Tech Specs Make Good Advice

I was looking at kegerators online recently and had to laugh when I saw this in a product description:

Holds either a 1/2 barrel keg or a 1/4 slim keg. The unit converts between a refrigerator and a beverage cooler to suit your needs. Note: Does not hold Coors and Miller brand kegs.

I know, technically, that's because those kegs are larger than standard kegs. Still, if I ever added one of these to my basement, that would be one of the rules of the house.

A Kegerator That Tweets

SparkFun Electronics was looking for a way to monitor the status of their breakroom kegerator. The Boulder, Colorado-based online seller of electronic parts and gadgets decided solve the problem in their own unique way. Through a series of sensors and circuit boards they monitor the temperature and amount of beer left in the keg. Not stopping there, the kegerator automatically tweets it's status any time a SparkFun employee pours a beer. You can keep up with the SparkFun kegerator Twitter status here.

If you want to learn more about the technology behind the Tweeting Kegerator, you can read it all here.