Simplehuman Coffee Pod Brewer Discontinued - New Model in 2009

We've been getting lots of reader write-ins and comments that the simplehuman coffee pod brewer has been discontinued due to a high failure rate. Bummer. The simplehuman brewer has performed well over the past year here at Single Serve Coffee. We loved the design of the brewer sans it not having a true double coffee pod holder.

From a comment:

My 8 month old unit stopped working. I called SimpleHuman Customer service (5/12/08) and was told that the product has been discontinued due to a high failure rate. Got a 100% refund since I bought direct from their website. I imagine purchases from other sources will not be as lucky. I see it still offered for sale at other web sites. Beware! They are re-engineering a unit for 2009.

At least with the bad news there is some good news as well. Simplehuman expects to have a redesigned brewer out in 2009 for all your coffee pod brewing needs. We'll try and confirm these rumors as we find out more direct from the source.

Bosch Designed Tassimo Machine Picture Surfaces

We've got what we believe is the first picture of the Bosch designed Tassimo single serve coffee maker. Now we can't be sure this picture is the final production model, but we hope it is. This picture shows a slimmer design for the Tassmo single serve coffee and hot beverage system. We've always loved Bosch designs, so it's not surprising they took a step in a new design direction with the Tassimo. Apparently the machine is also much quieter. We'll provide more details as we find out about the Bosch designed Tassimo single serve coffee maker.

If you'd like a model comparison of the older Tassimo 1200 and 1400, and for a picture comparison check out our comparison article on Tassimo models currently available.

More at SingleServeCoffee.com Forums and Bosch Tassimo Article

Rumor Report: Hot Chocolate K Cups from Green Mountain?

Hot chocolate K Cups from Green Mountain? Could it be true? Jim Evans from CoffeeWhiz.com details many of the new K Cups you'll be seeing for your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, and the Keurig B70 Brewer. It looks like the Hot Chocolate K Cups will also be listed as Kosher Dairy? Does this mean a liquid K Cup? Or could it be powdered and Kosher?

Continue reading: "Rumor Report: Hot Chocolate K Cups from Green Mountain?"

Rumor Mill: New Keurig B70 Platinum At Home K-Cup Brewer Coming in September

We just overheard in the Single Serve Coffee Forums that Keurig is planning a new B70 Platinum At Home Brewer. Rumor has it that it will have a new shape, and offer 4 brew sizes... 6, 8, 10 & 12, and have a larger reservoir of 60oz compaired with the current 48oz reservoir available now.

We'll keep you posted as we find out more on the new B70 Platinum at Home Brewer and what features it will really have. We're really excited about the new shape and new size on the reservoir. Though we love the Romulan Warbird shape of the current Keurig B40, B50, and B60, something with a more slender footprint would be welcome. And a 60 oz reservoir would be nearly perfect, as we are tired of refilling our brewer nearly each day. Perhaps with 12 more ounces we would only refill our Keurig B60 every 1.25 days. :-)

In the mean time you can read our reviews of the Keurig B50 and our combined review of the B40 and B60 Keurig K-Cup Brewers.

Update:The Keurig Platinum B70 Single Cup Brewer is now available. Check it out here...

At Keurig via Single Serve Coffee Forums

Rumor Mill: New Starbuck's Single Serve Coffee Machines?

We've been hearing rumblings of several new machines debuting from Starbucks next month and one of the rumors is they may be coming out with their own line of Single Serve Coffee machines.

Everyone here at Single Serve Coffee.com thinks this would be a big win for everyone. If Starbucks sold the coffee pods exclusively (or whatever method the machine uses) then they could still control the distribution and you'd still have to go to their store to pick up some new pods and get a cup of coffee hot off the Starbuck's presses. We'd even settle for some real Starbucks coffee pods.

There's a very interesting thread in the Single Serve Coffee forums that alludes to just an item coming out.

i thought i would give you all a heads up. there are new coffee machines coming out at Starbucks in the next month and I have been given a small hint that one may be a single serve machine of some sort. When I get all the info I will post here for all you single servers to know!!

Sound off in the forums and give your thoughts on these new mystery machines.