Fingerprint recognition coffee machine makes perfect brew every time!

LONDON, England - October 24, 2011 - If James Bond ever asked Q for a coffee, he’d probably be pointed in the direction of this device.

The Philips Saeco Xelsis Digital ID is the first coffee machine to use fingerprint recognition to identify how you like your coffee.

When the appliance is fresh out the box, the user presses his or her finger on a small pad on the machine three times.

This creates a profile so the user can program just how his or her coffee should be made - including its strength and the amount of milk and froth.

From that point on, every time the same user touches the pad it will know their preferences.

After pressing a button to indicate choice of drink - such as a cappuccino or latte - the machine makes it just the way the user likes.

The fingerprint technology, which seems more at home in a spy novel than on a kitchen counter, is just one of the stainless steel machine’s suave gadgets.

A panel on top of the appliance warms cups before the coffee is made.

When it is done, the machine’s milk carafe self-cleans by pushing water through its pipes and into the drip tray.

The device can even be programmed to switch on at any time - so it can be ready for when the alarm clock sounds.

The Saeco Xelsis, which is made in Italy, goes on sale on Amazon at the end of the month for a staggering £1,700 ($3,600).

But Philips believes coffee lovers won’t be put off by the hefty price-tag.

Vivienne Palmer, from Philips, said, “There (are) a variety of coffee machines, but the Saeco Xelsis is top-of-the-range. There has been a real demand for these coffee machines - they are sort of status symbols in the home. Coffee has become much more popular but different consumers want different things; there are many consumers who love good coffee but do not want to get too involved in making it every day.”

Ed. Note: In other words, this biometric technology is for the lazy; people who don’t want to make their own coffee! Give me a break! You are welcome to your servile technologies. Don’t come crying to me about injustice and oppression as it envelops your lives!