Spotify-based service makes an end to lousy coffee music

It is likely that music on your local restaurant sucks. If the owner not only in the lift or radio music are pipeline construction, they can be a CD or Internet stations. Bo your brand has a better solution: he has only one service on the basis of Spotify (and partially financed by Spotify) which is aimed at public places. The current platform allows an unlimited amount of music in five places with programmed playlists and offline support transferred. You need to hear not the same song every day at the coffee shop, even if his Internet access cut Center of Cappuccino.

The service is currently limited to Sweden, where it costs 349 SEK ($53) a month. To the large outlets, 799 crowns ($121) offer the option of a future. There's no word on a US deployment, but here it is in the hope of coming soon if you don't like us, you are probably a little tired recycled from the air in your preferred institution. 0 comments to share

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How a toy designer dreamed up the geek-friendly AeroPress coffee maker

The AeroPress is a deceptively simple device -- it's basically a coffee syringe. The quick-brewing coffee maker sits somewhere between an espresso machine and a French press. You pour hot water over your grounds then force the water through them with a plunger. What makes the AeroPress unique is how quickly it can spit out a high-quality cup of Joe. The entire process takes roughly one to two minutes and at the end you've got a heavily concentrated, smooth mug of coffee. But unlike other modern methods for making a hot caffeinated beverage, the AeroPress was dreamed up by an engineer who spent a good chunk of his career making toys and electronics.

After designing flying discs for Parker Brothers, Alan Adler turned his attention to coffee following a conversation with a friend's wife. The two were discussing how hard it was to brew a single cup of decent coffee using a drip machine. That was in 2004. By the following year, Adler had his prototype -- a pair of plastic cylinders that fit together to create an air-tight seal. By forcing the hot water through the grounds at a high pressure, Adler was able to reduce the steep time to as little as 10 seconds (though many will wait up to 30 seconds before pressing the plunger).

The whole setup might seem overly simplistic, but it has inspired an entire subculture dedicated to devising the best ways to brew using an AeroPress. There's even a World Championship where competitors battle it out to see who can make the best mug of Joe using the device. Fast Company has an interview with the inventor and you can see Tested's method for brewing with the AeroPress below.

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