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Color-changing coffee lid says 'safety first!'

As I sat today with my morning cup of coffee, waiting for the powers of that sweet, sweet caffeine to take hold of me, a co-worker sent me this announcement. The latest issue of Business 2.0 contains a list of what they call the 29 best business ideas in the world. Among them, a color-changing coffee lid that warns sleepy drinkers of some of the common dangers of coffee consumption, namely coffee that's too hot, and an unsealed lid. Welcome news for this groggy blogger.

The lid looks like a regular plastic lid, like the ones placed on … Read more

Perk up your morning routine with coffee art

Face it: not everyone is capable of stunning latte art, but that doesn't have to stop us from having a bit of fun with our frothy beverages. We spotted these stainless steel cappuccino stencils on GadgetCandy and were immediately intrigued. Just set the disc atop your latte or cappuccino and sprinkle with cocoa, cinnamon, or another coffee topper for a quick decoration. Despite the cheesy clip-art design, we rather liked the idea of a quick way to fancy up our milky coffee drinks, so we Googled around and found these slightly more classy designs as well as this set of six stencils packaged in a round tin. … Read more

Cozy up to your 40-ounce

If you like King Cobra 40s but hate the excess dew you get on your hand from giant bottles of beer, then the 40cozy might be for you. Made out of neoprene, it hugs your beer in a range of styles including camouflage and a pattern of beers and crowns.

The company will even make custom designs for bulk orders (holiday bonus anyone?). 40cozy is also doing its part to be green as it reduces the need for those pesky brown paper bags. It even make cozies for tall boys! So if you are drinking 40s out of style rather … Read more