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xBloom’s Newest Coffee Machine is Made for Design Lovers

Offline Blue: xBloom Studio Drops a Bold New Color to Help Coffee Lovers Disconnect

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xBloom, a brand known for its high-tech, specialty coffee machines with all-in-one integration, is marking its fifth anniversary with a new color drop for xBloom Studio. Launched earlier this month, the Offline Blue color is built around “Disconnect to Reconnect”, an invitation to step out of the constant stream of digital life and give your attention to something tangible.

“Technology should make it easier to brew a great cup of coffee without taking away the pleasure of being part of the process. Offline Blue is about that balance. It draws inspiration from the digital world, but we also hope it reminds you to set aside a few minutes for the cup in front of you,” says Richard Xu, CEO of xBloom.

Key Features of xBloom Studio

The xBloom Studio is the ultimate machine for specialty coffee and coffee nerds like myself, with a grinder, brewer, and scale seamlessly integrated into a single design. Some top features of this 5-in-1 brewing system include:

  • All-Purpose Grinder: 48mm conical burr grinder with 80 grind-size settings. The grinder auto-adjusts to any grind size, from espresso to cold brew, with ease and precision.
  • Kinematic Brewer: The kinematic spout ensures a consistent, directional flow onto the coffee bed, with three programmable pour patterns (center, spiral, circular)
  • High Precision Scale: The kinematic spout ensures a consistent, directional flow onto the coffee bed. Built-in drip tray, Removable and dishwasher-safe.
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More saturated and vivid than Studio’s existing Midnight Black, Moonlight White, and Twilight finishes, the newly launched Offline Blue color draws on late-night screen glow, the optimism of the early internet, and creative spaces where technology and design meet. If blue as a color has traditionally represented calm, Offline Blue is about choosing where to place your attention. In a day filled with incoming information, it reminds you to set distractions aside for a moment and focus on what is in front of you. That idea is at the heart of “Disconnect to Reconnect”

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