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Keurig B60 Single Serve Coffee Maker Review

2010-01-02T04:43:00.000-08:00

The Keurig B60 is designed to make single serving hot beverages using the Keurig K-cup system. The B-60 makes it easy to brew single cups of coffee, tea and hot chocolate with no muss and no fuss. The 48 ounce reservoir makes up to 8 cups of coffee without refilling, and is removable for easy filling and cleaning. The B-60 offers a couple of features that aren’t available on the lower cost B20 and B40, including the choice of three cup sizes for your coffee – the 9.25 serving size is ideal for travel mugs – and an adjustable temperature setting that lets you set the water temperature from 187 degrees to 192 degrees in one degree increments. In addition, you have full control over brewing time so that you can have your coffee just the way you like it.

The Keurig B60 also features a removable drip tray for easy cleaning, and a programmable blue backlit LCD display with digital clock and an on/off timer to set the Keurig to brew on your schedule. The machine is stylish and sleek, with a black body, steel drip tray and chrome face plate and handle. The sleek design will fit right in to any contemporary or modern style kitchen – but don’t let that deter you from getting one if your kitchen is more homespun or traditional.

Using the Keurig B60 couldn’t be simpler. You simply fill the coffee reservoir, reattach it to the body and turn the machine on. When the blue display reads “Ready to Brew”, you lift the chrome handle, drop a Keurig K-cup in and close the lid. In just about one minute, you’ll have a fresh, steaming cup of hot coffee, ready to drink.

Specifications:
Product: Keurig B-60 Single Serve Coffee Maker
Type: 1500 watt brewing system for hot beverages
Size: 13 1/4″ by 10″ by 13″
Weight: 16 lbs

Features:
Programmable backlit display, removable drip tray, removable 48 ounce water reservoir; Three cup sizes for brewing; Customizable temperature settings
Uses: K-cups and My K-cup reusable coffee filter
Includes: 18 pack variety K-cups; My K-cup coffee filter

Pros:
The Keurig B-60 has a lot to recommend it. The temperature control allows you to set the coffee brewing temperature to your desired setting – which can make a surprising difference in the flavor of the coffee. The three brew sizes allow you to make anywhere from a teacup size serving to a travel mug full of coffee. Since the amount of water affects the strength of the brew, you’ll find that the flavor varies with the size, but other than that, you can expect a consistently good cup of coffee from the Keurig B-60.

One of the biggest pros for the Keurig B-60 is the wide variety of K-cups available to use with it. Keurig features well over 100 varieties of coffee, tea and hot chocolate for use with their coffee brewing system including such stellar names as Starbucks, Green Mountain Roasters, Timothy’s and Gloria Jean. Even better, the My K-cup reusable coffee filter can be used with your favorite brand of coffee so you’re not confined to the K-cup choices.

One of the nicer small pros for the Keurig B60 is the height of the brew platform. There’s enough clearance under the brew spout to fit most travel cups, which is a nice plus. Other single cup machines with lower clearance require that you brew your coffee into a regular mug and then pour it into your travel mug.

And finally, the Keurig B60 is the ultimate in convenience. There’s very little cleanup – no pot, no carafe, no coffee filter, unless you opt for the My K-cup which rinses clean easily. The machine itself will tell you when it needs to be descaled – and descaling is as simple as running a brew cycle with vinegar to remove an limescale or calcification from the machine’s innards.

Cons:
The coffee may be a little weak for those who prefer espresso or dark roast coffees. The solution? Keurig’s Dark Magic from Green Mountain Roasters or another dark roast coffee makes a strong, rich cup of coffee.

The Final Verdict:
The Keurig B-60 is an ideal coffee maker for a family that likes its coffee one cup at a time. The wide variety of K-cups available means that everyone in the family can have the hot beverage that they like best in as little as a minute.

LEGO is Fun

2009-12-01T07:49:00.001-08:00

This was a gift for my daughter's fourth birthday. The box of LEGOs comes with loads of basic building blocks plus a horse, person, wheels, and several other components to build cars, houses, flowers, etc. There is also an instruction booklet to help your child get building.

Even my daughter can look at the pictures and figure out what pieces she needs although she may not always get them put together correctly. There is one flat, building platform included but I think LEGO should have included a couple more of the building platforms. I really like that the lid snaps closed as there are a lot of small pieces that can easily spill everywhere if the box is knocked over.

This is a great gift to get your child's imagination going and to foster creativity. At first, she didn't really know where to start as there are so many pieces but we sat down and started building and now she can build tons of things on her own. She will pull the box out on her own (without any suggestion on my part) and get to work. She delights in showing me what she has made.

Overall, I think this is a basic, great gift that will help your child develop her spatial concepts and a further understanding of how the concepts of symmetry and gravity work (e.g., a table needs 4 legs to stay standing, a house needs 4 walls to build a roof across the top, etc.). If anything, it will augment your child's fine motor skill coordination. Overall, this is a winner toy.

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Lego Toy dollars well spent

2009-11-26T23:01:00.000-08:00

No they are not cheap. No the box isn't full to even half capacity. But these toys are still around for a reason: they rock. More specifically, they are indestructible, offer immense replay value, encourage creative quiet and thoughtful play, promote fine motor skill development, and they are just plain fun.

Think about the countless cheap $3.99 and $4.99 soft plastic throw away toys you've bought over the years: invariably imported and with unknown lead content, cost pennies to make, including the polly pockets, fairies, mermaids, bratz, little ponies, strawberry shortcakes, littlest petz, etc. All of those toys are very restrictive in the type of play they permit, fall apart, and lose your child's interest after a few days.. until you buy another worthless set for their next "fix."

In the case of legos i would argue that if you just refrain from buying those cheap blister packed toys for a few months you will have saved more than enough to get this or another "flexible" set of legos. I don't care for the elaborate lego sets that have you follow intricate instructions to build a pirate ship, or harry potters house, or a star wars backdrop,etc. Those are just as restrictive and inflexible in their play.

So get this set or something similar as soon as you are sure your kid won't choke on a brick. It is something they will play with now and in the future. You'll beat inflation, you'll have it for future kids you might have, or those who might visit, and it will always have excellent resale value on e_bay.

As for the merits and value of this particular set, i think it is fairly reasonable relative to prices for used, bulk collections you might get on an auction website, or compared to the more expensive, larger, thematic sets - such as the "townhouse", lunar lander, or whatever. It has 4 wheels, 2 axles, 1 figure (a mechanic dude), a set of mini tools for the figure, 1 door, 2 windows, some clear pieces for windshields or windows, a propellor/windmill piece, a radiator grille, a cute mini steering wheel, and assorted bricks including some long ones. The base unfortunately isn't even standard height, but sort of a cheap 1/5 or 1/4 height. So that's a little lame. So it isn't perfect but i can't find a better variety pack for the price. Although the Lego 4+ Basic Bulk Set might be a good second set to consider.

We got this set to augment the pink little girls set with the jump rope on the box. Together they are a reasonable set but its still a small collection. I would contend that similar to the defense department maintaining an army that can fight a war in 2 theatres at once, you should have enough legos to build 2 houses at once. That is unless you have more than 2 kids...

Muji punches paper in Lego style

2009-11-23T17:26:00.000-08:00

This is a partnership for our taste! The Japanese chain store for a clear design in every department wants to bring this set before Christmas in Japan on the market. We really hope that the German Filliale will get a few units. The Bauklasten contains a special hole punch, the LEGO holes in the MUJI paper punches. Thus, the LEGO fun is even better. Eyes, if you buy the next time pencils, sofas, soap and slippers!

Lego struggling children

2009-11-23T17:20:00.001-08:00

The toy industry has lost its trademark protection for its components, now rivals entering the market. The incumbent defends itself - possibly in vain

Susanne Torahs son Philip was three years old, as were the first Lego bricks under the tree. All the holidays, the family had subsequently played with stones, recalls his mother. Great is the fascination with the building blocks of plastic have been.

In Germany there is hardly a child who has not grown up with Lego. Soon, however, Lego could lose its dominance. The Federal Court has recently cashed trademark protection for the colored blocks. In the future, not just the Danish company may offer up the blocks, but the competition is now mixed with the battle for the nursery.

It is a fight that is worth it. More than two billion euros, the Germans have spent alone in 2007 on toys. Legos Mega Brands competitors from Canada and Best-Lock from Hong Kong want to make the best now dispute his share. Its business is lucrative: As Europe's largest toy manufacturer Lego has in Germany, a market share of 13.4 percent. The company's sales rose last year despite the economic crisis by 19 percent to 1.3 billion euros.

Mini World is Lego World

2009-11-22T04:49:00.000-08:00

Seeing miniature city, let alone made of lego castle pieces, is certainly exciting. lego castleland Berlin promising experiences like Gulliver in the land of little man.

If you want to see Berlin from the lego castle miniatures, come to lego castleland Discovery Center in the region Postdamerplatz, Berlin. This is an indoor playground that can be enjoyed by all ages.

Visitors pay 16 euros and 13 euros for children. Inside, there are many vehicles that can be enjoyed. But the first time, visitors must see the lego castle factory. A guide will show how the seeds of lego castle printed.

After that visitors can walk around in an area of 3500 m2 that consists of two floors. There are a variety of vehicles to choose from and all lego castle themed. There hallway Indiana Jones adventure, train dragon, battle pirates and 4-dimensional cinema.

The most interesting is the Mini Land. This is a miniature Berlin made from lego castle. Visitors can enjoy some famous buildings in Berlin in lego castle version. There is the Reichstag parliament building, Brandenburg Gate monument, until the Sony Center shopping area.

Let more exciting, scattered the puppets are cute lego with various characters as lego castle townspeople. Every 5 minutes the lights changed to indicate the day and night. When "night" arrived, there was even a music concert at the parliament building and can be seen visitors from near.

Pleased to see the lego, it's time to try out creativity. At lego castleland, visitors can fill assemble this lego castle and can be enjoyed by all ages. The children assemble lego castle house, while adults assemble lego castle race car is more complicated.

"lego castleland could be enjoyed by all people. Parents and kids can even play together, "said Muller (35) a visitor, Saturday (31/10/2009).

As a souvenir, lego castle store was greeted visitors at the exit. They can buy cheaper lego factory prices.

Digital Camera and MP3 Player With Touch Typical LEGO

2009-11-20T17:38:00.001-08:00

This article is one of the LEGO announces that he has made a deal with a company called Digital Blue to create an electronic products like digital cameras and MP3 design playeryang LEGO Kids Digital Camera given special touch. Click here if you are interested to read the article.

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Lego Story

2009-11-20T17:23:00.000-08:00

Playing apart pairs of color aka LEGO bricks is fun. This game knows no age limits. Ranging from children to adults like to play LEGO. Fun, this game could increase due playing LEGO creativity requires imagination and the intellect players. Particular model you want players like buildings, animals, boats, or other forms of work into pieces that can stimulate the brain thought.

Did you know that this exciting game was created by a struggle to live a very difficult? Was Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter who tried despite the economic crisis which was eventually menjeratnyalah can bring this creative game.

At one time, was born in Jutland, Danish 8 April 1891 must be willing to lose livelihood that feeds the children and his wife. He almost suffered severe depression. However, his determination to make it insoluble in grief. Ole then tried to get out of keterpurukannya by relying on his expertise in the field of carpentry.

Then, in 1932, Ole find ideas to make money by making toys from wood. He named it with LEGO which in Danish is called a "leg godt" which means to unite together. In 1935, Ole began selling its first LEGO toys with the model-bebekan duck. Apparently, this toy is preferred Ole. Therefore, the toy business grew slowly but surely growing. This is then set up a company's underlying LEGO.

Apparently LEGO company he built did not go smoothly. In 1944 the factory burned his LEGO. However, bitter experience made him despair of abstinence. Ole able to rise to build the factory back in 1947. To expand its business, Ole issued LEGO games are made of plastic. This game was widespread. In 1957 the LEGO games have penetrated into the regions of Europe such as France, Belgium, and England.

LEGO games are now worldwide with a variety of attractive models. A game that turned out to hone creativity is the fruit of the hard work of a carpenter to overcome the difficulties of life.

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