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Ha! I was thinking the same thing before I jumped down to the second half of the post.

More specifically, I see a last ditch effort by SB's to show that they are all about quality--even though they would be cheating.

Latte art is technically a proof that both the shot has been pulled and the milk has been steamed perfectly. If these techniques have not been pulled off correctly (which is almost never the case with major coffee chains) the latte art will not show up (and you don't need a spoon to do it.)

Maybe another Clover http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/355692_clover20.html
type move in the future.

I dunno, I think you could have a pretty interesting breakfast if you combined it with the Instant Laser Coffee Maker and the CNC toast printer! Good for a Star Trek themed dinner party?

(Unfortunately I didn't get to taste the coffee - it was demonstration-only.)

How do they do it? Is part of the printer suspended over the coffee, or what?

You can see a video of the printer doing our logo here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt3RDd8VJ2Y

Basically, the inkjet mechanism is mounted on drawer slides, and then the whole thing moves over the coffee cup... you have to position it just right to get started, but then it does the rest of the work on its own.

No thanks. Half the time the coffee is cold by the time it gets to me as it is. With this kind of technology we would get cold coffee 100% of the time. I don't pay someone to draw on my food (I can do that myself) I pay someone to give me a good and hot coffee!

Clever, I've seen paper thin carmel candy logos dropped on foam for an event. The detail and customization were in the same range as above but it was much faster and easier to execute at the event.

"art", really, is latte art a proof of correct coffee preparation? Amazing, I didn't know that. More info on this?
I was also really amazed by the printer! :0