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Coffepot Computer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the why-the-hell-not dept.

marshman113 submitted quite possibly the most important innovation in case design since the internal hard drive: here is a coffee pot computer. Yes this guy actually integrated two of the greatest innovations of mankind into one convenient case!

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  1. Coffee by phunhippy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    2 greatest inventions... hmmm coffee? I guess a lot of people like coffee.. I find it personally highly revolting and disgusting...

    lets see.. take perfect pristine water and then add it to ground up beans and end up drinking dirty black water... hmm no thanks I'll pass.. hardly a great invention in my book..

    and why do people drink decaf?!?! thats even worse! your not even trying to wake up!! sheesh take some acid or somthing people! that will wake u up for sure!

  2. He only went halfway. by Fat+Casper · · Score: 3, Interesting
    If he had used a watercooling system as a way to heat the water for the coffee, then I'd be really impressed. As it stands, it's cuter than most box mods, but it doesn't break any ground.

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  3. Not enough integration, though by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    When I read the headline, I thought I'd just be able to connect it up, and do something like:

    echo capachino > /dev/coffee

    and get an email from it when it was done. Unfortunately not.

    I can't wait for the inevitable Microsoft(tm) version to come out, that only makes Tea, and Hot Chocolate, and with a fixed amount of sugar and milk.

  4. cambridge pot was the first by johnjones · · Score: 4, Interesting

    in terms of online coffee

    this was one of the first places I went when I was online thanks to john levine

    history of the cambridge coffee pot

    Trojan Room
    coffee pot

    regards

    john jones

  5. Future enhancements by dkh2 · · Score: 2, Interesting
    • Tap into the water supply in the same way as an automatic ice maker
    • End of brewing cycle triggers automatic refill of the reservoire
    • Take advantage of the opportunity to water cool your cpu and pre-heat the reservoire. (see Bunn systems that take 2:06 to brew a full pot!)
    • integrate a bean hopper and a grinder. Your first task when the next pot is brewed is to change the filter.
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  6. Good combination? by codeButcher · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There's probably a good reason why coffy makers and computers are not habitually combined: water and electronics, like firearms and alcohol, don't mix too well.

    I don't think he's even using the heat from the chips to boil his water (supply and demand differ) so what's the point? I'd rather just put the one machine next to the other on the desk.

    Then again, as health consiousness is geeky these days, just leave the darn thing in the kitchen and get up every now and then! (Not that you'll improve your health much by drinking the stuff....)

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