Awesome Coffee

The guys from D4D head to Intelligentsia Coffee in Venice, California to be schooled in the art of the cappuccino by an expert barista, capturing gorgeous video on the way. Now fix an espresso.

At once both whimsical and practical, this concept gadget fires single shots of espresso into your cup thanks to a unique reusable coffee cartridge design. See il Tiro in action here.

This single-serving espresso machine heats up and makes a cup of joe in less than 25 seconds. The perfect thing for cubicle-dwelling baristas, or rainy days when you don’t want to head to Starbucks.

Your colleagues will know how you’re feeling every morning with Thabto’s lighthearted Mood Mugs; the double wall insulated porcelain pieces feature simple facial expressions to reflect the mood.

Campers and traveling caffeine connoisseurs alike will appreciate Blackbird’s 10 ounce combination French press/travel tumbler; it’s vacuum sealed to keep drinks hot. All we need now is the coffee.

ThinkGeek’s exclusive gourmet whole bean coffee, hand roasted by Stormtroopers, is perfect for Dark Lords of the Sith, or friends who enjoy spicy undertones with smoky, dark-roasted complexity.

Dragging butt? Grab a mouthful of Ed Hardy’s “Super Caffeinated” Coffee Rocks. Choose from chocolate or coffee flavors, both loaded with 600mg of stimulant in each box. Buzzzzzzz…

Espresso Solo is a concrete-encased Lavazza espresso maker from Israeli design student Schmuel Linski. Coffee beans are poured into the top part; water is poured into the drawer in back.

The latest in the everything tastes better with bacon craze, Boca Java’s Maple Bacon Morning coffee smells just like a complete cooked breakfast, but with none of the messy pans.

If you’re a serious espresso connoisseur, the Mirage Veloce could make the ultimate cup. Each one of these formidable, industrial-strength coffee makers is custom made, and brews only the best.

Hey! Watch where you’re pointing that cup of coffee! Show them you really mean business in your next meeting when you walk in carrying your cup of joe in one of these.

Created by BCC1’s Bang Goes The Theory tv show, the Car-puccino is the world’s first coffee powered car. The converted 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco has a caffeine buzz top speed of 60 mph.

Illy’s Francis Francis Y1 makes it so simple to make espresso – just insert a coffee capsule, press the button, and enjoy. Extraction takes place entirely inside the capsule which makes for easy clean up.

The sleek mypressi Twist handheld espresso machine uses canisters of compressed N20 to make 6+ shots with consistent 9-bar (135psi) pressure throughout, for hot cups of awesomeness.

This engineered coffee from Funranium Labs is “super-caffeinated”. Currently available only for “direct hand-off” in the SF Bay area, they’re working on a way to ship this stuff soon.

All caps usually spells pretentious; however, the OTTO Espresso Maker earns it, as it’s made almost entirely out of stainless steel and includes a DVD barista training session.

If you rely on a daily java fix to get by, Handpresso is a portable handheld espresso maker that generates 16 bar pressure and holds 50 ml of water; it relies on single serving pods.