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With summer coming up it’s time to get ready to party and Heineken has a surprise in store for beer drinkers – glass beer bottles that light-up! Launched during Milan Design Week, the Heineken Ignite bottles have eight LED lights and a bunch of other technical wizardry attached to the bottom of the glass bottle.
All of the electronic components are contained in a 3D-printed housing about the size of a €2 coin. A wireless network transceiver with antenna and a microprocessor enable the glass bottles to flash in response to a data signal or the beat of the music in a nightclub or at a party. The glass bottle can detect various actions including cheering, drinking or sitting on the bar.
Only 200 of the glass Heineken Ignite bottles were released during Milan Design Week. The company says it has no plans to make them available commercially but consumer demand might just change their minds! If you’d like to be drinking from a high-tech glass bottle this year, why not let us know through the Friends of Glass Facebook page or tweet us @GlassFriendsEUR. We’ll pass on your requests to Heineken!
