May 16th, 2012
You had better get their number sooner than later, because the cute barista at your favourite coffee shop could have a bit of smart competition on the way: a robotic coffee machine that takes orders by texts. Textpresso is a Jura espresso maker that has been adapted with a robotic arm and cloud-texting software to be able to receive a SMS and deliver a pre-programmed coffee. Since reporting ... Read more
April 13th, 2012
$70,000 worth of coffee, five coffee machines and a van have been recovered after having been stolen earlier this week. News of the heist spread globally within hours and the police believe that when the thieves realised this they ditched the van and fled. The police were alerted by a local person who saw the abandoned van and compared it to the image in the paper on a ... Read more
April 11th, 2012
How many cups of Viennese coffee will two tonnes of coffee make? That's the likely question on two thieves' minds today, in Vienna. Holy cappuccino, hold the milk! Two thieves have nicked off with two tonnes of coffee in the Austrian capital Vienna. Mugged from a wholesaler and coffee-roaster's warehouse the thieves loaded the beans into a stolen van, also making off with two coffee machines, according to an ... Read more
April 10th, 2012
Wake up and smell the good brews! A Seattle company, Zipwhip, has invented a coffee machine that receives orders via SMS to grind, brew and pour automatically. Thank smart thinkers in Seattle, the city that came up with Starbucks, for the magic machine. It's called Textpresso, and the genius design uses an adapted Jura machine to service the coffee addiction of a 20-odd person office. If they ever ... Read more
March 28th, 2012
Drowsy while driving? A tiny yet mighty espresso maker is ready to keep people perky on the road. It's time to put down the thermos and welcome the portable espresso machine for cars. It's called Handpresso, no less. The Handpresso Auto E.S.E weighs less than a kilogramme and manages 16 bar pressure powered by a car's 12V cigarette lighter. Coffee connoisseurs (read: snobs) may be reassured by the company's ... Read more
March 7th, 2012
Nespresso has boasted 20 per cent organic sales growth. As much as some people like to be the barista in their home, the ease of use and lack of mess from portioned coffee machines has made Nespresso and its manufacturing partner De’Longhi, a success story. The Swiss company has revealed sales over CHF 3.5 billion (over AU$3.5 billion), despite tight consumer spending. According to Nespresso, consumers like to ... Read more
October 4th, 2011
Here at Appliances Online, we understand coffee and what it means to people. Not merely a quick source of caffeine – a good coffee can really make your day. And as for bad coffee, well, let’s not even go there! The good news is that De’Longhi (in conjunction with Nespresso) has just launched a new range of coffee machines called Lattissima+. These colourful new machines were launched ... Read more
September 28th, 2011
Philips is a company best known for its breakthrough innovations in consumer electronics. The electric razor, cassette tape, VCR and CD were all invented by Philips, to name but a few. Meanwhile, Saeco is an Italian company that is world famous for creating premium quality coffee machines. So when Philips acquired Saeco in 2009, you’d be forgiven for asking the question: what has coffee got to do ... Read more