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Design
8:00AM Jack Loftus | Who knew that the real power source driving Iron Man onward and upward into the stratosphere was really just a strong, trendy espresso machine? More »
Caffe Inn: The Espresso Machine That’s Right At Home On Tony Stark’s Chest
8:00AM Jack Loftus | Who knew that the real power source driving Iron Man onward and upward into the stratosphere was really just a strong, trendy espresso machine? More »
Random Stuff
9:00AM Damian Francis | I’ve just landed in Tokyo and have discovered something earth shattering. The Japanese seem to think that Tommy Lee Jones is so fricken awesome he could round house kick Chuck Norris and get away with it. He’s a God over here. Affectionately known as ‘Alien’ Jones in the land of the rising sun, he is staring at me from a gigantic billboard at the top of a twenty-storey building with a can of coffee next to him. That’s right, there’s three parts awesome in that: Firstly, it’s Tommy Lee Jones, secondly he’s wearing a suit, and finally, it’s coffee in a can! More »
Tommy Lee Jones (And Giz AU) Invades Japan
9:00AM Damian Francis | I’ve just landed in Tokyo and have discovered something earth shattering. The Japanese seem to think that Tommy Lee Jones is so fricken awesome he could round house kick Chuck Norris and get away with it. He’s a God over here. Affectionately known as ‘Alien’ Jones in the land of the rising sun, he is staring at me from a gigantic billboard at the top of a twenty-storey building with a can of coffee next to him. That’s right, there’s three parts awesome in that: Firstly, it’s Tommy Lee Jones, secondly he’s wearing a suit, and finally, it’s coffee in a can! More »
Design
Dolce Gusto Makes Me Swoon, So I’ll Drink Its Crappy Coffee Anyway
8:40AM Matt Buchanan | A French press will make way tastier coffee than Nescafe’s new single-serve Dolce Gusto, but even the most beautifully designed press won’t look as good. I’ll just try to imagine the coffee tastes pretty. [Fubiz via Unpluggd]
Gadgets
You Can Tell This Coffee Maker To Do Anything But Make Coffee
4:20AM Mark Wilson | Here’s a fantastic idea for a product: A coffee maker that responds to voice commands…just not a voice command to “make me some freaking coffee!” More »
Design
Chances Are This Is The Only Mug With A Coffee-Stained Underbite
10:40AM Sean Fallon | I think it is pretty safe to assume that you will be the only one in the office brushing your mug’s teeth after each coffee break. [MollaSpace via 7Gadgets via Likecool]
Random Stuff
Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You Got Cookies And Gum?
4:00PM Danny Allen | I’m lightheaded, twitchy and kinda have the runs. This was never going to end well. The mission: Test if caffeine-infused munchies like cookies, mints, chewing-gum, and lollipops pack the same punch as energy drinks and coffee. (Hint: Most do). More »
Gadgets
11:00PM Matt Buchanan | I love coffee. Probably more than you do. But I’m not as obsessed as the people who devote their lives to coffee, forever searching for the perfect cup through practices that mingle science and voodoo. I want to be. More »
Caffeine Dreams: Tasting The Perfect Coffee
11:00PM Matt Buchanan | I love coffee. Probably more than you do. But I’m not as obsessed as the people who devote their lives to coffee, forever searching for the perfect cup through practices that mingle science and voodoo. I want to be. More »
Gadgets
Giz Explains: How To Actually Make Coffee
4:00AM Matt Buchanan | You probably brew coffee, like most people, the most insipid way possible: Using a Mr Coffee that you fill with pre-ground coffee from the supermarket. There’s a million other ways to make coffee, and they’re all better. More »
Science
Invented: Perfect Coffee Mug That Keeps Perfect Temperature
10:35PM Jesus Diaz | Fraunhofer Institute scientists have invented the perfect coffee mug: One that absorbs the heat from your beverage, making it go down to a perfect temperature, and then releasing it slowly to keep it at that exact temperature for 30 minutes. More »
Hardware