just want to say this video was incredibly entertaining, thanks for the link
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Juicero (makers of the $400 non-juicer) is shutting down
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just want to say this video was incredibly entertaining, thanks for the link
MaulerX
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After watching that video and reading this, I honestly couldn't help but to develop some admiration for this device.
TAJ
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This is the definition of overengineered.
Just finished watching this. Fantastic video. The machine is so well built and solid that it feels like something that should be in a spaceship, but all it does is squish bags.
So was the problem mainly in having too more VC money than sense, rather than the actual concept? I'm guessing the juice packs concept itself is prohibitively expensive, otherwise we might see more reasonably priced machines from high end consumer guys like Dualit or Smeg or a Chinese knockoff that does this better.
I am not going to lie. I wish I had a mint Juicero still in its original packaging.
Kill Your Masters
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Nikodemos
Member
After watching the video, holy shit is that thing ridiculously overengineered.
I simply don't understand why they went for a direct impingement press for their squeezing mechanism instead of a roller press (like in a pasta machine). You wouldn't need all the sensor-processor trickery to tell the motor when to stop pushing.
Here's my alternative to hand-squeezing Juicero bags:
Have it feed from the bottom, install a spigot underneath and you're done.
I simply don't understand why they went for a direct impingement press for their squeezing mechanism instead of a roller press (like in a pasta machine). You wouldn't need all the sensor-processor trickery to tell the motor when to stop pushing.
Here's my alternative to hand-squeezing Juicero bags:
Have it feed from the bottom, install a spigot underneath and you're done.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Kinda want one now as the ultimate physical example of how stupid the tech industry is. Maybe I can find one on the cheap.
They're not selling the bags anymore and they (amazingly) only last a few days before expiring. So I don't think this is a big concern.
They're not selling the bags anymore and they (amazingly) only last a few days before expiring. So I don't think this is a big concern.
tonysidaway
Member
That guy's insane. I'm relieved that his chainsaw failed and he had to use an axe, but really somebody should show him how to use that little hook attachment on a Swiss Army knife before he loses a finger. It isn't that difficult to safely open a package.
That's kind of one of the jokes with the channel. Glad to see AvE getting some love on GAF, his videos are hilarious and informative. DysonGAF should watch his tear down of a Dyson hair dryer.
old
Member
All that daedal engineering to squeeze a bag.
Eh, nothing wrong with a Keurig.
Just buy a reusable filter and it's great.
One cup of coffee at a time.
tonysidaway
Member
I'd say the price is the main thing that's wrong. You can make really great coffee with a mocha pot or French press costing around £10. Why pay over £150?
£150 for a Keurig? Brexit really has screwed with the value of the pound. Keurigs start at $70 in the States.
It's just the convenience of and all-in-one machine. Measure your grounds into the filter, then press a button and it does the rest. And if you don't want coffee, it doubles as a hot shot.
tonysidaway
Member
That's a much more reasonable price. Amazon quotes £189 for a UK-spec K140.
tonysidaway
Member
That's just AvE's thing. I guess he couldn't fit the box in the milling machine.
Probably not my kind of thing, then. I was impressed by his skills in analysing the materials, but the extremely lengthy video and the silly banter put me off.
Opening it up to find this tiny fan and motor blew his mind. (ho ho) That's really cheaply made $500 hair dryer.
This was the first of his videos that I've seen, but he was clearly spoofing unboxing videos by demolishing the packaging as thoroughly as possible while not damaging the contents. He pulled the unit out of the box unscathed and the immaculately designed packaging was a shredded husk left behind. I found it hilarious.
I'm talking about the k-cups in particular, which are causing a problem since they're not really easily recyclable
tonysidaway
Member
DRM coffee?
<Scrambles off to check>
I think those flopped. Not the Charlton Heston at the Statue of Liberty moment I was expecting.
But yeah, it's a bit shocking to see companies try this on and still get away without a complete market implosion.
Nah, Keurig hate is bonkers. It was completely legitimate when they tried to DRM it, but before and since, it's a highly convenient easy to use, easy to clean machine that makes an EXCELLENT cup of coffee. If you want to be a coffee jerk, you can use a gold filtered reusable cup and put civet beans or blue mountain in it, and have the best coffee in the world, or you can do what I do and buy good coffee when it's on sale on Amazon or at Safeway two for one. I also use fresh ground beans in reusable filters from time to time.
(Available) Compostable cups, and a push button instant perfect cup of coffee. French Press? AINT NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT. Don't know what it costs in the UK, but the lower end one is half that here in the states.
Keurig is the toaster of coffee makers. That is to say, real product, just easier.
tonysidaway
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I'm sure it's a lovely machine, if pricey. I don't hate it, I just don't want to spend money on it. I gave two examples of really simple, inexpensive devices that I've used on a daily basis for several decades to make great coffee.
Vital Tundra
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Im surprised a product whos juice could be squeezed by hand for the exact same effect as using the juicer took so long to go out of business.
tonysidaway
Member
At least they were squeezed out eventually.
newtypepilot
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they managed to get 120m from