ColdSnap is the coolest CES 2022 gadget — it makes ice cream in 90 seconds

ColdSnap is the coolest CES 2021 gadget — information technology makes ice cream in xc seconds

(Prototype credit: ColdSnap)

ColdSnap is CES 2021'south coolest gadget — literally. This clever, Keurig-similar appliance gets and so cold that it tin can rapid freeze smoothies, booze and sweet treats in simply 90 seconds.

Like a Keurig java maker, or perhaps the Bartesian cocktails machine, ColdSnap is a pod-based system that dispenses single-serve desserts and drinks. Choose your pod, insert into ColdSnap's countertop appliance, and in 60-90 seconds ColdSnap says you'll exist ready to indulge.

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Measuring 17.5 x 17.iii x nine inches and weighing nearly 50 pounds, ColdSnap isn't for those short on infinite. Plus the individual canisters are larger than, say, Keurig pods, but its containers don't need to be stored in a fridge or freezer. The pods last up to a year, and are recyclable afterward utilise.

Notable "flavors" range from margaritas and daiquiris to protein shakes and frozen yogurt. In that location's even non-dairy ice cream options, so those sensitive to lactose tin enjoy ColdSnap too. The car doesn't crave re-cooling, and then you can make every bit many in a row every bit your icy middle desires.

My colleagues and I agreed that if at that place were one reason to be at in-person CES this twelvemonth, information technology would exist to collect sample afterward sample from this machine of frozen wonders. I'yard not maxim we need ColdSnap, but I have a difficult fourth dimension believing it wouldn't make our lives better.

Unfortunately, we're hesitant about the price. Co-ordinate to CNET's manus-on with a ColdSnap prototype, the machine is expected to cost somewhere between $500 and $1,000 when it starts rolling out in the second quarter of 2021. Bartesian, by comparing, costs $400.

The pods come at an additional cost of up to $iii, which is how much a 48-ounce container of Breyers or Edys could be at the supermarket. That said, $iii is a competitive cost for a frozen margarita that won't require cleaning your blender. Sounds pretty great to me.

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Kate Kozuch is a senior writer at Tom'south Guide roofing wearables, TVs and everything smart-home related. When she'southward non in cyborg manner, yous can find her on an exercise wheel or channeling her inner celebrity chef. She and her robot army will dominion the world i day, but until and then, attain her at kate.kozuch@futurenet.com.