And that little LED light on the espresso maker so you can see what you're doing in the wee hours of the morning?

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Less than two months after Starbucks released its single-serve espresso maker, the Verismo, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has answered back, revealing its Rivo machine to the world yesterday.

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This is true buying a PC in an electronics store, a washing machine in a white goods store and even was true buying an espresso maker being flogged off cheap in a supermarket.

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