Konica Minolta unveils the printing coffee machine

Office gadget mixes work and play

9 November 2006 16:28 GMT / By Amber Maitland

For offices looking to inject a little colour into their dull, grey surrounds, Konica Minolta presents the bizhub of the future.

The bizhub is merely a prototype at the moment, but if enough people clamour for its release, it may go into production one day. The monster has the usual scanner, printer, copier, and fax functions of all multifunctional office devices, along with the addition of an LCD screen for watching videos through the DVD player, speakers, an espresso machine for a quick cup of joe while the intern is waiting for 400 copies to finish printing.

Konica Minolta describes it as having the “perfect balance of work, rest, and play”. All it needs is a massage recliner and a PS3, and it would be good to go.