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By Charlie Sorrel | August 31, 2009  | 10:00 am

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Monday, August 31, 2009, 7:02am HAST
Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

Starbucks Corp. said it’s rolling out its Via instant coffee product across the U.S. and Canada on Sept. 29.

The product’s been available in Seattle and Illinois since February.

The Seattle coffee giant (Nasdaq: SBUX) said its Via Ready Brew product is made by adding water to a single-serve packet, which will be sold in books of three for $2.95 or boxes of 12 for $9.95.

Worldwide, there is a $17 billion market for instant coffee, according to Starbucks, which announced the new product earlier this year.

“We were overwhelmed and humbled by the positive response from our customers and partners after tasting Starbucks Via,” said Howard Schultz, chairman, president and CEO, in a statement.

Source:  http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2009/08/31/daily1.html

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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Fox News

New eco-friendly RITI printer runs on coffee or tea dregs instead of ink.

Coffee-drinking computer users may soon have a new use for their old coffee grinds if a new eco-friendly printer hits the market.

Featured in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition, the RITI printer apparently uses coffee or tea dregs to create computer printouts.

To use the printer just insert a piece of paper, place used coffee or tea grinds into the ink case on the top of the printer, then move the ink case left and right to print the image — no electricity needed, Greener Gadgets reported.

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posted 08/27/09 12:01 AM  | updated 08/27/09 12:01 AM
By jseattle

Joe Bar; Originally uploaded by Kamala Dolphin-Kingsley

CHS broke the news a few weeks back that Starbucks was set to open yet another ‘neighborhood coffee house’ in the 700 Broadway building.

Now we know what they plan to call the joint. Starbucks passed along this internal memo detailing some of the strategy around the next of their concept shops to hit Capitol Hill.

Hey Joe Bar, meet your new neighbor Roy Street Coffee & Tea.

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By Barbara Damrosch
Special to The Washington Post
Thursday, August 27, 2009

It's tough to successfully produce the ripe cherries of a coffee plant outside the tropics. (Bigstockphoto.com Images)

This fall, history will be made in Maine. On Sept. 25, 26 and 27, the Common Ground Country Fair, the largest organic farming and gardening event in the country, will open its gates to a projected 60,000 visitors, and coffee will be for sale. For years the fair prohibited the sale of coffee, tea and chocolate, not, as I once thought, for health reasons, but because of a belief in promoting local food.

The rule was that all foodstuffs sold had to contain a certain percentage of Maine-grown ingredients. Naturally, an enterprising character who called himself the Coffee Man set up shop just outside the gate, so attendees could stream in with their cups of joe. Now coffee is legit inside, as long as it’s fairly traded and grown under shade.

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Are you aggressive in the morning? Do you wake up ready to literally attack the day? Like, with your fists? Well, this Fisticup was designed with you and your penchant for violence in mind.

Essentially, it’s a coffee mug with brass knuckles built in. It’ll make you feel like you’re really powerful while you sip your coffee, and can easily be used to punch someone in the face and do a lot of damage. If that’s what you’re into. Maybe your money would be better spent on anger management therapy? Just a thought.

Source:  http://dvice.com/archives/2009/08/fisticups-final.php

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Normally, when a kettle lets you know your water is boiling you’ll hear a high pitched whistle. It’s annoying, so you turn it off quickly. It’s worked pretty well for a while now.

But Naoki Kawamoto’s Musical Kettle turns that annoying whistle into song by putting a sort of flute at the spout. Instead of one high-pitched whistle, you get the song of your choice. But you should still turn the stove off right when it goes off. Just ignore the song, if you can.

Source:  http://dvice.com/archives/2009/08/musical-kettle.php

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By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
Published: August 20, 2009

Alex Igarta, a barista, working the drive-through window of a Starbucks near the company’s headquarters in Seattle. (Photo courtesy of Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO — As the recession wears on and fewer people are splurging at Starbucks, the coffee chain’s response is to raise prices. On Thursday, Starbucks stores in several cities started charging up to 30 cents more for some specialty beverages, though the company is charging less for some basic drinks.

The price adjustments will be made at stores nationwide in coming months.

The move comes as Starbucks toes a tricky line between remaining a premium brand while retaining price-sensitive customers who can buy cheaper coffee at other shops. This summer, Starbucks has been fending off competition from McDonald’s, which has introduced a new line of lower-priced espresso drinks that have proved popular.

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Coffee mug-shaped cubicle is a cramped reminder of how much you hate your job.

Brazilian designer Lucas Vieira isn’t doing the common drone any favors. By cutting some corners on your average cubicle (which stack quite nicely in a grid, I might add), he’s come up with a workspace the shape of a coffee mug. Called the Coffee Office Workstation, the compact space features a touchscreen computer, space for your laptop and a spot for coffee (you know, in a regular-sized mug). There’s also what appears to be either a speaker system or an air conditioner toward the rear of the space.

Source:   http://dvice.com/archives/2009/08/coffee-mug-shap.php

Coffee mug keeps perfect temperature longer

German researchers have devised the coffee mug that keeps coffee at the perfect temperature.

Or, if you prefer tea, it will also do the same for tea, or mulled wine…

We got upset because the mulled wine” — Glühwein, in German — “was always either too hot or too cold,

The perfect coffee mug was designed by Klaus Sedlbauer, the head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP), and his colleague Herbert Sinnesbichler.

The secret to their success is Phase Change Material (pcm) which is a wax like material that has been used in construction for a number of years.

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