BLINK-A-DRINK FLASHING CUP


Blink-a-Drink Flashing Cup, retail $5.99 (URL unknown)
Manufactured by Innovage (URL unknown)
Last updated 07-10-05




This is a large, transparent cup with a handle that has a base with flashing LEDs in it that activate anytime the cup is moved. Its capacity appears to be approximately 24 ounces. You can put beer, pop, water, cool-aid, or any other cold liquid in it.


SIZE



Feed the cup three AAA cells first (see directly below), and then you can go to town.

On the underside of the cup, you should see a circular white button. Press and release it to activate the circuit. The LEDs will come on anytime the cup is moved or used; staying on for ~22 seconds before turning off. The circuit will activate the LEDs anytime the cup is bumped or moved.

Press and release the button again to turn the circuit off.

*** VERY, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT!!! *** Always unscrew and remove the blue base before washing the cup!!! This base is NOT water-resistant, and something will probably become screwed up if it goes in the sink with the other dishes!!!
The cup itself is not dishwasher-safe; you'll need to handwash that when it needs to be washed.



Unscrew and remove the blue base from the cup. Set the cup itself aside.

Using a small phillips screwdriver (#0 or #00 should do the job here), unscrew and remove the two screws holding the battery door in the center of the unit. Remove the battery door, and set it aside.


Here is a photograph showing the inside of the blue base.

If necessary, remove and dispose of or recycle the three used AAA cells from the compartment.

Install three new AAA cells in the compartment, orienting the flat end (-) negative of each battery with the spring for it in each chamber.

Lay the battery door back on top of the compartment so the two little plastic tits on it face upward.

Screw in the two screws you removed earlier, screw the entire blue base back on the transparent cup, and be done with it.

Due to the way the product was assembled and how it functions, I am not able to furnish you with a current usage measurement.



This product is meant to be used as a drinking cup, not a flashlight meant to be carried around, thrashed, and abused, so I won't try to flush it down the toilet, bash it against a steel rod or the corner of a concrete stair, let my housemate's kitty go to the bathroom on it, run over it with a 400lb Rascal, or perform other indecencies that a regular flashlight might have to go through. So this section of the web page will appear significantly more bare than this section of the web page on a page about a flashlight.

As a drinking cup, it appears to be more than reasonably sturdy, and won't just fall apart on you during normal use.

I know I already mentioned this, but I said it once and I'll say it again:
*** VERY, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT!!! *** Always unscrew and remove the blue base before washing the cup!!! This base is NOT water-resistant, and something will probably become screwed up if it goes in the sink with the other dishes!!!
The cup itself is not dishwasher-safe; you'll need to handwash that when it needs to be washed.



Photograph of the Blink-a-Drink lighted up.
See the movie below these photographs this to see the actual blinking patterns.



Photograph of some Mountain Dew in the Blink-a-Drink cup.

Quicktime movie (.mov extension) showing the Blink-a-Drink in action.
This clip is approximately 1.9 megabytes (2,018,600 bytes) in length; dial-up users please be aware.
It will take no less than five minutes to load at 48.0Kbps.
I cannot provide it in other formats, so please do not ask.



TEST NOTES:
Test unit was purchased on Ebay on 07-06-05, and was received on the afternoon of 07-09-05.

Product was made in China. A product's country of origin really does matter to some people, which is why I published it on this web page.


UPDATE: 00-00-00



PROS:



CONS:



    MANUFACTURER: Innovage
    PRODUCT TYPE: Novelty light-up cup
    LAMP TYPE: 5mm LED
    No. OF LAMPS: 5 (1 each red, orange, yellow, yellow-green, blue)
    BEAM TYPE: N/A
    SWITCH TYPE: Pushbutton on/off on bottom of cup; motion-sensitive when on
    BEZEL: N/A
    BATTERY: 3xAAA cells
    CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Unknown/unable to measure
    WATER RESISTANT: Cup is, circuit is not
    SUBMERSIBLE: Cup is, circuit is not
    ACCESSORIES: 3xAAA cells
    WARRANTY: Unknown/not stated

    PRODUCT RATING:

    Star Rating





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