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Talking Coffee Maker Accepts Verbal Commands

talking coffee makerEven if you’re still way too sleepy to see your coffee maker’s buttons, you can still operate and program this coffeemaker just by using your voice. It asks you questions and you respond. For example, say “Set the coffee brewing time” and this smart cookie will prompt you with “Please say the time”.

Of course, there are still buttons in case you want to go ‘old school’. This maker brews up to 10 cups and lets you remove the carafe mid-brew to snag a quick cup. Plastic filter and carafe are dishwasher-safe.

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Price: $99.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Self-Stirring Lazy Mug

self stirring lazy mugI’m the ‘leave the spoon in the cup’ type of person, but only because I feel a need to make sure the contents of my coffee mug or tea cup are properly stirred! Well, no more; technology to the rescue. The self-stirring mug does it at the press of a button on the top of the handle. Love it.

Powered by batteries, the Lazy Mug also has a bit of insulation to keep your drink warmer for longer.

via Ladies Gadgets

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Price: £10
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

NY indie coffee shops probably driving customers to Starbucks

In what I think is a bad move by these independent coffee shops in NYC, they’re shooing their laptop-wielding customers who camp out and buy very little in the way of coffee.

Enter Starbucks, who saw an opening and jumped into the conversation saying that their customers can stay as long as they want. See what just happened there? We blogged about it too, and now Starbucks has just a little more publicity.

So now you know where to get that caffeine hit and hang out with your ‘puter.

GfG’s Article Recap for Week Ending May 22, 2009

This past week on GfG, we featured FINIS’s new product – a heart rate monitor for swimmers. Palm have confirmed they will be rolling out the Palm Pre on June 6.

We took a look at the upcoming movie, Gamer, which has a different take on gaming in the future. Gmail has even more new features.

Coffee lovers rejoice. There are two new products out there: the Aerobie fresh coffee maker and the Aerolatte To Go milk frother.

Aerobie Aeropress – hand press coffee maker

Aerobie Aeropress

Here’s another coffee gadget for you caffeine addicts – the Aerobie AeroPress. This ingenious creation allows you to brew fresh coffee into your cup without having to make a big pot or invest in an expensive machine.

All you have to do is stick your fresh coffee into the top of the ‘tube’, position it over cup, add water and plunge – sounds like a quick and tasty brew. If you’re struggling to see how it works, there’s a neat video on their website which is worth a watch – hit the link below.

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More info from the manufacturer

Price: $25.95
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

The Javabot – Monster machine makes coffee

No, it’s not an android-like robot, but rather a big automated machine that sits next to a wall with its 13 cylindrical bins of roasted and raw beans. Six bins hold beans just before roasting.

The tubes are hooked up via a pneumatic mechanism. When someone orders a cup of joe, the Javabot kicks into action sucking enough beans over to the roaster, then the grinder and then into the brewing machine.

You can get a look at (and some coffee from) the Javabot at the Roasting Plant coffee store in New York City.

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