The Best Technologies For Successful Day Drinking

Price: $150

A stylish timepiece the serves as a bottle opener and digital wingman: eureka. This ish sets its focus on the most important hour of the day, five o’clock, while sporting a sleek leather design that comes mated with a metal clasp to open up Coronas ASAP. Know what time it is!

Price: $30

Dubbed the world’s first “smart” flask, the hybrid accessory holds an iPhone and up to 5oz. of your favorite booze. That’s pretty much five shots of whatever it takes to get a buzz going, discreetly of course. Never go to any dry wedding, festival or job without it.

Price: FREE (iOS)

Nothing beats a good pub during the daytime. Throw a cold Guinness into the mix and we’re talking stout heaven here. Use the Pub Finder app to locate the nearest bar serving the popular Irish beer, plus receive directions on how to get there, which always comes in handy after downing a few when in pre-game mode.

Price: $150

Get the one up on the booze police by carrying this portable Breathalyzer in your pocket. The alcohol measurer helps determine blood alcohol concentration and estimates how long before someone becomes sober again. Its accompanying mobile app opens the lane to monitor performance as well. And for the brave souls with no shame in their drinking game, they can share stats with followers.

Price: FREE (iOS)

Lightweights trying to keep tabs on their drink count or blood alcohol content can now monitor their drinking habits, mobile-wise that is. This digital gem calculates absorption and retention of alcohol over time to produce a BAC graph, plus tallies up each consumed beverage. You can even create a profile for a drinking buddy, making sure your company is both conscious and well aware of their surroundings.

Price: $35

Mixologists are overrated. Too much mixing and muddling goes into their work, when most times you just need a simple stir or shot of something to savor a cocktail. This Swiss army bartending device can easily take care of such piques, offering access to 10 different tools: including a channel knife, corkscrew, muddler, strainer, stirrer, and more. It comes in handy for brunches.

Price: FREE (iOS), FREE (Android)

Anyone in search of the best bars and drinks in the neighborhood can simplify the hunt with DrinkAdvisor. Covering over 130 cities across the globe, the app pulls up the hottest drinking spots and their opening hours, while allowing users to plan events, pick venues, and invite friends. The real buzz though comes from its massive catalog of well-known drinks, therefore giving your bartender some options to work with.

Price: $10

Every hardcore alky has their weapon of choice. So for the daytimer booze hound looking to class things up at the bar, pull out the collapsible keyring shot glass and have the bartender pour you a shot of whatever. Or get a head start by sneaking in a quick sip of whiskey at the desk.

Price: $7

Forget beer koozies. The Chill Puck keeps all drinks brisk for longer stretches through the use of “NASA-designed equipment” originally used for chilling nuclear reactors in cold war-era satellites. Not to mention it also serves as a coaster that keeps condensation from dripping and making a mess on the deck. Just another way to keep that six-pack of silver bullets cooled.