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		<title>Random Picture Friday #22: Mug Mouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Haeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<script type="text/javascript">  addLoadEvent(meyshan_search_king_autocomplete_activate);  </script>Introducing: MugMouse.  The most useless seemingly useful piece of office equipment in existence. (via) It&#8217;s a mug.  It&#8217;s a laser mouse.  It reduces productivity to a crawl and effectively keeps your fuel nearby. Just don&#8217;t drop it on your keyboard. Have a Great Weekend!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Introducing: MugMouse.  The most useless seemingly useful piece of office equipment in existence.</p>
<p>(<a href="http://www.lwk.dk/MugMouse/Mugmluse_content.html" target="_blank">via</a>)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1712" title="MugMouse_WoodenTable" src="http://tx-coffee.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MugMouse_WoodenTable.jpg" alt="MugMouse_WoodenTable" width="512" height="384" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1711" title="MugMous_infrared" src="http://tx-coffee.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MugMous_infrared-300x225.jpg" alt="MugMous_infrared" width="300" height="225" /><br />
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<p style="text-align: center;">It&#8217;s a mug.  It&#8217;s a laser mouse.  It reduces productivity to a crawl and effectively keeps your fuel nearby.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Just don&#8217;t drop it on your keyboard.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Have a Great Weekend!</p>
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		<title>The &quot;Ultimate Coffee Cup&quot; ?</title>
		<link>http://tx-coffee.com/2007/11/20/the-ultimate-coffee-cup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Haeger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has anyone else seen this? http://www.lux-delux.com KEY ATTRIBUTES • 12 fl. oz. (36 dl) volume • Lead-free • Microwave and dishwasher safe • Designed by award-winning artist David Pier • Made of the finest translucent high-fire vitreous porcelain • Saucers double as lids and enable artful stackingAbout the Design: &#8220;After thousands of years of ceramic history [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Has anyone else seen this?</p>
<p><img src="http://www.lux-delux.com/album/01_Lux-Delux%20Coffee%20Cup%20with%20Saucer,%20View%201.jpg" height="239" width="239" /> <img src="http://www.lux-delux.com/album/10%20Lux-Delux%20Coffee%20Cup,%20in%20use%201.jpg" height="240" width="240" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lux-delux.com" target="_blank">http://www.lux-delux.com</a></p>
<blockquote><p><em><font size="-1"><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">KEY ATTRIBUTES</span><br />
</font><font size="-1">•</font><font size="-1"> 12 fl. oz. (36 dl) volume<br />
• Lead-free<br />
• Microwave and dishwasher safe<br />
• Designed by award-winning artist David Pier<br />
• Made of the finest translucent high-fire vitreous porcelain<br />
</font><font size="-1">• Saucers double as lids and enable artful stacking</font><br /><span style="font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;font-weight:bold;">About the Design:</span><br />
&#8220;After thousands of years of ceramic history you might think there isn’t anything significant left to try in the design of cups with handles.  The fact that unusual mugs usually are awkward to use would reinforce this idea.  However, after years of designing ceramics, I realized that all conventional coffee cup designs were determined more by the manufacturing and design processes than by the needs of the coffee cup user.  What does a perfect cylinder have to do with the shape of the human hands or lips?  It is merely a simple shape that is easy to make on a lathe, turntable, or in a CAD program.&#8221; &#8230;<a href="http://www.lux-delux.com/ProductionLine.html" target="_blank">more</a>.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Cup ergonomics?  A worthwhile endeavor?</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>I think it&#8217;s kind of nice to see the concept of &#8220;quality&#8221; applied to more than just use of material in regards to cups.  We talk about coffee quality in more depth than simply the quality of the green or the quality of the roast.</p>
<p>If nothing else, it is definitely an eye catcher.</p>
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