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Pod machines approximate it. They pump the water, which most drip makers don't (they usually just have a heating element and a one way valve).

I think drip machines are the way they are because they are cheap and reliable and people mostly don't care that much.

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Pod machines make terrible coffee though.[1] I'm no coffee snob at all and even I can agree that the coffee that they produce sucks.

I've never had pour over coffee (or even heard of it until just now) but I gotta say I'm very curious now. Is it common at coffee shops or do you have to buy the stuff and do it at home if you want to try it?

[1] http://abcnews.go.com/Business/11-best-pod-coffeemakers-buck...

Yeah, I guess I've never had pod coffee, I was just pointing out that if you squint a little bit, they are a machine making a sort of pour over.

I don't frequent coffee shops, but I don't think I've ever seen pour over as a choice. You can often find plastic filter holders for ~$3, so you don't need a lot of equipment to give it a try.

most drip machines' major failing is the water brews too cool (should be approx 195-205f). There are a slew of newer drip machines that pay attention to brew temps and apparently brew a pretty good cup of coffee. The Moccamaster Technivorm was the first popular machine to do so.

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