The $600k Milestone, WOOT!
Hi Everyone,
The long awaited update is here. We would like to share with you how Arist works with the patent pending (finally) NFC workflow.
We apologize for the delay. As of earlier today we have successfully submitted our patent application, securing our whole workflow with NFC technology specializing the way we serve drinks to you. It’s been hard for us to keep this under wraps, so we are super excited to share it with you today.
In this video, we will demonstrate to you
- How to setup and use the NFC recognition technology for your personal cup.
- How to use our new App interface to brew different types of coffee.
- How auto cleaning is triggered and used with NFC.
- AND
- Most important of all, Vincent is taking his triple (double) espresso shot as per backer’s request!
Disclaimer
We are standing firm on our decision to not show any internal components of the Arist. The main reason is we don’t want our product to be copied like other Kickstarter projects (ex. Pressy). Please respect our decision. As a startup, we still have a lot to do to stabilize our position in the market, and we really wish we can deliver many more versions of Arist to the world. We will do as much as we can to make you feel comfortable in backing us. If you don’t feel comfortable, we will respect your decision as well.
Espresso Crema
This is a high-resolution image of an espresso shot pulled from the Arist. As you can see the crema and the espresso:
Micro-Milk Foam
We want to showcase our technology’s result on producing the following milk foam.
NFC brewing, detail explanation
After the incident of working out the IP issues with our potential competitors, we decided to expedite the IP registration process. Our original plan was to use the Kickstarter fund to pay for the fee, but obviously this was not an option if we want to further develop our product in the world of business. We apologize for the delay in releasing a more detailed video.
The Setup:
Assigning a new recipe to an existing or new NFC sticker is extremely easy, assuming you have already stuck the NFC sticker onto a cup, you will first:
- 1) Place your cup onto the machine’s drip tray
- 2) Start Arist Mobile App
- 3) In the App, tap on a recipe
- 4) In the recipe, tap on the “more” option
- 5) Choose save to NFC
- 6) Wait for confirmation after assignment is complete.
- 7) Remove the cup from the drip tray
The Brewing:
Now, with a cup saved with your favorite recipe, to begin brewing:
- 1) Place your cup with NFC tag onto the drip tray.
- 2) Wait for a second for Arist to detect the tag.
- 3) Press the default button on the machine, and Arist will start brewing your coffee according to the recipe.
Pricing Update
We want to thank backers who have been staying with us with their original pledge; your consistent trust in us is the most important support that has motivated the team to make our dream come true. In the beginning of this campaign, we didn't have an early-bird reward for initial backers. For those stayed with us, you all deserve to have such a reward. For subsequence machine reward, the pre-order price is now $349 USD and $424 USD with the starter kit, effective as of this update.
Thank You and Ending Notes
We've learnt a huge lesson from this campaign. To all backers: your advice and questions have made Arist into something much better. Thank you very much!
We want to take a moment to share our experience and business model with you in our next update. In doing so, we hope to be even more transparent about the inner workings of our young startup.
- Arist Team
dimitri on November 26, 2014
Hi just a question regarding the clip movie ..... the flat white is almost the same as cappuccino ... and the milk should be dropped over the coffee and not the other way you did here !! ... please pay attention....the result is not the same because this way milk is loosing volume .... !!!
Maarten van de Kant on November 19, 2014
Looks great!
Hussam Jaber on November 19, 2014
My main concern is that the beans are not covered (sealed) which leads to the oxidization of the beans (they simply go bad mixing with air) especially if left for a long time. also it would be great to add a handle to the milk container like a bucket so you can easily remove and place back into the machine. with that said i still cant wait to mine :)
Beverly White on November 16, 2014
Will your system work as well with non-dairy milk? I agree with others on the importance of temperature.
chandan on November 16, 2014
Looks good. Hope that the beverage being dispensed is of a good temperature and not under. Options for selection of dispensing temperature is very important.
Byron "Mythaholic" CC on November 15, 2014
That was just for demonstration purposes obviously... The catching container would slide in the side like all other machines
Dave Pekala on November 15, 2014
Looks great! Are you working on changing how the spent grounds come out? I would hope we won't need to have the machine raised up on glasses as in the video and then place a container underneath.
Kevin on November 15, 2014
@andrew, if it is actually power and not just a skinny black tube, that is good... I just can't tell.
BENNY LEE on November 15, 2014
有中文說明書嗎? 可以進一步打入國際市埸!
Andrew - Armikrog Army on November 15, 2014
Video looks pretty convincing, thank you :) Happy to be early supporter :)
Abbas Raissi
Superbacker
on November 15, 2014
Great video and product. Cant wait to receive mine :)
Harry Armytage on November 15, 2014
Great video, thanks.
Andrew Chittams on November 15, 2014
@Gary. At time index 4:04 you can see the stream forming on the sides of the cup, you can also see the coffee crema.
@Kevin. At time index 8:36 - 8:37 you can see one black power cable
I would suggest you download the mp4 video file and watch it in slow motion on a large screen
Kevin on November 14, 2014
@creator: I want to believe it, but the fact that we still haven't seen the entire machine and its environment while working is giving me trouble. Although the machine is held up, all shots of the machine throughout the video are only of portions of it from behind or blur out anything under the table.
I wish I could actually see the power cord in these videos... The angles could still allow the machine to be either powered by another machine hooked up to a tube (lights under the table are suspicious) or a person under the table pumping liquid through a tube...
It is suspect that during cleaning straight coffee comes out, it stops for a second, then is instantly clear when it begins. This leads me to believe that it is perhaps someone pumping liquids through for a video... The milk issue we saw, fine, it makes it seem more real since it wasn't perfect, but also seems like someone had trouble getting foam to begin while pumping manually because the liquid to air ratio was difficult.
I really hope to be wrong, but the fact that we haven't seen any pictures inside the machine makes me firmly believe it could just be a tube or two and some levers to make the beans move and some water drain... It can't possibly be so generic inside the machine that someone could steal the design by looking at it--and if it is, then you could have some problems down the road when it is that simple to replicate.
Stephen on November 14, 2014
@Gary: I saw steam form on the glass. But they never showed a good shot of the steam coming out of the top. I think you might have to look a bit closer. I'm a believer in the project finally.
Gary Evans on November 14, 2014
Thank you for the video, it helps a lot in making my decision to support this product. I have one question though that still bothers me and I don't think it has been mentioned before, sorry if I missed it if it was. The question is why is there no steam rising while brewing or leaving any condensation on the cup when brewing. With single cup brewers this is typically seen while brewing. I'm still a hopeful believer thanks for the update.
Thomas Fiorentino on November 14, 2014
Thank you for the video! definitely gives a much clearer example of the machine's abilities
2Ben - Knight of the living weresheep on November 14, 2014
Excellent!
Joey Natividad on November 14, 2014
Great update and great video! Answers so many questions for me!
David Low Yunashiwa on November 14, 2014
Thumbs up! �