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My Next Coffee Machine

Radhika Seth — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:01:36 +0000

I am totally smitten by this simple exploration of basic shapes like rectangle, cylinder and hole. The resulting coffee machine is a stunning design that is bare-minimal and intuitive. The only thing different is the operations; the brew is made by pressing the cylinder inside. Hope Nespresso likes the concept too!

Designer: href="http://www.wix.com/dannakazir/behappy" >Danna Kazir

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Bag That Iron

Radhika Seth — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:00:45 +0000

Irons are either streamline and sleek or compact and portable. A handful are retro but the Ironbag goes one further and borrows from a woman’s handbag. It’s not the latest Balenciaga but the curious bag-like shape ingeniously tucks everything into one fashionable unit. It’s up to you to decide whether or not it’s sexist. Irons, women’s handbags? Hmm…

Designer: Damjan Jovancic

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Maytag Bravos Steam Dryer Tells You When Your Clothes Are Actually Dry, Not Just When The Timer’s Done

Andrew Liszewski — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:11:02 +0000

By Andrew Liszewski

How many times have you gone to fetch a load of laundry from the dryer only to find it’s still damp? In the grand scheme of things it’s not exactly something to get upset over, but it’s still one of those small daily annoyances we could all do without. So hopefully Maytag has put an end to that inconvenience with the Intellidry Sensor technology built in to their Bravos Steam dryer. It can basically tell if the clothes tumbling around inside are dry or not, probably based on the amount of steam still being removed, and will try to give you an ETA estimate on when everything will actually be dry. It’s also got a steam refresh mode for removing wrinkles, an epic 150 minute wrinkle prevent drying mode and for those who are mesmerized by the site of tumbling, spinning laundry, an interior light to make it easier to enjoy the show. $1199 available in 4 different colors.

[ Maytag Bravos Dryer ] VIA [ Luxury Housing Trends ]

Never Singe Another Garment

Radhika Seth — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:48 +0000

As a new bride, it was expected from me to know how to manage all the household chores. The spoilt brat that I was, I didn’t even know how to iron clothes. Yes, the expected happened I burned many of my husband’s shirts, mainly because a telephone call or a whistling pressure cooker would grab my attention. I’d leave the iron right on the garment and come back to a gaping burnt hole! The Roly Poly Iron would have saved me a lot of clothes thanks to a built-in weight mechanism.

What the added weight to the handle does, is that it rocks the iron back to a standing position, when not pressed down.

Gripping the handle triggers off the surface sensors to roll the weight within, forward. And when you release your grip from the handle, the weight gently rolls back, moving the iron to a standing position.

Roly Poly Iron…way to go!

Designer: Wonkook Lee

Moshi Clock is a Gadget that Does What It’s Told

Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

You know how you hate the sound of the alarm clock in the morning? Maybe you sullenly get out of bed and begin you morning routine, maybe you mumble things so foul it would make Lisa Lampanelli blush. if you’re the owner of the Moshi Voice Control Travel Clock, you might want to watch what you say, you might just hurt its feelings.

Okay, it’s only a machine so it doesn’t have feelings, but it does understand what you’re saying to a certain degree. Instead of fumbling to set the alarm or engaging in a knock out, drag out fight to turn it off in the morning, you simply utter a key phrase and the Mochi clock hears and obeys thanks to the advanced voice recognition technology. Through the combination of “Neural Net and Hidden Markov Modeling (HMM) Phonetic Speaker Independent (SI) Recognition Software”, the clock can understand over 1,000 different recorded voices. I wonder how this works when you have laryngitis? Commands include:Time, Set Time, Set Alarm, Turn off the Alarm, and Snooze.

Even though it’s marketed as a travel clock, I see no reason why this couldn’t be your main clock. It’s got a cute rounded body and at 3.75″ x 2.75″ x 1″ it doesn’t take up much space. There are three alarm sounds to choose from and is powered by three AAA batteries. And for $24.99, it’s a steal.

Interested in owning a Moshi? You can purchase one on their site or just check out the video for more information.

Via Gearlog

Ten Way To Get Your Fix – Coffee Machines & Kettles

Radhika Seth — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:58:32 +0000

As the winter sets in, more of us are going to be downing the liquid gold, just to keep out the chills. Coffee! A warm mug to curl your hands around, just as you watch the first snowflakes hit the ground. Here are Ten ways to get your fix; machines, coffee sets and kettles. I like mine instant coffee with milk and strong; how about you?

10) Birch-wood Coffee Set by Andrea Branzi

Kicking off this countdown is an elegant silver and birch-wood coffee set designed by Andrea Branzi. Made from silver dipped in acid to get the rustic look, the set is quite a collector’s item.

9) Muji Non-directional Coffee Maker by Kazushige Miyake

I don’t get what a “Non-directional Coffee Maker” is, but I’m willing to hear your opinion on it.

8 ) Kahva by Lina Fischer

Technically Kavha is the Kashmiri way of preparing tea, with saffron and cardamom; so it quite surprises me that a coffee maker has been christened thus. Any ways the Kahva is a beautiful way to brew your coffee.

7) The Barista by Patrik Pettersson

Perfect solution for multiple coffee addicts in an office, this machine dispenses many cups of coffee at one go.

6) Coffee Maker by Tom Metcalfe

This one’s for the serious brewers who go to any lengths for their cuppa java! I love the video in this post, do re-visit and check it out.

5) Cocoon by Jan König

Made of twin-spherical bowls, in the Cacoon, the water is heated via induction in the outer sphere and a pump in the handhold transports the warm water to the filter and finally the ready coffee drips into the inner sphere. The resulting cavity (where the water was before) between the both spheres, now serves as a natural insulator and keeps the coffee warm.

4) Nespresso by Jeremy Myrier

A service tray that doubles up as coffee warmers! I can pictures us warming our hands over it!

3) Enjoy It While Flying by Balazs Millete & Telekes Tamas

Enjoy It While Flying is a concept brewer of Nespresso that is to be enjoyed abord your private aircraft, as you jetset from one glam destination to another. Strictly for those with the moola; Plebs please endure the airline trash you get.

2) Pearl by Andreas Diefenbach

This Ceramic Coffee machine is refined with a gilded touch, and is quite an exquisite creation.

1) Untitled by Brice Genre Hanika Perez

Thanks to its thermo-sensitivity, artistic patterns appear on the surface of this coffee machine when hot water runs through it. Almost like have an art piece hanging up on the wall.

Touch-Sensitive Faucet Is Absolute Kitchen Genius [Appliances]

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:10:00 +0000

Dear Delta, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for inventing this touch-sensitive faucet. You call it “Pilar Touch-Activated Single Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet with ToucH2O Technology.” I call it motherfaucet genius. How does it work, do you ask? Here’s how:

Just touch with any dry, clean part of your body to activate. Any clean body part will work. That simple. Touch to activate. Touch to deactivate. That. Is. It. Off with handles. Off with indicators. Off with any superfluous elements. If Apple made a faucet, this would be it. Just capacitive touch built in the whole body, so you don’t have to mess its metallic surface with your dirty, wet hands. And you can even detach the tip.

Geeneeus functionality, and perfect, minimalist design. Jon Ive and Dieter Rams probably have theirs already. As soon as I get $547 to throw away, I’ll get mine. [Delta Faucet via PopSci]

Kenwood Cooking Chef Makes Risottos and Meringues Automagically [Appliances]

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:59:12 +0000

I love to cook. I enjoy going to the market, and cooking all kinds of meat, seafood, and rice for lunch and dinner parties with my dearester friends at home. That’s why I’d never get the Kenwood Cooking Chef.

My point is: What’s the fun of using a machine like the Kenwood Cooking Chef—which can cook at temperatures between 68ºF and 284ºF while stirring at three different speeds—to cook a risotto? Where is the fun in that when the alternative is doing it yourself alongside your loved one, improvising, sharing a nice wine, music, and conversation, waiting for your friends to arrive?

I rest my case. [Daily Mail via Dvice]

Panasonic’s Eco-Navi Washer Knows Just How Disgustingly Filthy You Are [Appliances]

Rosa Golijan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000

In the interest of conserving energy, water, and shame, the Eco-Navi washer uses light-activated sensors to detect your icky-sticky-eugh-so-disgusting stains and adjusts the wash cycles accordingly. What’s really dirty about the whole thing though is the appliance’s price: $3,000.

Even if the washer is all eco-friendly with electricity consumption dropping “from 79 watt hours to 72 watt hours and water consumption trickl[ing] down to 67 liters from 72 liters per load,” the price is outrageous and keeps us from adding it to our laundry rooms just yet. (Though one of us could use it for his questionable bedsheet stains.) [Discover]

Illy Stays Chilly

Chris Burns — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:01:16 +0000

Drinking an espresso has never become more and more enjoyable as time goes on for you, has it? The first, second, and third sips are always the best because eventually your ice cubes melt. Then there is the dreaded: diluted drink! But wow have I got a doozy to be showing you. You know it’s the icecube’s fault that the drink got all watery. So it’s time to change the icecube. Presenting the espresso ice machine for Illy brand! Oh so lovely.

But what! What would happen then you might ask? What happens when these ice cubes melt? Or are they unmeltable? Nay! They do melt indeed! But as they melt, they release fantastic flavors into your drink.

Hows about that?

As with many many many ideas on Yanko Design, called the “Illy Cafe Rocca,” is not (yet) in production. It might be some day, but for now, it’s only a concept waiting to be made real!

Designer: Chapps Malina in collaboration with Fahrenheit 212