How does the Ember Mug work?Įquipped with multiple sensors and a microprocessor, the Ember Mug² intelligently senses the liquid capacity and heats it using convection. Common are Youtube video comments attesting their love for this gadget–especially after initial skepticism. People who work all day at a desk, the chronically forgetful, the impossibly busy, parents who are constantly pulled away could all benefit from this stalwart piece of tech. While designed to impress the most discerning of coffee people, the Ember Mug² meets the demand of a much wider audience, even if they weren’t sure they needed it. I know because I am one, insufferable and overbearing. Coffee aficionados in this age of YouTube/Reddit/TikTok are known to spare no expense to find the best technological and aesthetic solutions to innocuous problems we didn’t know needed fixing. Self-professed coffee nerd, Ember CEO Clay Alexander recognized the tepid coffee problem and set out to solve it. It is all these things, but more importantly, the Ember mug works well and feels good. The Ember Mug², however, is the solution that can buy you time.Īt first glance, many people tend to judge this mug as ridiculous, over-indulgent, expensive, and over-engineered–and they are not wrong. Microwaving your mug is the go-to solution, but it never manages to get that ‘freshly brewed’ taste back. If you, like many other people, are prone to ‘coffee sipping,’ you probably don’t finish it before it turns warm, then lukewarm, then undrinkable. Next thing I know, my toaster will be telling me that it’s the perfect time to pop-up my crumpet and my iron will be reminding me that I haven’t pressed creases into my trousers since 2019.See Price at Amazon See Price at Best Buy
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It is fun to see little push notifications asking me ‘What’s in your cup?’ or ‘A software update is available for your mug’. I also can’t access the app without my mug nearby, so I can’t edit settings while out and about (then again, why would I?). I don’t want to have to scroll through my phone to make sure I’m logging a flat white, not an espresso, or that this particular drink is caffeine-free. However, having all these different presets can feel a bit like overkill. You can also link the app with a health app, if you’re particularly concerned about monitoring your caffeine intake. If you like your tea precisely 1.5☌ warmer than your coffee, well, you’re using the right device for that. Within the app, you can create different presets for all your favourite beverages.
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The Ember app is available on Android and Apple devices, but due to differences in Bluetooth capabilities Ember say that not all phones will pick up the mug’s signals, so it’s worth checking their list of compatible devices. I’m now used to a perfectly-warmed drink at any time of day, so my colleagues now see my unpleasantly surprised grimace when I pick up my mug mid-meeting. But switching from the Ember to a plain old china cup is actually quite difficult. Of course, I could just use a regular mug in the office. But when I come to the office, I either need to bring the mug and its charger with me, or purchase a spare coaster for an extra £39.95. At home, I can keep the mug on its charging coaster, and if I need to move to another room for a call I can be confident that the battery will keep my drink warm for at least an hour and a half. Maybe the next iteration of the Ember Mug could be designed so that the bottom section, which holds the rechargeable battery, could be disconnected?Īfter about a month of use, I’ve found the mug doesn’t really suit the post-pandemic flexible working set-up that our office has adopted. Of course, you can’t microwave the Ember Mug², nor can you put it in the dishwasher. According to one reviewer, the mug won’t register anything under 37.8☌, but the app won’t let you programme a temperature below 50☌.įor a smart device, it does require some analogue actions. Nor can you leave your Ember off the coaster, let the battery run down and then expect that putting it back on the coaster will bring your drink up to temp. You can’t pour in cold coffee from your cafetière and expect the mug to make it drinkable. It’s important to note that the Ember Mug² is designed to keep things hot, not to reheat drinks that have gone completely cold.
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