Kara Water, a company recognized with the 2023 CES Best Innovation Award for its Kara Pure water cooler, has announced the Kara Pod, the latest product in its line of air-to-water devices.
The Kara Pod is a coffee maker that collects water vapor from the air and produces purified, mineral-rich, and alkaline water. Just insert a coffee pod, and get ready for a steaming cup of joe.
The unit’s water tank holds just over three liters, the equivalent of seven bottles of water. That’s seven plastic containers a household can avoid using each day, an advantage that’s even more compelling with news about the possible dangers of nanoplastics shed by plastic water bottles.
The Kara Pod’s touch screen lets you choose from six-, eight-, or 12-ounce pour sizes, and besides coffee, the unit can dispense water at room temperature or hot water.
The Kara Pod can dispense coffee, hot water, or room-temperature water in six-, eight-, and 12-ounce sizes.
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Measuring 15 x 9 x 14 inches (LxWxH) and weighing in at 13 pounds. the Kara Pod supports automatic shut off and connects to Wi-Fi for automatic updates.
Included with the coffee maker are 12 Kara coffee pods, and the unit can make up to 18 cups a day.
Kara Water says its technology will delivering the same mineral-rich 9.2pH alkaline water anywhere in the world, even in arid climates.
Kara Water was founded by Cody Soodeen, who lived through a childhood with limited access to safe drinking water.
The Kara technology is inspired by the Stenocara Gracilipes, a Namibian desert beetle that survives the arid environment by collecting water vapor from the air and drinking it from its own back.
The Kara Pod is available now in black, white, or beige for a $249 pre-order at KaraWaterCountertop.com.
Author: James Barber, Contributor
James began his career as music director at college radio station WHRB. Over the past three decades, he’s managed the legendary Georgia rock band Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, signed Grammy-winning recording artist Lisa Loeb as an A&R executive at Geffen Records, and worked as a producer for artists like Ryan Adams. He currently advises the startup music companies Soapbox Studios and 24/7 Artists and writes about the history of the entertainment business on Subastack at Stars After Stars After Stars. As a freelancer, he has contributed to Slate, the Robb Report, and Rick Beato’s Everything Music channel on YouTube.