Most people will never need a dedicated beer fridge. They’re expensive, excessive and use up both space and energy. But a beer fridge has its practical applications, too. For starters, it allows a ...

A hackathon by the engineers over at Yelp produced this iPad-centric beer fridge. A thirsty dude bellies up to the contraption, swipes his or her RFID card, then dispenses a glass of frothy goodness.