In Espresso: Gaggia announces new line of semi-automatic machines with PID
At first blush I wasn’t sure if this was a new machine, or simply a standard marketing email. But, it is indeed true: Gaggia has…
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BroadwaySF to host an unscripted evening with Fran Lebowitz at the Curran
Iconic social commentator Fran Lebowitz was once famously hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview. From there her career would reach soaring heights,…
Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ event was also primetime for the iPhone camera
Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ event was a little unusual on a couple of fronts. First, the timing. Typically, Apple holds these types of events and live…
Breville Nespresso Vertuo Creatista: Meeting home baristas half way
Breville has announced the Vertuo Creatista. Here’s some thoughts about the all-in-one espresso machine that promises to (almost) do it all. Super automatic coffee and…
ZimaCube looks like a compelling open source NAS alternative to Synology, QNAP
All things open source continues to be a growing movement. The latest example: the ZimaCube NAS. Based on the ZimaBoard — which is a small…
Cult musical ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ headed to Berkeley
If there’s one musical that might be able to match the midnight madness of something like The Rocky Horror Picture Show it would surely be…
Panasonic S5 II shooters can now take 96 MP hi-res photos
One of the best features of the Panasonic GH6 — even though it’s primarily a video-oriented camera! — is its 100 MP high resolution mode…
The Sync System: When your coffee machine has a relationship with your grinder
Here’s a somewhat wild bit of news in the world of coffee. Espresso giants Mahlkönig (grinders) and La Marzocco (machines… mostly) have announced something called…
Nespresso, Blue Bottle partner – announce limited edition coffee capsules
Here’s an interesting bit of espresso and coffee-related news that mostly seems to have flown under the radar today. Home espresso machine juggernaut Nespresso is…
Nicolas Winding Refn’s byNWR multimedia cultural platform gets reboot
He’s still at it. And so far the results are definitely curious, at times quite entertaining, and often perplexing. Welcome to the world of (almost)…