How to hack your … espresso machine — theguardian.com

Digital rights management has been used to prevent everything from iTunes music being played on non-Apple devices to no-name cartridges working in your printer. Now plucky hackers have even managed to crack the DRM system on ... espresso - the Keurig 2.0 pod-based espresso machines, to be precise. Pod-based coffee systems work on a razor-blade model: sell the machine itself at a low price, or even a loss, and reap the profits on expensive, branded coffee pods. But just like with actual razors, consumers soon realised they could save money by buying no-brand coffee - or simply refilling used pods. And so, to keep the margins up, coffee manufacturers turned to DRM systems to stop customers being naughty.

Read More