--- description: Find out why xBloom is one of the best inventions of 2023 title: xBloom: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6abc5901e6cf657d/698a41a909208f1ede41addc/best-inventions-2023-xbloom.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 24, 2023 # A Fresher Cup xBloom by [Tara Law](/author/tara-law/) ## Tara Law Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  SPECIAL MENTION: Pour-over coffee made from fresh-ground beans is one of the surest ways to get a rich-tasting cup, but can be a hassle if you’re rushing to the office. Add a pod containing whole beans to the xBloom, and it’ll grind and brew your coffee for you, making it to the most nit-picky specifications you set in the corresponding app. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327671/xbloom/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327671/xbloom/"},"headline":"A Fresher Cup","datePublished":"2023-10-24T11:00:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:24:32.095Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327671/xbloom/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","best inventions","Best Inventions 2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6abc5901e6cf657d/698a41a909208f1ede41addc/best-inventions-2023-xbloom.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara Law","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-law/"}],"creator":"Tara Law","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6abc5901e6cf657d/698a41a909208f1ede41addc/best-inventions-2023-xbloom.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327671/xbloom/","name":"A Fresher Cup"}}]}] ```