Check in to a smartly decorated slope-view room with a private balcony, two queen-size beds, TV, DVD player, free Wi-Fi, plush robes, mini-fridge, and coffee maker.

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At first I thought this was cool, until I watched the first pot and remembered how simple a coffee maker is: a heating coil and a pump.

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An office I worked in back in the early 2000s had a Keurig single-serve coffee maker and used Green Mountain K-cups.

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Even the smallest have a kitchenette with SubZero mini-fridge, coffee maker and wet bar, Queen or King bed, and oversized bathroom with tub and walk-in showers.

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Enjoy an evening of playing cards in spacious, cabin-inspired rooms-complete with a mini-fridge, coffee maker, and complimentary Wi-Fi, and big enough to accommodate guests of mythic proportions.

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In 1998, it began to partner with Keurig, a single-cup coffee brewing machine maker to manufacture and sell the K-cups, and bought the whole company in 2006.

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Your auto-drip coffee maker might be covered in buttons and features and timers.

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) fell 5.7% on Monday, and Monster energy drink maker Hansen Natural (HANS) dropped 8.6%.

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Atlanta (CNN) -- Imagine a near future when a single touch on your tablet or smartphone will start your coffee maker, lock your doors, turn on (or off) the lights and open a window.

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The singer and film-maker recalled their first meeting in 1963 when Hamlisch was a rehearsal pianist who occasionally got coffee for the cast.

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