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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Fox News
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. Continue Reading »
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You may take being able to fill a mug up easily for granted, but for the blind it’s not so easy. Without being able to see how close the level of liquid is to the top of the mug, spills can happen easily.
This Braun Bell concept mug solves that problem by playing a chime when the liquid hits one of three levels within the mug. That way, a blind person can know when their cup is filled to the level that they want. Sure, not something that most people would want or need, but for those that do I’m sure it would be great.
Source: http://dvice.com/archives/2009/08/mug-for-the-bli.php
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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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August 17th, 2009 | The GreenBean Coffee Espresso & Tea LLC | www.greenbean-store.com | Blog

The appear-as-it-heats pictures are different, one of which is Space Invaders (Right). Click picture to enlarge
The winner of this year’s World Kitchen Tea-Off is the Vessel One. This majestic contraption shouts to the ’80s generation of gamers and tea lovers alike.
The pot is white at room temperature. Fill it with water, and place the pot (sans trivet, of course) on the stove. When the water has heated up to the perfect temperature, the invaders appear and begin to take over the pot. (If you don’t take it off in time, they kill you, so no more worrying about when the water is done).
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*by China Millman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Making tea seems like the simplest of tasks — boil water, pour over tea — but there’s always some fancy new gadget promising to transform your tea into an astonishing culinary experience. I’m very skeptical about such devices, but occasionally I’ll come across one that actually seems worth investigating.
As long as you start with good tea or coffee, the temperature of the water often means the difference between a good and a great cup, and that’s where Breville’s new variable-temperature electric tea kettle offers something new.
Four settings allow you to quickly heat water to specific temperatures: 175 degrees for green tea, 185 for white tea, 195 degrees for oolong tea and 212 degrees for black tea. There’s also a setting for 200 degrees for French-press coffee. The kettle beeps when it reaches the proper temperature and maintains that temperature for up to 20 minutes.
One caveat: At $149.95 (on Amazon.com and at Williams-Sonoma.com) this kettle isn’t cheap, so if you’re only an occasional tea (or French press) drinker, then you should probably stick with a stove-top kettle or a less expensive electric model. But if you find yourself constantly breaking out the thermometer to measure the temperature of your tea water, this kettle may be the best thing that ever happened to your mornings.
*Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09029/945225-34.stm
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Tea Dam CupThe Tea Dam Cup allows your tea to slowly infuse as you drink it. Perfect for people who like their tea slowly steeped.
*Source: http://www.holycool.net/2009/01/tea-dam-cup.html
*by “Jack”
Sunday, January 25, 2009
The Future Moving In
In the fall of 2003, Siemens home appliances became available to U.S. consumers for the first time through Best Buy stores nationwide. Globally, Siemens is one of the major forces in the home appliances
industry. Sold in more than 55 countries around the globe, Siemens stands for innovative thinking, precision engineering and pure style to millions of people worldwide.Siemens is the number one appliance brand in Germany, the number two appliance brand in Europe and the third largest appliance manufacturer worldwide. In the United States, they’re just getting started, and they’re excited that U.S. consumers appreciate the technological superiority and stylish design of Siemens appliances. Siemens, the great name in technology, stands for intelligent innovations and consistent orientation toward the future, and a modern approach to the technical features and design of home appliances. Visionary approach and the use of cutting-edge technologies aimed at improved functionality gives rise to pioneering products and solutions that allow the user to perceive and experience progress in a fascinating manner.Home appliances from Siemens are characterized by clear, functional design and optimum precision. Siemens products set standards in the marketplace. They are the result of progressive ideas, a consistent system- and performance-based approach and perfection in the way this is put into practice.
24″ Built-in Coffee System with flavorSwirl Brewing System, Precise Temperature Control, Thermo Block Pressure System, Automatic Cleaning/Descaling and Digital Display
A calm, rational morning. Brought to you by the Siemens avantGarde professional-style built-in coffee system.You can set the timer so that it’s ready and waiting when you stumble into the kitchen. You can brew one of 12 sizes, from an espresso to two extra-large coffees. You can choose one of six different coffee strengths. You can steam and froth milk like a professional barista. You can set the temperature to exactly the temperature you want, from I-need-to-suck-the-whole-thing-down-right-now, all the way up to if-this-were-a-fast-food-restaurant-I-would-sue-myself hot.And of course, none of this amazing convenience would matter if the coffee didn’t taste good. But rest assured, if you wanted to, you could put on an apron, give yourself a bad haircut, play some eclectic music and charge $3.50 a cup. The Siemens flavorSwirl brewing system precision-grinds beans to the perfect consistency with a powerful burr grinder. The grounds and filtered water are then swirled in a patented, pressurized chamber, to extract the maximum amount of richness and subtlety out of every coffee ground. Then, with the push of a single button, the Siemens built-in coffee system rinses residual water out of the pipes, and stands ready to make a fresh-tasting, full-flavored cup of your favorite after-dinner decaf.Another thing you’ll appreciate is the fact that the Siemens built-in coffee system is self-plumbed. That means that even though the avantGarde coffee system is designed to be built into your kitchen cabinets, you don’t need a plumber to install it. Easy. And of course, once it is built in, its sophisticated design will enhance your kitchen’s design. It’s clean, European design at its finest.
*Source: http://coffeemaker-jack.blogspot.com/2009/01/siemensbosch-24-self-plumbed-built-in_25.html
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This week on Food for Thought, my KPLU sidekick Dick Stein waxed rhapsodic over his new coffeemaker. No fancy-pants-expensive espresso machine nor sleek drip coffeemaker, this. His “fabulous AeroPress!” — recently ordered online, cost him around $25. Stein told me the gizmo works not unlike a French-press, though he insists it’s “way better” and leaves nary a speck of ground coffee in your cup. It’s “the greatest coffeemaker, ever!” according to the jazzoid behind KPLU’s Big Red Switch. Pitching the thing as if he were Ron Popeil, he said, “It makes the most delicious, rich, non-bitter coffee I’ve had anywhere.”
Hmmm, I thought, recalling every similar gadget I’ve bought and discarded over the years. But then I remembered that Stein’s the guy who turned me on to what he deems the “best cookbook, ever” — Molly Stevens’ “All About Braising.” And he wasn’t whistling the jazz version of “Dixie” with that recommendation. And then I got a missive from Eater Jay Milton.
Jay heard us carrying on about the AeroPress on the radio yesterday, and wrote: “I’m with Stein — the AeroPress is awesome! Friends from Palo Alto (home of the AeroPress) gave me one a couple of years ago, and though I don’t use it every day (I used to), it does make a great, smooth single cup of coffee.” The only down-side, Jay noted, is it takes a bit of work. “But man, is the coffee good!” Here’s a quick video, showing the work Jay was referring to:
*Source: http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/allyoucaneat/2009/01/22/dick_stein_loves_his_aeropress.html
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