"Ripples" to print Latte Art from photos, illustrations and text uploaded by smartphone

When you enter your favorite photos, illustrations and texts from a PC or smartphone, a machine that can print crisp latte art in coffee form milk in just a few seconds with one button is "Ripples"is.

Home - Ripples
http://coffeeripples.com/

You can see what kind of latte art can be printed by "Ripples" from the following movie.

The Ripples Experience - YouTube


Form milk is poured into the coffee at the cafe.


When finished coffee is set in another machine ......


In a moment the picture was printed on top of form milk. This machine is "Ripples".


I notice that something is written in the coffee that the customer received at the cafe.


The coffee has "Morning Matte!" And the name of the customer.


Unexpectedly the man also smiled and asked for a handshake. A nice service that was held at a café.


Because Ripples can print your favorite pattern, try printing a birthday message with a name ......


It is also possible to give that person a portrait latte.


Children were delighted with the drinks with illustrations.


If you put out a celebration message coffee at the end of a wedding anniversary meal like this ...


The couple who celebrated the anniversary also became a chic gift for delight.


Ripples was rented out to 6 cafes in New York and was actually used, and it seems that customers were well received.


For example, it is possible to receive orders from customers and print them, so coffee written as "Please tell me the phone number?" As follows ...


It is also possible to present to a woman who fell in love at first sight at a cafe.


You can see how Ripples is and what kind of machine you can create a design to print, the following movie shows.

Introducing the Ripple Maker - YouTube


Ripples is like a coffee machine like this.


A demo is actually done using red Ripples. First, press the button at the back of the main unit ... ...


Set a coffee cup containing foam milk.


IPad can be installed at the top of the main unit, if you press the start button of the special application ... ....


The pattern you specified will be printed on the form milk in just a few seconds.


It is finely crushed coffee beans that draws a pattern on the form milk, so you can drink as it is.


The design to print is PC or ...


You can select and edit from the application of the mobile terminal.


As many patterns are prepared by default, even if you use it as it is OK.


If you create an Ripples account, you can also print the original picture.


The design creation screen looks something like this.


Upload photos and illustrations and adjust the size and position ......


It is possible to print on form milk as it is.


Editing of the design is also possible from the application, so if you set iPad, it seems that you can respond to requests from customers as well.


Incidentally,Ripples's price is $ 999(About 12,2500 yen), and maintenance and support fee of 75 dollars (about 9200 yen) will be free every month. Product shipments are scheduled for September 2015.