New Innovations on the Coffee Market

I have done a little bit of research of new products on the coffee market, and found some cool, interesting, and even funny things. I thought I would share some of them with you. 

Coffee Maker Skins – Pimp your coffee maker!

If you like to customize your own products, or change their look every now and then, this is the perfect product for you. Companies like Krups, Cube, Siemens, and Magimix give you the opportunity to give your coffee maker a new design whenever you like. For about $14 you can change the skin of the coffee machine to one that’s more fun to look at.

Handpresso – The portable Espresso Maker!

Do you love Espresso? Do you wish to have the ability to have one wherever you are and whenever you want? You got it! The Handpresso is a new gadget on the coffee market that allows you to have the perfect Americano anywhere. The clear pod on a black stick comes complete with a pressure pump and gauge to ensure that perfect cup of Espresso. And don’t worry about electricity; all you need is hot water, the Handpresso and the convenient little pads that come in a wide variety of flavors! It’s eco-friendly, too. According to the website, “You drink coffee outside or inside and you save energy by not leaving your machine in standby mode. You use Handpresso made to last from selected environmentally-friendly materials and parts.”.
 

Delizio’s Jukebox – Combines Coffee and Music!

The Swiss company Delizio invented this jukebox, which is a slender, attractive machine that allows you to listen to music while preparing coffee. A cable connected to your MP3 player makes it possible. The Delizio Comfort II coffee maker comes in black, white, silver and red, and has a neat design as well.

JavaBot – A walk-in Coffee Machine!

The Javabot is the only walk-in coffee machine in the world. It blends seven different kinds of specially roasted and ground beans, at the right temperature, to give you that perfect cup of coffee. It is the fully-automated system that runs the Roasting Plant Coffee Company in New York. Customers sit there and watch as their coffee beans rush past in pneumatic tubes, as they move from storage bins to staging, roasting station, grinding and a brewing machine where they are dispensed with the repeatable accuracy of a purpose-built machine.

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The Mobile Coffee Maker for Vehicles!

No matter if it is the daily commute to work or school, road trips, or whatever it may be, many of us spend quite a lot of time in our cars. So, why not make these car rides as comfortable as possible?! The company WMF had the same thought and created the WMF espresso machine, which is featured in Audi’s latest concept car. The espresso machine is placed in between the passenger and driver seats for easy access. Anytime you sit in traffic now, you can enjoy fresh cup of coffee!

A Little Bit About The History Of Coffee...

There are many legends about coffee...
The stimulating effect of coffee beans on the human mind was discovered by accident, just as the healing powers of tea - only more than 1000 years later. How coffee was actually discovered is not exactly known. However, there are many legends about it. One is a story of a herd of goats, which stole their guards’ sleep by jumping around all night long, still wide awake and happily bleating, until these guards finally found out that the goats always munched on red and green fruits of a particular shrub (the coffee bush). Later, the monks of the nearby monastery were the first to enjoy the perking drink, as they pounded the fruit to a powder and mixed it with hot water.

The origin of the coffee bush...
The origin of the coffee bush is in the highland region of Ethiopia. There, the green beans were first chewed by nomadic tribes. Starting in the 9th Century, a drink was first made from the fruit.
In the 11th Century, the Arabs already planted coffee on the irrigated coastal slopes of the Red Sea. In Yemen, the coffee bean was first roasted on stone slabs.

How coffee was named...
The word "coffee" derives from the ancient Arabic word "qahwah". Originally that word described the wine that Muslims are forbidden to drink. The Turks called it "kahweh. Because of the exciting and slightly intoxicating effect of coffee it became known as the “wine of Islam”.

The spread of coffee...
The Turks did not only take over the teachings of the Arabs and their prophets, but also their favorite drink. They were the first that invented the great art of preparing coffee by brewing it with roasted beans.
Due to the Arabs’ strict monitoring of the coffee-growing process and them keeping it a big secret, the Western countries were only introduced to the beverage in the 17th Century.

The first coffee house in Europe opened in 1640 in Venice...
Finally, the triumph of coffee beans in Europe was unstoppable. The years between 1650 and 1750 were enough time for the alcohol-free "wine of Islam", to become a highly sought after beverage in all of Central Europe.