Tea

Gadgets

Robo-Tea

9:00AM October 10, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Simple, healthy, delicious tea steeped with the help of a robot hanging onto the edge of your cup like a little artificial companion? No wonder it’s sold out. $US15 if it ever materialises in stock again. [Uncrate via Uber Rreview]

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Someone Please Make This Oreo Crumbs Tea Bag

1:40AM September 22, 2011 | Casey Chan

Nabisco needs to include this Oreo crumbs case with every single bag of Oreos. Think about it: all those previously wasted Oreo crumbs bond together to infuse your milk with chocolate-cookie-white-creme-goodness. Oreo crumb milk is the nectar of the gods, people. More »

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How Good Design Gets Coffee Down Your Gullet On The Go

2:00AM September 2, 2011 | Rachel Swaby

Modern humans make the simple task of drinking a hot morning beverage a challenge for industrial designers. More »

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Convergent Cup Replaces Your Coffee Pot, Tea Infuser, Kettle

8:00AM June 22, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Your phone has basically replaced an entire 1987 office building at this point, but your coffee mug still merely holds your coffee. That doesn’t seem right. The Perk travel mug takes a step toward cramming as much stuff into your mug as your iPhone. More »

Gadgets

Tug The Tea Ball’s String Up When It’s Time To Serve A Brew

10:40PM March 16, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

When tea’s bigger brother coffee is constantly being treated to new coffee machine designs, it’s hard not to feel sorry for the humble kettle. But here comes Denmark to the rescue, with the Menu glass kettle teapot, which costs $US70. [Questodesign via Werd]

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The Queen Won’t Drink From The Tpresso Tea Machine Anytime Soon

2:20AM January 15, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Here in England, arguments are still raging over whether milk should be added to a cup before the water, or after. There’s one thing Blighty is united in, however: national disdain for any machine attempting to manufacture tea. More »

Science

What Caffeine Actually Does To Your Brain

5:20AM December 17, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

For all of its wild popularity, caffeine is one seriously misunderstood substance. It’s not a simple upper, and it works differently on different people with different tolerances — even in different menstrual cycles. But you can make it work better for you. More »

Do You Drink Coffee Or Tea?

9:00AM September 24, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

We’ve schooled you on coffee. We’ve schooled you on tea. Both drinks have fiercely loyal followings. Which side are you on? More »

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What Is Tea?

3:00AM September 24, 2010 | John Herrman

Coffee? PHLEUGH. I drink tea. I drink it because it’s delicious and healthy. I drink it because it’s cheap, diverse, and doesn’t make my breath stink. But this überdrink has a secret. Tea, you see, is not as it seems. More »

Because Tea Tastes Better With Added Submarine

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11:30AM September 20, 2010 | Nick Broughall

You can almost taste the epiphany moment the designer of the TeaSub tea infuser must have had to create such a random gadget: “You dunk your teabag underwater… You know what else goes underwater? Submarines!” Although it wouldn’t be too surprising to discover that there were some pretty crazy drugs on the table when the idea was born. More »