Tag: COFFEE

Ever wondered if that 93 octane you're paying two arms and a leg for is really 93 octane? Pondered the legitimacy of that "homogenized and pasteurized" claim on your most recent milk purchase? If so, congratulations. You're the target market for the D+caf caffeine test strip. Reportedly, these strips keep the paranoid abreast of the truth whenever they venture out for a decaf drink; java sippers ...

In an effort to ruin everything good about coffee, Starbucks has bought out what many consider to be the greatest evolution in coffee since espresso, The Clover. "What's a Clover?" you might ask. Well, it's an $11,000 coffee brewing machine that controls the precise time, temperature, and amount of beans that go into an individually brewed cup of Joe. This machine's unique ability to replicate ...

Just as a drug dealer shouldn't sample his own wares, maybe coffee shop owners should lay off the Java, otherwise the caffeine could start to take its toll as they start... blogging! Yes, a Washington, D.C., coffee shop owner has taken his rant about a customer complaint to the blogosphere. In fairness, it was the customer who posted his complaint to the Internet first, but it is the response ...

Starbucks, the second home of thousands of displaced workers and students, just made it easier to order a coffee while whiling away the hours at one of its locations. If you're on the Wi-Fi network at a Starbucks, you can simply pull up a browser screen and order a fresh cup o' joe. Of course, you still have to pay for the thing, and we'd be surprised if the cranky staff actually brings the ...

What's worse than having to drag your achy, sleep-deprived body out of bed on Monday morning to trudge to work? How about having to wear gauze wrapped around your tongue because you tried to inhale a blistering hot cup of coffee? Luckily, Smart Lid Systems believes it has the solution to these modern dilemmas (with the exception of the "going to work" part, unfortunately). The company has ...