Here’s something super bitter for you coffee fiends: Death Wish Coffee. It’s the world’s strongest coffee because it has 200% more caffeine than your normal cup of joe. That’s, um, a lot of caffeine in one drink. But then again, for those who pour multiple brews down your throat every morning it shouldn’t be a problem. More »
If you make your coffee using an AeroPress, you probably are a little more particular about what you’re drinking. And now there’s an iPhone app to help you out with the brewing process. More »
Starbucks baristas will write your name on the side of your coffee cup, but that’s no where near the level of personalization the Barista Bot is capable of. After snapping your portrait with a webcam, it uses a robotic arm to then draw your face in the milk foam atop your latte. That’s overkill in the best way possible. More »
The best way to get the attention of a bunch of sleep-deprived, possibly hungover SXSW Interactive attendees? Coffee-slinging robotic arms, naturally. GE’s fully embracing Austin’s caffeinated food trick culture with a pair of Barista Bots, arms that operate similarly to your standard 3D printer, moving along the X, Y and Z axes to extrude coffee through a syringe, atop a latte’s foam. The process starts when one of the robot’s human barista counterparts takes a shot of an image with a webcam, digitizing it on a nearby computer. Then the arm goes to work.
It’s an imperfect science, of course. For one thing, foam is a really difficult canvas to work on, what with all the unevenness of constantly popping bubbles. There’s also an awful lot of wind in Austin today, and with all those people inside, the van did a little bit of rocking. We saw some more complex images that didn’t come out particularly well (facial scans, for one thing), so we decided to throw something a simpler at the ‘bot, drawing our “e” logo on a sheet of paper.
Gallery: GE Barista Bot hands-on
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I love drinking coffee, and as such, I’ve tried many different ways to reduce the cost of my addiction. For one, I rarely drink coffee from coffee shops, preferring to make my own and take it to work. As such, I need a good portable mug to get the job done.
The Tumbler from MiiR may look like an ordinary insulated coffee cup, but what makes it special is that when you purchase one, you will not only get the Tumbler, you’ll be giving someone clean drinking water for a year! The Tumbler was launched as a project on Indiegogo, and its goal is to provide as many people access to clean drinking water as possible.
The stainless steel Tumbler is insulated with double-walled construction, and a BPA-free plastic sipper lid. Each one comes with a tracking bracelet, which allows you to track the impact of your purchase on getting clean water to people.
The project has already surpassed its modest $10,000 funding goal, and a pledge of $20(USD) or more will buy your MiiR Tumbler.
The Hario V60 is the pourover coffeemaker you’ve seen at all manner of hipster coffeeshops. Although it’s easy to be intimidated by its coffee credentials, once you get the hang of using it, it’s a great way to make daily coffee. It’s simple. It takes two minutes. It reliably and consistently makes a good cup of pourover coffee. Here’s how you use it. More »
Awww, now isn’t this precious? You can throw out all those mugs your kids had made with their pictures on the side because these Mugtails take adorable to a whole new level. Available with a variety of different animals on the side with their tales forming the handle, these mugs are so sweet you’ll never need sugar in your coffee again. More »
How many times have you lifted that little cardboard cup to your mouth, only to recoil in pain once the hot coffee touches your lips and scalds your tongue? If it’s a number higher than one, then I’d say that’s one time too many.
Designers Yang Dongyun, Wu Yichen, Sang Xinxin, Gu Zhiyu, and Lin Xia must agree, since they designed the Nohot interactive cup to put an end to coffee burns once and for all.
It looks just like a regular coffee-to-go cup, except that it’s got a lid that’s made from heat-sensitive materials. When the drink is still too hot to drink, a circular lump in the middle of the lip expands, so that the person can’t drink the coffee without bumping his or her nose that lump on the lid.
As the coffee reaches a safe drinking temperature, the lump on the cover slowly flattens, so that it’ll look like the regular lids that you see so often on your own daily cup of coffee.
Pretty nifty, isn’t it?
The Nohot cup is a red dot award: design concept winner.
[via Yanko Design]
A teeny version of a ubiquitous diner-style coffee carafe that you use for your milk and cream? Adorable. More »
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