't remember to drink for hours, and if left to my own devices I'd be continually dehydrated. Having it light up on my desk is a great prompt and having a target to aim for and track in the app helps me to engage with hydration more. I've tried cheaper bottles with measurements on them in rhe past, I just forget about them or don't remember how often I've refilled...
Do you have an easy time remembering to charge it, and use it? I’ve found that things like subtle lights tend to fade into the background after a while and the novelty wears off so I just forget
I know it seems quite obvious to drink water through the day, but we love our smart water bottle. My son is Autistic and sometimes gets very focused on what he is working on or doing. It is really helpful to remind him to drink throughout the day. Might not be what they intended with the product but very helpful for our needs.
That’s so great to hear that it’s helped your son 🫶
I was about to comment something similar! I have ADHD and when my symptoms are particularly severe I have to set alarms to remind me to drink and eat. Gamifying simple things helps me to remember to do them.
I do not have autism, but I do get 'distracted' by work or projects. I also have very weird hunger/thirst receptors so that I almost never feel hungry even if I haven't eaten in 20+ hours and rarely feel thirsty. I am no where near death in my dehydration level, but being chronically yet moderately dehydrated is something MANY live with and it has medical consequences. Just because Ben is able to drink enough water in the day doesn't mean all people do. Sorted is generally so willing to realize there are people that may strongly benefit from gadgets they're testing even though the people testing them have no need... it was off putting, but not unexpected, for Ben to sneer at someone needing to be reminded to drink water.
@@chandrawong449 With the coffee machine as well, "I don't need to ask a voice command to switch a light on in a room." How nice for Ben, not all of us are as able-bodied as he is.
@@chandrawong449 Thing is there's already other stuff to remind you to drink water without a £70 flask and app. It's just stupid and it was rightfully treated like it's stupid, cuz other solutions already exist and are objectively superior.
As someone with autism, the water bottle would definitely be helpful. I don't recognize when I'm thirsty until I'm super dehydrated. I can go a whole day without drinking anything before I realize my body needs water.
In case you buy one, be wary, mine doesn't measure the water I drink at all. It does glow every hour to drink, but it just doesn't measure anything.
If you have a smartwatch you may have the option to add your water intake manually and mine also has an option for a reminder to drink water. I know it's not automatic but it still helps.
Yeah same, and im not usually easily offended about things online, but hearing that darwinism-comment aka implying we should not procreate/we should go instinct because we're not good at the ''basic human things'', that kind of hurt...
@@missnisarang Unless a person has autistic/asd/severe ADHD friends... they cannot understand the idea of people who pass out before realizing they missed 2 meals.
These are pretty useful things, although the reviews suggest it still needs work.
5:30 speaking as a person with kidney issues, hydrating properly ends up becoming a literal chore, your mind and body start reacting to the need to "just drink that 200ml, you know you need it" like you have to take medicine. I use a tiny squirt of water flavouring to change the taste of each bottle I drink slightly (think one serving over a days worth of water) and also an app that chirps at me every 2 hours to make sure im remembering.
👍 I'm seeing a few ADHD comments as well. I mean no offense but the darwinism comment floored me.
I was thinking it was an accessibility thing too. Thanks for your insight!
Regarding the Hidrate Spark, I can absolutely see a use for it for breastfeeding moms. You need to stay hydrated to keep up your supply but it is easy to forget to take care of yourself when you're taking care of a newborn.
It's also a common issue for neurodivergent people. That whole segment was giving me "able bodied people make fun of infomercials for disability aids" energy. Needing reminders to drink doesn't mean you're a failure of a human, it just means you don't need to say a person to do that job.
omg that spoon!! My first reaction was "as soon as I will flip that spoon around, it will splash the screen with wet stuff". I was so surprised you guys didn't see it coming, lol. I totally agree with Ben and Jamie about the coffee machine being more complicated than just pushing 1 button. I don't see the appeal to most "smart" gadget. I might be "too old" 🤣
We aren't too old. We're too smart. Most "smart" gadgets are for people who are not smart. 😂
@@nopandakit8051 "Smart devices, for dumb users" :)
That spoon was way too short to be practical in the kitchen, so it's actually not useful in any capacity.
Same. I was waiting for them to figure it out. No way I’m flipping over a spoon I just stirred sauce with over my tablet or phone.
My daughter and I have POTS. We are supposed to drink 3000 ml/day. It’s easy to lose track of how many glasses of water we’ve had. My daughter has a gigantic 2500 ml water jug, but it’s not exactly portable. This would be a fabulous solution.
Yeah I would say depending on how accurate the tracking is that would be more useful than the reminder to drink for me. I sometimes wonder how much I have drank during the day because it just blends together at the end.
2:50 Thank you Jamie because I immediately saw this issue coming and I'm glad you guys didn't avoid it
Surely this is what tea towels are for
Run it under a tap for a second? If you're using the stylus, that implies your hands are already wet/dirty, anyway.
@@grilnam9945Exactly! Just wipe your hands before using phone.
@masansr then you may as well eliminate the stylus and just wash your hands before you touch the tablet.
When I saw it, I thought the spoon was too short. It just needed to be a couple of inches longer and then a lot of the issues they had with it would have been resolved
I’m sure by now someone’s said this, but for the coffee thing; you can make routines. So if your alarm is also Alexa, or you simply have it set at a time, you don’t need to go into any app or any voice commands. This is where Alexa in general shines is the customization of routines- we have one to auto control multiple devices with one command and I feel this fits into that.
Jamie's example of "making a coffee while you get up/ready in the morning" fully reminded me of a teasmade, fill with water +teabag/coffee bag in the pot, don't even need a voice command, you got a hot beverage waiting when your alarm goes off.
They had a Teasmade in one of the antique gadget videos. :)
I know it exist from a now rather old Tom Scott video. Where he was holding one with a powerplant in the background.
@@rolfs2165 don't think I've seen that one, will have to go back and watch :D
@@sirBrouwer one of the best things I own, they're great haha
Yep, we reviewed that one too 😆
My wife has been using the Hydrospark for about 2 years. It helps her since she forgets to drink while working as she gets totally absorbed in whatever project she is doing at work.
Guys...that's a capacitive touchscreen you're trying that spoon on. You need to have at least one finger in contact with the conductive (black end) of the "Stylusoon" for the current to pass through and register with the device. Not saying I want one, just explaining why it didn't work for Ben when he held it by the wooden part.
Ahhhhh thanks for this. I’ll pass your comment onto the guys 🙏😆
I suspect the indented bit with the U logo is where you're intended to put your finger.
Honestly that water bottle wouldn't be bad at work for me. I get so caught up in multitasking different responsibilities that I'll not even think about drinking water for hours, so a little light popping on my water bottle nearby to remind me to stay hydrated seems like it could be a good idea
i love these. more Benuendos.
"as a chef, i regularly, regularly, regularly double end a spoon" jamie trys to not laugh
My mind instantly went to the American Pie scene where the guys were messing around with the Steely Dan 😂😂
I was sitting here thinking i should correct you... it's innuendos... I'm so gonna use Benuendos from now on in the comments
it's "reguly" btw
@@LoFiAxolotlbenuendos has been a thing since the beginning of the channel, they even had a benuendos counter in one of the vid i believe
Savvy Jamie whispers "Alexa" to the coffee machine, while Ebbers just shouts "ALEXA PLAY CLASSIC FM" cue all the viewers suddenly tuning in to Classic FM.
Ya, the editor could put a quick mute in there.. But no.
Jamie: "Hey, smart device (wink)." Bless you, young man.
Mine set off blasting it 🤣
And this is why I own no smart devices. lol
I muted the video halfway through that command. Alexa started playing Classic Rock. I had to stop the video early as my device kept waking up and wanting to do stuff.
The reason big tech companies and critics said 5-10 years ago that in 5-10 years, every device would need to be smart was precisely to convince you of that idea so they could develop, manufacture and sell products that are supposedly helpful. I truly don't think a coffee machine with alexa is all that smart, or that it's much better than not having that sort of thing.
Great observation. I’d like to add…….when is having too many Alexa linked kitchen appliances too many? If your fridge, toaster oven, air fryer, dish washer, water bottle, oven, and coffee maker all have Alexa, when does it get too tech heavy?
Counterpoint - this machine does cost a comparable amount to a decent home espresso machine, so you can just view it as one with an additional feature. I can see the appeal of that - thinking, "I'd like a coffee," relaying that desire to your phone and, by the time you've walked to the kitchen, that coffee's waiting for you. Or say, you like to go for a jog in the morning - you could probably integrate this with a smart home system to make a coffee when you come back within range, same as you'd adjust your ac for home / away settings, turn lights on / off, etc. My wife and I work from home so we don't really use the smart settings on our thermostat, but I can see a use case for the right type of person.
@@oggopia The number of people in smart home communities who want to automate their coffee machines is actually pretty large. For most, the best one can do is maybe get a smart outlet to turn on an old school drip machine or a Switchbot to press a power button. (We prefer pourover coffee in my house so we have a smart kettle to get and hold the water at the right temp before we get to the kitchen.) This is actually a decent machine at a decent price with features that automate the process.
@@oggopiabut you have to make sure a pod is in the chamber and there is water as well. And that's in case you want one in your scenario.
@@ToniHinton The hassle of making coffee is usually connected to refilling the water tank and making sure there's coffee inside, no? I would love to go out on a jog and "order" coffee at home, but a human still needs to refill the water and coffee. If you have smart children, now, that's a different scenario...
100% agree with Ben that this will be in every mid-level hotel room to spy on you in no time at all lol.
Jamie's face at 6:42 at "you can change the color of the ring at the bottom" 🤣🤣
Have to agree that was priceless.
The look Ben gives the camera at that moment as well 😂😂
just FYI, ppls with ADHD and other neurodivengencies have Interoceptive awareness broken, we don't feel thirst, hunger, or the need of sleeping or going to the toilet until you are at the limit... Is not a matter of no being hable to human (or yes) but I have reminders in my mobile and a bottle with marks every 250ml to keep track...
The water bottle would be smart with some diseases. My mom didn't feel thurst, so she had to see a glass to remind her to drink.
When my grandma had a stroke, she took this medication that required her to not drink more than 800 ml of water orally, because the med hydrated her in another ways. It would be great for her too
As someone with extreme ADHD I can see the usefulness of the water bottle. If I am hyper focusing on something like reading or watching something I can forget to eat or drink for hours at a time, if not the whole day. Having a bottle that lights up or sends a notification to my phone to draw my attention to it and remind me to drink could be very good in my day to day life… if it didn’t cost a small fortune to buy the bottle and the app.
While I agree that the smart water bottle is a bit over-the-top, being reminded to drink water can be crucial for people with ADHD like myself where we regularly forego and forget our bodily needs for hours due to hyperfocus. I use a reminder, but I can see the value in accurately tracking water intake over time as an indicator of overall executive function.
except it wasn't very accurate. needs a bit more work. It's a step in the right direction for those who could benefit
I have ADHD as well, when I'm thirsty, I drink.
@diggity1039 The issue is getting to the point where your mouth feels like the desert before you realise 😅
@@diggity1039 Not everyone gets the same symptoms when battling mental illnesses. I'm glad you don't have to deal with that.
@@diggity1039 I'm glad you don't struggle with every symptom of ADHD. For those of us who have differing symptoms and experiences from you, it may be beneficial.
As someone with ADHD, I quite often forget to hydrate, having a water bottle that hassles me to drink from it, and that knows if I have obeyed it is a genius idea. However £69 is too rich for my tastes.
The water bottle reminders would work well for seniors (or CTE sufferers) with memory issues, or for folks with Autism or ADHD with poor executive function. I get that it's maybe excessive for Neurotypicals, but it would be super helpful with my mom or AuDHD kids. Pricy, though.
All these people, regrettable as it is for their affliction, get - wait for it - thirsty! Our species comes with a preinstalled app that monitors our liquid consumption and create a neurological sensation to remind them to drink!
Was gonna comment that. As someone who nearly dies every day from dehydration because of their adhd a bottle that makes pretty shiny colors everytime I'm supposed to drink might just give me a big enough dopamine boost to actually do it.
The just drink some water, it's kind of Darwinism comment rubbed me the wrong way a little bit not gonna lie.
I mean, even for a person who gets absorbed into their work. There are plenty of days where I'm working on fixing a major issue and then realize two hours has gone by without me even getting out of my chair.
Yeah, my immediate thought was "this is medical equipment"-- didn't think of memory as a concern, but there's got to be SOME condition that requires a strictly regulated water intake!
Why not a phone alarm?
I have rheumatoid arthritis, I also have an Alexa microwave with voice activation - it's quite helpful on the days my hands don't want to work right. I could see the Alexa coffee maker being helpful. Sure, I'd have to add the coffee and water but I could do that the night before when my hands have had a chance to unkink as opposed to the morning when they work better as paperweights than hands.
I've got the hydrate spark and like it. When I get into hyper focus I forget to drink. I see the light and drink. For me it's a blessing.
The part where the "smarts" come into the things like the coffee machine, is with routines and grouped tasks, ie "Alexa, Good Morning" opens the curtains, turns on the lights to medium low and starts your coffee brewing, then reports weather, news and traffic to you all in 1 go, without any additional commands or input. Using them piecemeal is just a headache and making your life even more complicated I fully 100% agree.
I love my hidrate spark. I had kidney stones and need to drink lots of water. The light has an element of classical conditioning to it! I see the light I drink! It links to Fitbit too and if I exercise it ups the amount needed for the day.
I have the Hidratespark. I picked one up after my first visit to a cardiologist. At the time, I was ONLY drinking tea and Coke Zero. I am a goal motivated person. The device helped me transition to drinking more water by being able to track my water consumption and getting the satisfaction of meeting different goals. That water bottle is not cheap, but it was definitely worth getting. I have since been given a clean bill of health from my cardiologist and family doctor and no longer see either other than annual checkups.
Ok as someone with ADHD and who constantly forgets to drink, eat, etc when hyperfocusing. That water bottle I desperately need as I suffer from too much blood and need to drink more water than usual. As you can tell this isn't going very well. It's not really "darwinism" but like... I can go several hours without drinking or eating. It just doesn't occur to me. So having a visual reminder is really useful and helpful and when I can afford it, I'll be getting one of these to try and keep my health condition under control.
Wouldn't an hourly reminder on your phone from like 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and a full bottle of water achieve the same thing, though?
I have ADHD as well and this is how I do it.
As someone with ADHD traits, get me focused on something even for a few seconds and there goes the idea to eat or drink, until the headache and the faintness kicks in
@@seriodenoyarohi7403 I work in a school and can't have my phone out at all and by the time I get home I'm usually too tired (no spoons left!) to really think about feeding and watering the tamagotchi that is myself. I also find habit forming exceptionally difficult if not impossible. (I'm also unmedicated, due to money, which isn't fun).
A general reminder might help, but looking at ther price, maybe try that first? Something that tells youto drink every ... I have no idea how often you would need to, but you get what I am aiming at, I am sure.
@@catboysforcats2717 Fair enough. Can't really argue with that having a desk-job myself.
The hydrate spark has helped a couple of my friends to actually remember to drink water
I love that Ben used the term luddite. My dad is very proud of his ludditeness.
As I get older, I find myself leaning harder that way. Why change what isn't broken? Granted, I might be looking for some of these if mobility issues happen, but most of these? nah, hard pass
It feels like everything is being overly complicated for no reason.
I’d also test saying “Alexa, in five minutes make me a latte” with smart devices sometimes the order matters. I don’t drink coffee so it’s not for me but smart home devices can be great for people with disabilities - I broke my foot and I could buzz people in from the couch rather than rushing down the corridor on crutches so as not to miss the delivery driver. I can wait until I’ve left the room to turn the lights off so I don’t trip on anything and it’s hands free. The water bottle would be amazing for people who struggle to remember to drink water (of which there are a lot, due to memory issues, mental health issues, executive function and other issues.) the coffee machine most certainly could be part of the smart home for those that enjoy having some of those tasks taken off their plate. With adhd especially, any shortcuts or truncated steps to a routine are so valuable because it’s one less thing you have to try and remember and make work.
I have and use the Hidrate Spark and love it. MOST days I am perfectly capable of hitting my daily hydration goal without any kind of reminders. Some days though, especially weekends or days when my schedule is in flux, I may not drink as much water as I should. (For example if I'm really into a new video game, or perhaps out doing things with friends when I would normally be at home.) I'm also a woman of simple pleasures and the fact that it lights up rainbow brings me joy every time I take a sip.
I get that the bottle is not for everyone, but I do find it useful and enjoy using it.
Ben telling Alexa to play Music caused mine to start playing that station 😂
Honestly as someone that works with dialysis patients, the smart water bottle, if accurate would probably be sooo helpful for people needing to track a fluid restriction. like just being a few hundred ml over each day could make them ill pretty quick
And on the opposite spectrum- with POTS, I supposed to drink 3000 ml daily. It’s very hard to keep track of how much you e actually had.
Jamie and Ben have the best level of annoyance with these gadgets. I love seeing their reviews!
The flask could be useful for someone with Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. They must keep track of their water intake and adjust a diuretic medication accordingly.
Ooooh interesting! We didn’t know this. That would be super useful in their position 👍
Ditto on dialysis or post kidney transplant
What the hell is that
@@Farquad76.547 of only there was this network of information you could access from your phone where you could look it up
Thanks for the information, that's interesting!
I kind of feel like the coffee maker is mostly so you have an Alexa device sat in your kitchen to do things like play music, audio books, or whatever else you use Alexa for in the kitchen; the fact that it can also kind of control the coffee machine it's part of is basically an added novelty function.
(Or...what Spaff said, because this is apparently what happens when you comment mid-video.)
On the Hydrate Spark, I can see a couple of uses. # 1 The sister of a girl I used to go out with had no thirst mechanism. We had to constantly remind her to drink at certain times or she would keel over with dehydration. So a bottle & app that reminded her & how much would be good. # 2 A couple of years ago when ill I was restricted to 1 litre of fluid a day (which was hell!) So a simple device that kept track of fluid consumed would be great. (Being cheap I just filled a litre bottle with water & used that) 🥛
so you could literally just have your phone send reminders for you to drink water, and you keep track of the quantity with simple volume markings on the bottle. You've just explained perfectly how spending $80 bucks on app-connected water bottle is stupid.
Like the fact that they started WITH THE GUIDE RAIL that is there to ensure it starts in specific parts etc and then went to use it without it on testing is great :-D For people aged a bit above 30 they give huge "Grandpa Yelling at the TV to google stuff" energy
Gasp! I have a HydrateSpark! Going through chemo now and it’s fantastic for helping me keep track of water intake. It also helps remind me to drink. Totes worth it.
That is perhaps the only good and relevant use I saw when they showed it. Most people just get thirsty, then they drink. But there are (mostly medical) reasons why someone might have to have some help.
@@Divig there are a million good reasons to buy it. I have ADHD and that comes with poor interception so we don't know when were hungry or thirsty until its too late. So this would be WONDERFUL for us and soooooooooooooooooo many more disabilities and health issues -- so don't dismiss it so flippantly.
I was just thinking of this- for some folks with some conditions (eg, autism and ADHD) remembering to drink isn’t second nature, some can’t even recognise the feeling of thirst. It’s likely quite useful for someone like that.
I personally struggle to remember to drink, even if I have a water bottle with me. My watch vibrates every 1.5 hours to remind me to have a drink, even if I don’t think I need to- even then I still get distracted in the process of ‘go to bag (avoid anything distracting like a colleague) find water bottle in bag (avoiding all the shiny distracting things), uncork & drink,’ fail at any of these steps and I’ll just have to hope I get there the next time! it sounds so simple, and yet it’s such a struggle- I suppose that’s why it’s considered a disability!
my daughter and I both 'forget' to drink (me cos i'm too busy usually and I suspect same for her) If this was cheaper I'd get her one... me I'd ignore it like I do my tongue sticking to the roof of my mouth lol
@@soul_asmr that *is* a good medical reason though?
I think the bottle is cool and could see plenty of use cases
The water measures bottle would be good for people who are limited on the amount of liquid they are allowed like my nephew who has kidney failure.
Third gadget:
"Oh what's this?"
"Ah, must be a guide to slide against."
....
_proceed to ignore it for the whole bit instead of using as designed_
This!!! Also, I’m sad they didn’t try it on the beer.
Ben’s face at 12:43 is solid GOLD 😂
That water bottle would be useful for people, like myself, who have ADHD and struggle to remember to drink. I can't set constant alarms on my phone to remind me as I do different things every day. The only issue is that it only tracks in that bottle so if you have a drink elsewhere, it will think you need a drink
As a neurodivergent individual, the water bottle is actually SUPER helpful. I often do genuinely just forget to drink water (or any liquids!) throughout the day so having a reminder is helpful. Plus I have other health issues so tracking my water intake is also necessary.
Wouldn't a clear bottle serve the same purpose?
@@beecat4183 clear water bottles haven’t worked for me, at least. 1. I have sensory issues and need cold water and most clear bottles aren’t vacuum insulated 2. The actual reminder light is what’s helpful
It’s hard to explain to a NT person why drinking water or doing basic human things is difficult for those of us who are ND…little things like this can help make life in a NT world just a tad easier for ND individuals and it’s not hurting anyone else so why not?
@@JenRose1593 Use a steel water bottle: it'll insulate the water temp as well, and it's way cheaper.
The smart flask would be great for people with ADHD, people with memory problems (because they can't "just drink water!"), or people who need to monitor water intake for health or performance (athletes)...
I've noticed they have improved over the years in understanding how some of the tools' purpose is physical accessibility, they just need to work on recognising benefits for invisible disabilities. :)
Thing is, if you can't remember that you need to drink water, what are the odds you're going to remember to charge that thing?
@@THENAMEISQUICKMANSpeaking from a friend's experience, just plug it up to charge when plugging up everything else each night (phone, tablet, laptop, etc.)
@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN generally you either remember when it suddenly starts flashing/turns off since that's a consistant reminder, or you're just in the habit of plugging everything in when you put it down/at a time. So basically the same way you remember to charge your phone.
As a person with a medical condition who does not register thirst the 2nd gadget is very usefull.
I love my HidrateSpark! I am terrible at remembering to drink water. I like how it lights up to let me know that it's time to drink.
Honestly that water bottle would help me out a ton, just because when I'm editing I completely lose track of time and just kinda refill glasses whenever I have to get up. It'd be nice to know how much I'm drinking, since I actually have a bit of an overhydration problem. When I'm focused I just reflexively sip without ever registering what I'm doing.
A definite YES to Ben's point about de-skilling people via smart devices. I long ago forgot all family/friends' phone numbers because I can just press a button on my phone to reach anyone. Also, smart devices can be marketed as the future or necessary and companies will use that excuse to charge more.
I agree. In the old days people did not need sidekicks to tell them what to buy and cook, they learned and did it all themselves. We are dumbing ourselves down with all these types of things....
The amount of personal data you need to let smart device like Alexa to access makes it a no from me.
But also understand my paranoia levels are a bit high. I blame working in general IT security.
Lets not lose our minds. We are talking about pod machines - not pulling shots of espresso.
Your hunting and gathering skills aren't so hot either, but its probably fine.
I have a similar water bottle. I have adhd and the medication heavily suppresses my appetite. Making my bottle track and start flashing at me when I need to drink is extremely helpful
The smart gadget has a lot of uses in the disabled persons world. Not necessarily the coffee machine per se, but tech has transformed some lives.
Oh definitely, but not any of this tech.
@@adde9506 actually- the water bottle, whilst very expensive- can help folks that need to: “accurately” track fluid intake (more accurately and conveniently than saying “4 cups/glasses, as we know they vary) and forget to drink (some health conditions take away the ability to feel thirst).
There are other things that may do these jobs, but this may be the most convenient or useful for someone’s specific circumstance!
Which is why you go to Barry Lewis for these kinds of videos.
@@EarthwormShandy agreed. But for the lads to suggest this type of tech isn’t useful is misleading. I’d love to see a Barry Lewis and Sorted collaboration
@mandygriffin5241 I think they did ages ago but not for gadgets 😅
the water flask thing i could see being useful for people like me on dialysis that have to watch their fluid in take and i dont know if you had dialysis before but it can leave you some what out of it for about a day.
I will say, I know many people that have ADHD or other similar things, and frequently forget to drink due to the passage of time being funny. So a water bottle that flashes and glows could be grateful for many people!
I NEED that water bottle!! I have intracranial hypertension that I have to take diuretic medication for, POTS, ADHD and am autistic. I have sensory issues with water temperature so it must be near freezing cold for me to willingly drink it. I get super busy or hyper focused on things and forget to eat/drink constantly. Having the lights is an added sensory bonus that will make me want to use it!! I've been on the hunt for an insulated water bottle that has some sort of sensory feedback for years. Alarms and printed on reminders do nothing for me, especially since most bottles like that aren't insulated and only work if I'm looking directly at the bottle....which I will never do.
I have a spiky spill proof cup that I love but it isn't insulated so I find myself just holding it and not actually drinking the water from it cuz it isn't cold enough lol
OMG I have Intracranial hypertension as well and it’s the first time I hear of someone who has it too. I’ve had that bottle for a year and a half and it’s really helped me.
@@segolenesemilinko i don't know anyone with it either!! I'm sorry you're also dealing with it, but glad to hear an endorsement of the bottle :)
I think Ben hit on the right use for the coffee maker. It's a great device for a hotel but I'm not sure it serves a useful purpose in a home. In a hotel you do have limited space so having a single multi purpose device that can make coffee, set alarms and play music for you seems ideal. Of course that assumes that all of the guests are going to be comfortable with having and using an Alexa based device in their hotel room.
if someone already has an echo/alexa in their kitchen (music/timers) having a combo device isn't that far fetched. And for hotel? Alexa usually needs to be connected to an Amazon account, doesn't it? I wouldn't be hooking up to that o.0
@@morganalori might be on restricted hotel account , but still then, an hotel which may have many different languages, and dialects and such, i can hear the joy already in the next room when the irishman or scotsman is trying to get a coffee and alexa goes" i didnt understand that" ... " MAAAAAAKEEEE MEEEEEE A COOOFEEEEEE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" ...
@@H3llSkullAn Irishman drinking coffee! Not a chance boyo! Barry's tea only!
I guess I will definitely buy this smart waterbottle for my great granddad! He constantly forgets to drink and we could track his water intake as well. It is worth a shot I guess and definitely better than him fainting and having to go to hospital because of dehydration…
I think that a lot of older people might benefit from that since you don’t really feel as thirsty when you get older but obviously should still drink enough.
Think the water flask could be really good for people with learning disabilities like my sister who often need prompting to do things.
@@darkjudge8786that's a lot of people
Would be useful for the elderly as well. Dehydration in the elderly can cause major health issues.
@@darkjudge8786 YEAH! SCREW THOSE 800,000 people!
@@darkjudge8786 Not really, the neurodivergent population also tends to struggle with staying hydrated as well and they're a MUCH larger part of the population than most people realize. And as someone else just mentioned, the elderly also become dehydrated easily. My grandmother tended to only drink coffee or soda back when she was alive and she ended up in the hospital multiple times with severe dehydration. This bottle could have helped her.
na, that's useless and overpriced Techbro BS that also relies on properity Software when that can be dealt with a Low Tech Bottle that has Markings on it
LOL, thanks Ben. My Alexa started playing when you asked her. Love your videos!!!!
Printing a logo on buns actually works great. You need the proper texture on the bun. Much like paper texture, if you tried on glossy it won't work. In a corporate catering company these can be a great touch for your client!
i think thats what the track is for. Too keep the rolling wheel you see underneath off the food so it doesnt slip.
Still overpriced and useless imho
Or, get this
Ebbers tried to put a HUGE SIZED logo of Sorted Food onto a small doughnut
Though I understand Ben's complaints about gadgets not being required to do all small tasks, my brother when he lived was not able to walk, and I remember one of the functions he used on his phone was a remote light switch, so when he needed he did not need to take his bulky chairs across the room in order to turn off the lights, especially when he had gotten to bed and realised after that the lights were on. He could do it from where he was. So I get it, but things can have a good function as well. I think the important thing, which we often forget is, what actually would help me vs what is the trend right now.
I think the water bottle would be good for people who are content streamers, office workers, or for people who are always working on a computer. Its easy to get distracted by your work and you can end up going hours without drinking any water or even getting a bite to eat, depending on how busy you are. I think it would help in that area, at least. Edit to add: Thanks Ebbers.... you set my alexa off and it jump-scared me. =P
Considering how much care this channel puts into acknowledging that many gadgets are designed to be accessible to people with disabilities, that Darwin comment was unexpected.
Hey Ben. Yes hydration is a need. But there are a lot of people that struggle with not forgetting to drink. I find it rather hurtful the way you make fun of it. (5:25) There are too many days I simply forget to drink/eat will 22:30 or something. And while a smart gadget might not be THE answer, I might help someone.
Google "adhd forgetting to drink" It is a struggle for quite a few people.
100%
That water cup and app would be really useful for Neurodivergent people who often have a hard time remembering to drink water,. And tracking how much they drank would also be very useful.
water gadget might be useful if you had someone with dementia that forgets to drink.
The ONE thing I would suggest taking into account with these review videos, is 'Is this more accessible/helpful for someone with a disability of some sort?' A water bottle that helps remind you to drink water would be very beneficial for people with ADHD, D.I.D. Systems, anything involving memory loss. Does a gadget help people who may have limited mobility in some way? Now I'm not saying the boys need to become experts in the seemingly *countless* roadblocks that disability, neurodivergence or trauma create, but just the general thought of 'Would this help someone who can't hold a knife properly for whatever reason?'
I totally get and appreciate that the boys *don't* (seem to) have any sort of detriment when it comes to Food Stuff, so they review these products as Chef and Normal, therefore in the mindset of a 'normal' consumer. But again, there's an insanely wide array of Disabled In Some Way, and it affects far more people than we typically realise. And a *loooot* of gadgets are actually MADE with Disability in mind, but get marketed towards Not Disabled. (I'm not saying ALL gadgets, because like Ben and Jamie said, many are also really just creating more of a problem than solving. It's like companies are trying to jump on the trend of 'Smart Kitchen Gadget', and we've got a couple good examples here!)
....That was a longer wall of text than I was anticipating writing. TLDR; Sometimes person's body doesn't body right, so think about taking it into consideration!
You are asking them to start wadding into a content minefield by trying to cater to a hyper diverse and variable market share that is at the same time still very narrow audience compared to their mainline audience.
It's not good business nor entertaining for the people that end up paying the bills at the end of the day. Such things would be better served by a smaller more niche channel with less to lose.
At the very least, they should not let comments like the Darwinism one get past editing. It is one thing, not to know every kind of visible or invisible disability, quiet another to joke about natural selection taking people out for not being able to remember to drink a certain amount of water. That might be ok as a joke amongst friends, but as a channel that is ususally mindful about economic, geographic, cultural differences and/or disadvantages, that one is so not ok.
@@Hybris51129 they have done this in the past though. When reviewing past gadgets, they have stated ‘this could have been made for someone with mobility issues,’ so they’re not unaware of this being a thing.
You can still review a gadget and say ‘I don’t know why this is helpful, but it does what it says, so maybe someone finds that helpful’ or ‘this is a bad product because it doesn’t do what it says.’
Disability is one of the few issues that will likely affect everyone in life, unless someone passes young. Being aware of that isn’t a minefield.
@@Hybris51129 I took the wide array of Disabled into account when writing my previous statement by saying 'just the general thought of'. So essentially, remembering that hey, not everyone is capable of The Thing. And the only reason I really made the comment was because of the dismissiveness of the water bottle. 'Just drink your water!' But a bottle that helps remind you, even if it's imperfect, is helpful for the people who genuinely can't remember.
Mindfulness isn't a minefield. They've done it before, where they've said that the product works, and while the boys don't need it, maybe others do for whatever reason.
The water bottle would help many people who need to control the amount that they drink in a day... like those with kidney issues or those who literally forget to drink anything. & the coffee maker is useful for those who have vision issues. Then they can tell the machine to make them the drink they desire without a lot of buttons... however, i do agree that a lot of tech is "smart"/app driven just because they can do it and often when the app dies so does your device so there needs to be a way to use the device outside of the app too.
As someone with heart issues, I need to drink a lot more water than normal. The water bottle would actually help me. I would like to say the "darwinism" remark was a little mean.
@@sailorcentrist5077 I thought so too tbh. The boys have been so good in the past for saying/realising ‘this product wouldn’t help me, but it could help someone with xyz’ - granted this has usually been around mobility focused gadgets, but I’d hope the logic would translate.
Even without making the link, making the comment that boils down to ‘stupid people shouldn’t xyz,’ is kinda mean. They’re still people :/
@@emmet-jamesblondel1708 C'mon, they didn't say those people were stupid, and darwinism comment is very on point considering water consumption is the highest need after breathing. They weren't even referring to those with heart or other medical conditions or mental conditions that might actually require help, rather than the modern tech addicted lazy person who can't survive without the tech.
@@joshuadalton6063@joshuadalton6063 they weren’t deliberately referring to those people, no, but the generalisation of essentially “if people need reminding to drink, then they should succumb to the survival of the fittest”, didn’t exclude people with medical conditions.
I may be being touchy, but considering how often people with mental conditions are called “lazy” for not being able to complete some things, it’s not unreasonable to think that they could be referring to those folk, even if by accident.
@@emmet-jamesblondel1708 Think you're reading more into it than intended. Its a little ironic though, darwinism really doesn't come into human existance any more, except to the point we are so advanced as a species we've gone to space, yet not only are there still humans that need assistance with the 2nd most basic human task, the numbers seem to be growing every year. In 20 years I'm sure we'll come across a 'comment' or whatever comes in Metaverse or whatever along the same lines as this thread, someone will be saying "oh this automated function in Meta that feeds my body in real life would really help me, but these people over here are mean for pointing to darwinism if someone is too lazy to push the feed-IRL button". Just sayin :) (wel forgive me, this is actually the plot of more than one sci-fi stories, one species invents immortality serum, but they die out because they become so lazy they don't push the button on their space suit thing to inject it.. lol)
Agreed. It was an off comment, but he meant nothing by it! Its simply the privilege of healthy people that they forget the multitude of difficulties people with physical/mental health problems have
I'd like to see you try the printer again, but use the provided metal template. I think that part is meant to help guide and control the printer, as well as flatten down some soft curved surfaces, like the burger bun.
You still probably don't need it, but I wonder if that would improve the experience, at least.
I think so, too. It seems there’s a small wheel on the bottom of the printer. I think it relies on rolling across at a steady rate. It’s just not going to roll smoothly on a bun. I also think that for anyone who does this professionally, there are MUCH better solutions.
I agree. I just watched the product video on how to use the printer pen. The template has a start area at the beginning.
I could see the water bottle being helpful for those with disabilities or with memory struggles; Alzheimer's, ADHD, autism, etc. I probably wouldn't get it, but my own experiences are that I can get so hyper focused on something that I will go very long periods without drinking or eating. Then I will get hit with a dehydration headache or pain and realize that I haven't had food or water in a long time. Something that reminds me or gently lights up could help with that struggle. I have found solutions that help me to stay regularly hydrated, but they are a similar idea to what the water bottle offers.
2:15 Ben not realising you need to be touching the black part of the handle for it to work 😂
to be fair the vast majority of people don't understand how touch screens work.
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16:55 - "are we deskilling humans?" Yes, yes we are.
Ever heard of this old movie "Idiocracy" ? We are not moving in that direction, we are sprinting towards it.
On the other hand making myself a coffee in the morning isn't a skill, its a thing I have to do.
It's actually skill siloing humans, what better way to improve a corporate drones output then to remove the need to even know how to cook.
Nothing necessarily wrong with that in some instances (inventions should make life easier, as life shouldn't have to be hard), but that's in case of jobs. But basic skills that everyone should know, like cooking and such? It's definitely a bad thing if people don't learn how to do those.
@englishatheart there are certa8n life skills you should know in order to not get taken advantage of, skill in the kitchen is one of them. If you have zero kitchen knowledge you don't know just how much is in processed food. On the other hand if you have "too much" you think that organic food with no shelf life is the most nutritious. One leads to you getting unhealthy due to food illiteracy, the other drains your bank account because it leaves you open to "organic non gmo gluten free water" a thing I have seen sold at "health food" stores at roughly 10$ per Litre.
My Amazon smart oven is a bit more useful with Alexa. It does save me some button pushing when I say, "Alexa, microwave for X time," or "Alexa, preheat oven to X", "Cook for X time," etc.
The smart oven cost about the same as a decent microwave and it's a microwave and convection oven.
re: the starting:
Let's have some fun this beat is sick I wanna take a ride on your gadget stick!
Smart devices that can be operated by voice used to be something I almost never used until I had a baby. Now being able to voice activate things with my hands full has become a life saver.
The old adage “ A fool and his money are soon parted “ sure applies here.
Hanks for activating my Alexa 4 times guys 😂
regarding the smart water bottle.... I think that's a product that is not aimed at you guys. I know a lot of people who routinely forget to eat and drink, either because a medication kills their appetite, or they don't notice their own body's hunger/thirst signals. It's very much a problem that needs solving
PRECISELY THIS.
*waves* Hi! I'm one of those "forget to eat" people. And yes a medication did destroy my appetite. I generally only eat once or twice a day and that's because someone has reminded me to do so.
But there are other ways to do so. Most people have smart phones these days. You can't tell me there isn't an app to remind people to eat and drink. There's so many problems that can't be solved with an app that far more people and nonhumans suffer from that the focus should be on.
@@englishatheart??????? Why are you so worked up about a water bottle?
Firstly, it's incredibly rude and disparaging to essentially say these issues do no matter. If you do not suffer from an issue, it isn't your place to say its impact on people, and how they can go about navigating it.
Secondly, the people who make a water bottle which could help people suffering from numerous conditions that affect memory, attention, or time telling, aren't going to be working on serious and complex life/environmental issues. That's like asking why are you writing a comment invalidating struggles you don't know or understand, when you could instead be solving the cure for cancer?
There are also certain people who need to restrict their water intake due to certain heart or kidney diseases. I think this water bottle can be useful for people like that who need a super accurate measurement of their water intake from a variety of different sources during their day
Guys, I love you all dearly, your videos are a highlight of my day. But as you mentioned in previous gadget videos, a lot of these gadgets are actually invented with a disabled person in mind. The Hydration Spark? A common issue for people with ADHD, like myself, when we are hyperfocusing, is something called object permanence. If it sits there long enough, our brain decides not to 'see' it anymore, & in hyperfocus, we don't register bodily urges like thirst. Something like this would be perfect because it flashes to remind you
0:07 Sometimes the smartest gadgets are the simplest! Very true Mike! Some of your favorite gadgets are the simpler ones
Mad props to Jamie for speaking super quietly when he said "Alexa" so everyones home device didn't go off, only to have Ben call for a chorus of Classic FM 30 seconds later.
Put some respect on Jamie's name!
The water bottle might be useful if you have a relative with dementia as dehydration can be an issue and make things worse?
You guys were right on the mark with your comments. Keep up the good work and keep the gadget reviews coming.
Anything with an app is an instant NO for me (unless the app is 100% necessary for the concept to function)
Sometimes it just overcomplicates things.
It makes it instantly a disposable product because it probably won't work in 10 years
@@nicfab1 10 years is being generous.
Don't you guys have phones?
@@hfbdbsijenbd Yup, no thanks.