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Gizmodo reviews $400 Tea machine. DRM tea cups and smart app via bluetooth.
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SuperBowser
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does this product actually make a profit?
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JoJo UK
Unconfirmed Member
It's a quote from Father Ted, like my previous post in case no one else gets the joke 
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.IdreamofHIME
Member
The Teasmaid was invented in 1891. It'll also wake you up.
Here's an adorable Bakelite version from 1966:
Why is this better except being over-priced and adding DRM.
Can't get a classic Mr Bean scene from the new one either
https://youtu.be/IacjiYGj9l4
I want a sip of that!
A tea snob wouldn't touch this product with a ten feet pole
No, read danthefan's post again. He said 0.04c. 0.04c is $0.0004. $0.04 is 4c. If you were paying 0.04c per tea bag, that'd be 10,000 teabags for $4. Please tell me where you can find teabags that cheap.
Oh, right lol. I imagine he meant 4 cents. Or he has the cheapest tea on Earth.No, read danthefan's post again. He said 0.04c. 0.04c is $0.0004. $0.04 is 4c. If you were paying 0.04c per tea bag, that'd be 10,000 teabags for $4. Please tell me where you can find teabags that cheap.
TransTrender
Gold Member
That really means it's over engineered, like an engineer would like it, but it sucks for a commercial product.
CarlisleDavid1979
Member
How did we ever live without this product.
Said nobody ever.
Said nobody ever.
The Faceless Master
Member
Honey is good for your throat so there's nothing wrong with that!
PingPongvonLaserstein
Member
I am something of a tea snob, and it's still very fucking easy to make a single serving of tea.
nocturnalis
Member
How steeped in privilege and pretentious bullshit do you have to think that this is a good product to bring to market?
This is a seriously amazing example of a solution looking for a problem.If you want misery with your tea, there are cheaper ways.
cyberheater
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Whatever floats your boat.
I think the engineering teams are resigned to collecting their paychecks and having fun over-designing the products for shits and giggles. If my manager was stupid enough to throw that much money at me then I'd probably go along with it too.