Tag: Hotel
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Keurig Coffee Machine Won’t Brew without a Cup in Place
Quite often, when I’m in a hotel room, the coffee maker is a single-serving Keurig branded machine, like the one pictured above. To avoid the mess caused by a distracted traveler forgetting to put a cup or mug under the dispenser, the base where the cup goes has a sensor that can tell if even…
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Don’t Leave the Lights On at the Hotel
In China, where electric power has been scarce, hotel rooms are equipped with a room key holder that turns off the power when the key is removed. This ensures no electricity flows to the room while it is vacant. This is now common in other countries too.