I did not want a wise mug, however now I can not think about life with out one

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The Ember Mug 2 retains drinks at a perfect temperature of your selection.
Alerts for most well-liked drink temps are despatched to your iPhone or Android machine via the Ember app.
It is a expensive gadget however value it, due to its high-quality and different good options.

Okay, perhaps that headline is a bit a lot, however the Ember Mug 2 is really considered one of my favourite gadgets that I’ve used just lately — and that is coming from somebody who may be very uninterested in the let’s-make-everything-smart craze that swept the tech trade a number of years in the past. Not each machine must characteristic Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity, however it seems like I admire it when my espresso mug does.

I’ve an extended historical past of brewing espresso or tea within the early morning, however forgetting my mug on the machine or leaving it in an odd place in my dwelling as a result of I get pulled into doing one thing else (one time I discovered my mug within the lavatory). This occurs extra continuously once I’m in a rush or have a number of different early morning issues to handle earlier than I sit down at my desk to start out my work day.

By the point I bear in mind I made espresso and seek out my lacking mug, it is usually no less than half-hour or so later. This implies my as soon as piping-hot caffeinated beverage is now somewhat chilly, forcing me to both pour it down the sink and make a brand new cup or warmth it up within the microwave.

Ember Mug 2

So far as good devices go, the good Ember Mug 2 is fairly spectacular. It retains your espresso or tea on the precise temperature you need, with battery life that is available in at roughly an hour and a half.

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So far as good devices go, the Ember Mug 2 is surprisingly helpful

Who desires to drink chilly espresso? Nobody

That is the place the Ember Mug 2 is available in. The good espresso mug regulates your chosen liquid’s temperature to no matter works finest for you. Possibly you favor your espresso at 131°F (55°C). You may make that occur with a fast swipe in Ember’s cellular app. Maybe you are extra of a 122°F (50°C) kind of tea drinker? That is attainable too. Any constant temperature you need, as much as a most of 144°F (62°C) and a minimal of 122°F (50°C) is at your fingertips (this characteristic can be helpful when you usually steep tea to a sure temperature).

I discovered that I are inclined to choose about 125°F (52°C), and at any time when my Keurig machine’s Tim Hortons Espresso (I am about as removed from a espresso connoisseur as you possibly can probably be) hits that temperature within the Ember Mug 2, I get a handy notification despatched to my iPhone 16 Pro. This notification usually doubles as a reminder that I made espresso and must go retrieve my doubtless misplaced mug. Setup is simple and solely requires you to obtain the Ember iPhone/Android app, maintain down a hidden button on the Ember Mug 2’s base till its mild begins flashing (you possibly can change the colour of the good mug’s mild notification, too), and join the good mug to your smartphone.

By way of battery life, chilly liquids clearly take longer to warmth up than espresso or tea coming instantly out of a machine. This implies the 14oz (414 ml) Ember Mug 2 I’ve has its roughly 80-minute battery diminished barely when heating up a chilly espresso that is been sitting round for a bit.

The mug itself additionally feels top quality, which, given its $150 price ticket for the 14oz model, is sensible.

This brings me to a few the problems I’ve encountered with the Ember Mug 2 up to now. Generally, it simply does not appear to cost on its dock. I am unsure why, and I’ve checked the contacts on the dock and the rear of the mug as I’ve heard this can sometimes be the source of the problem. Shortly taking it on and off the charger solves this concern, nevertheless. That mentioned, the charging concern occurs so not often that I do not contemplate it a deal-breaker. On the subject of charging, I typically simply place my Ember Mug 2 on its charger on the finish of the day after washing and drying it, making certain it is good to go the following morning.

On that be aware, the Ember Mug 2 sadly is not dishwasher protected, which suggests you will want to clean it by hand. You additionally clearly can also’t put the Ember Mug 2 within the microwave.

On a extra optimistic be aware, you possibly can set the Ember Mug 2 on a timer in order that it maintains your chosen temperature for a selected interval. One in every of my favourite options is the truth that if the mug stays idle for 2 hours, the warmth shuts off, even when there’s nonetheless liquid within the mug. The mug itself additionally feels high-quality and weighty (however not too hefty), which, given its $150 price ticket for the 14oz model, is sensible. There are a number of colours, together with a vibrant purple, a chilled-out sandstone and several other flashy metallic hues that appear like one thing out of a sci-fi film.

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This good mug is not for everybody, however it works nice for me

Generally, it is in regards to the little conveniences in life

The Ember Mug 2 may not be for everybody given its costly price ticket. It is the kind of gadget you would possibly actually prefer to obtain as a present, however in all probability would not purchase your self. For me, although, it gives the kind of minor comfort I actually admire given how usually I overlook my espresso mug round the home. I may return to not utilizing an Ember Mug 2 and simply a normal dumb espresso mug, however I positively do not need to.