FOOD BUZZ: The $11,000 coffee machine is now coming to Starbucks. How much better can drip coffee be? $4 a cup better, apparently.

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The Best Links:

1. Clover Homepage
2. How the Clover Coffee Maker Works
3. Can the $11,000 Clover Machine Save Starbucks?
4. Starbucks Clover Testing Sites

TECH BUZZ: Got $300 to spare? Want artists to dream up a mascot based on your concept in 7 to 12 business days? Done. If you were figuring out where to drop your stimulus check, now you know: on a cartoon superhero meerkat.

The Best Links:

1. Create Your Mascot

FOOD BUZZ: There are an overwhelming number of products devoted to the protection and transportation of bananas. Seriously people? I found five different banana cases and I wasn’t even trying. I understand the need for potassium but is banana damage really such a universal problem?

The Best Links:

1. Banana Guard Comes in Five Colors!
2. NANA Saver Protects Half-Eaten Bananas
3. Pamper Your Banana With a Banana Bunker
4. Hello Kitty Banana Case
5. Armored Banana Carrying Case: The BananaBox
6. Japanese Banana Case Commercial