Braun will launch a new espresso machine that is apparently much more than that. Braun calls the Tassimo a Hot Beverage System.

Braun says Tassimo is the only machine that allows consumers to prepare an assortment of hot beverages including coffee, tea, cappuccino, espresso, latte and hot chocolate at home, and it uses real liquid milk to create the dense foam or steamed milk for cappuccino and latte eliminating the need for a complicated steam wand or frothing attachment.

SingleServeCoffee has already a review of the Tassimo.

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"The Tassimo is a great machine and hot beverage system. Since the machine is not solely focused on coffee, but spans the entire hot beverage making arena, we have to give it high marks for making an excellent cup of coffee crema, decent espresso, and yummy hot chocolate. "
Read the full review. Tassimo will be available this Fall for a MRSP of $169.99 and T-Discs will be priced at $8.99 cents for a 18 or roughly $.50 a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. Lattes and Cappuccinos will be priced at about $1 per cup.

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