I have just the place for this in my computer room

[Dubh Aingeal]

Ice cream machine highlights cool stuff at DEMO '06

By Keith Shaw, Network World, 02/06/06

Keith ShawNothing is cooler than ice cream, which is why I can't wait to see the demonstration of the MooBella Ice Cream System at this week's Demo 2006 show in Phoenix. The vending machine that can create a 4.5-ounce scoop of freshly made ice cream on demand is among the approximately 70 products and technologies being launched at the show, a mix of enterprise (see story) and consumer innovations. MooBella Ice Cream System

You might think ice cream and technology don't mix, but the MooBella machine uses lots of technology (including a Linux operating system, interactive GUI, several databases and a wireless communications system) that you would be more likely to find in a data center than a cafeteria. The system uses database components to assist in aerating, flavoring, mixing and flash-freezing the ingredients to create a customized scoop of ice cream in 45 seconds. If the machine runs out of a flavor, its inventory system detects this and tells the GUI not to display that flavor as an option (much better than a blinking "sold out" light). The machine communicates wirelessly (through satellite technology) with company headquarters to provide inventory and sales data, and to report problems with the equipment. "It's basically an ice cream-processing plant in about 12 square feet," says Bruce Ginsberg, CEO of MooBella.

[ManicQueen]

How kewl would that be to have that in your house.. I want it!