Dine-o-Matic 2 will be released tomorrow

Phill Ryu did us a solid and dropped a quick note about an early preview of Dine-o-Matic 2 from Iconfactory. Just install the widget, punch in the names and numbers of your favorite restaurants, and a meal decision is only one click away. New in this version is categorization of the different places, more restaurant information, price filtering, and Google maps integration. I don't know if the original version had this, but the satisfying coin click and the neon buzzing are nice touches.

No more arguing about what to eat, or passive-aggressive "I don't care, whatever you're in the mood for is fine" back-and-forth. It is kind of a bummer that you have to type everything in (would be nice to integrate it with Grubhub or some other site like that) but considering that I only order from maybe five or six different places anyway, it's easy enough to punch them all in and have them ready to go when I'm up for some random ordering. If you're the type that orders out almost as much as you eat in (guilty as charged), Dine-O-Matic is worth checking out.

Thanks, Phill!

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Francesco Caporusso

It would be much better if you didn't have to input everything manually. I live in NYC and it's not really helpful because of the number of restaurants around.

August 23 2007 at 1:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Johnny

I once made a FileMaker database that did this. I called it 'The Lunchinator'. I even went so far as to put the logos into it which flashed across the screen quickly and then slowed down as it got to the choice like a slot machine or something. I must have been really bored that day. It was very helpful at first, but eventually I would never accept where it landed and stopped using it.

August 23 2007 at 10:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Andy

This widget does what exactly?

August 22 2007 at 11:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sham The Sam

@John: Read "Dine-o-Matic 2 [will be] released tomorrow" - the title as it stands is a perfectly acceptable use of concise language that clearly communicates its message. What a cruel fate it is to be adding this critical comment on someone else's critical comment, but unnecessary hating is worthless.

August 22 2007 at 11:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mike Schramm

I almost put "wioll haven be released tomorrow" (if you're a HHGTTG fan)

Fixed, thanks.

August 22 2007 at 10:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

IHateScreenNames

"Dine-o-Matic 2 released tomorrow"

Released tomorrow? Is that past tense or future?

August 22 2007 at 10:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply