Finally, a coffee faucet

By Brian Krepshaw

CNET

December 3, 2011

Photo Credit: Scanomat via CNET

Modern living has made life easier in a number of significant ways, with plumbing and electricity topping the list. As a society we've become accustomed to things working with a press of a button or turn of a handle, but that doesn't mean basic necessities cannot be improved upon.

Coffee--a well-known necessity of life--may be plentiful and readily available, but many would consider that to be just a start. Improving upon the accessibility of coffee is the Scanomat TopBrewer.

At first glance the spigot may elicit a question about why a water faucet would be mounted in that particular place--especially without a sink to go with it--but then upon further examination, the device would be revealed to be not a water faucet, but a coffee faucet. Finally, we can all stop acting like heathens and enjoy coffee the way it was meant to be enjoyed--like it poured forth from some eternal spring.

The undercounter installation hides a multitude of components that allow for a variety of coffee drinks to be made on demand, including espresso drinks, thanks to its capability to store and froth milk. Beans are ground and utilized according to what drink is selected (from either the touch-screen interface or a compatible phone or tablet) and then delivered via the faucet for exceptionally fast beverage service. While user intervention is required to refill the beans and/or milk supply, the automated cleaning cycle is certainly a step into the future. And nothing against running water or light bulbs, but coffee on demand and self-cleaning? Now that's true progress.

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Via Wired