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"[#image: /photos/57d8c2954b76f0f832a0f147]||||||\\n\\nAt this point in the day, you've probably had one or two, heck maybe three, beverages. You've likely had your morning cup of [coffee](http://www.self.com/flash/nutrition/2013/04/nutrition-superfood-coffee/) (or tea!), a glass or so of water and maybe a smoothie or green juice ([if you're into that](http://www.self.com/flash/nutrition/2014/05/9-stages-becoming-green-juice-lover/)). But if you're conscientious about what you consume\u2014as, like, almost everyone is these days\u2014you'll want to know how many calories, nutrients, etc. you've chugged, right?\\n\\nMeet [Vessyl](http://www.myvessyl.com), the smart cup that knows more about what you're drinking than you do. No really, this thing is seriously intelligent. Not only can it tell what type of liquid you're sipping (ie. juice versus water), it can actually differentiate between brands like Coke and Pepsi. It does this by \\\"analyzing what's in the Vessyl at a molecular level,\\\" explains CEO Justin Lee. #Science.\\n\\nIts most mind-blowing feature, though, is the cup's capacity to read the caloric makeup of the beverage it holds\u2014including data like amounts of sugar, caffeine, fat and more\u2014and tell you the numbers in real-time on the side of the device via a sleek light-up display. (Very futuristic and chic.) The magic happens thanks to sensors coating the inside of the container which draw from a master database. That means your cup can report the most accurate nutritional data about the beverage inside\u2014right down to the extra sugar, fat, etc. that splash of half &amp; half added to your coffee. So cool, right?\\n\\nAll of this is great, but would you really tote around a calorie-counting cup when you could just look at the nutrition label and at it up yourself? Well, that's where its most nutrition-forward feature comes in: The cup easily syncs with a smart phone app to log and calculate how much of your daily hydration needs you are fulfilling. Pretty cool and definitely easier than trying to recall everything you had to drink that day, after the fact.\\n\\nThe bottom line: It's a super-cool idea and the cup is certainly a great way to call attention to the unnoticed cals that drinks pack on to your daily intake. *However* for $199 per device, some of us may be sticking to good ol' fashioned mentally-noted calorie tracking for now. But take a look at the video and see a preview of the first batch of cups (available in early 2015)\u2014in case you want to snatch one up.\\n\\n[#video: http://www.youtube.com/embed/lu4ukHmXKFU](600x450)||||||\\n\\n__RELATED:__\\n\\n- [Apple's New Health-Tracking App Is Freakin' Awesome](http://www.self.com/flash/technology/2014/06/apple-new-health-tracking-healthkit-app/)\\n- [Best Health Food Delivery Services](http://www.self.com/flash/nutrition/2013/11/nutrition-best-healthy-food-delivery-companies/)\\n\\nImage Credit: *Courtesy photo*"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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