Wonder machine
I'm not talking about the Xbox 360 this time. No, I'm talking about my new most favoritest coffee machine ever. This think kicks butt. It uses little discs to prepare coffee, tea, hot chocolate, espresso, lattes, etc. By reading the barcode on the disc, the machine knows exactly how much water and how hot the water should be. An added benefit is that the beverage is designed to flow from the disc directly to the cup withouth touching the machine, meaning that you can switch back and forth between beverage types as frequently and quickly as it's little heater can make hot water for you. The beverages all taste great (well, the ones I've tried so far) and are a fairly low cost (ex, $0.44 / hot chocolate, less for most coffee, more for cappucino and lattes). It's an ingenious system and of all the bridal shower/wedding gifts I anticipate receiving, this will probably be the most used aside from my new set of pots and pans.
Drawback - beverages must be ordered online, but at least I'm not tied to a single manufacturer.
I also have one of those coffee machines that grinds the beans and makes a fresh pot for you (all of which can be controlled by timer) but I don't drink enough coffee to warrant using that. So, unless I have guests, that one stays in storage and my single cup machine rules the hot beverage roost.