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Coffee machine upgrades 02 in flight

The machines you love, taught new tricks.

From espresso brains to brew-bar lighting, we build add-ons that make great coffee machines better — without drilling, cutting, or voiding what makes them great.

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Products
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Two machines. Two upgrades.

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R9One

For the Rocket R9
Preorder · Q3 2026 – Q1 2027

A smart display upgrade for the Rocket R9: live shot graph, five tunable machine profiles plus unlimited custom ones, brew-by-weight, dial-in advice and auto cleaning — on any Android tablet.

  • —Plugs inline with the display cable, no modification
  • —Runs on the module: shots and cleaning finish even without the tablet
  • —App included free, updates over the air
27.3 s36.0 g6.0 bar
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xShine

For the Xbloom Studio
Preorder · Q1 – Q2 2027

A precision smart light for the Xbloom Studio pour-over machine: a touch-controlled ring of high-CRI LEDs that reveals every golden detail of the bloom.

  • —Tap on, long-press to dim — no visible buttons
  • —Mounts straight onto the machine, magnetic pogo pins
  • —USB-C powered, cable included
xShine smart light ring

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Approach

A guest on your machine, never a landlord.

01

Non-destructive, always

Our add-ons use connections and surfaces the machine already has — a cable here, a magnetic mount there. Remove them and the machine is exactly as it was.

02

The machine stays in charge

Safety-critical logic keeps running on the machine's own controller. If our module fails or is unplugged, you can always make espresso the ordinary way.

03

Keeps getting better

Our products ship early and improve over the air — new features arrive long after the box does, shaped by what owners actually ask for.