One man’s gimmick is another man’s wife’s favorite mug 🤷♂️
Hers has been going strong for like 4 or 5 years now.
One of the pins in the charging pad got a little wonky a year or so ago, but I fixed it, still going strong.
She likes it because it keeps it at the perfect temperature for hours, and lets her savor the flavor without feeling rushed to drink or before it’s cold. Or heat it up only to have to wait for it to cool again, and then miss the perfect zone again.
She’d never justify the cost of buying it for herself, it was my present to her.
Me? I just use an insulated mug, and I drink it within an hour or so, fine enough for me.
Forget savoring, this sounds like the perfect option for my ADHD butt. So many cups of coffee half-drank because I wandered off to do something else before finishing.
Why would people use this? Is it intended for tea or coffee drinkers that just sip their drink for hours? I feel like it would be more beneficial to keep food warm.
I use my ember mug because sometimes that first sip of coffee in the morning triggers something… urgent.
It’s nice to come back and still have my coffee at the temperature I left it. I also like that it keeps the coffee warm without overheating and burning it, like a hot plate would.
IDK about later models, but mine has no screen and I control it with open source software.
I usually drink my coffee while I’m doing other things like video games or browsing Lemmy or cooking breakfast etc so it usually takes me a bit to get through a cup since ei often forget it’s there. Nice to not have to pop it into the microwave every time.
They’re largely pointless with the prevalence of vacuum insulated mugs. Not really sure why anybody would want to add batteries and chargers to a hot drink scenario, but I also generally finish my coffee before it’s cold from a regular ceramic mug.
I take a long time to drink my coffee, don’t want a warmer at my desk, and hate the metal and bulk of the double walled mugs I have. The ember has been a really nice luxury. When I’m done, I take it back to the kitchen, quick hand wash and dry, back on the charger plate for the next time. I don’t expect everyone to get it, but I really enjoy mine.
My mind immediately went to ADHD as well. I can really see the utility for it in that case. I also deal with that, and I’ve lost so many mugs of half-finished coffee. It’s even worse because I’ll have coffee first thing in the morning, before the meds kick in. And the caffeine itself also helps with ADHD symptoms. So I’m having my morning coffee at maximum levels of squirrel brain.
Gimmicky self-warming mug thing.
You charge the mug on the shown base, and the mug has like a screen and (I think) a companion app. It stays at the same-ish temperature.
One man’s gimmick is another man’s wife’s favorite mug 🤷♂️
Hers has been going strong for like 4 or 5 years now.
One of the pins in the charging pad got a little wonky a year or so ago, but I fixed it, still going strong.
She likes it because it keeps it at the perfect temperature for hours, and lets her savor the flavor without feeling rushed to drink or before it’s cold. Or heat it up only to have to wait for it to cool again, and then miss the perfect zone again.
She’d never justify the cost of buying it for herself, it was my present to her.
Me? I just use an insulated mug, and I drink it within an hour or so, fine enough for me.
Forget savoring, this sounds like the perfect option for my ADHD butt. So many cups of coffee half-drank because I wandered off to do something else before finishing.
Why would people use this? Is it intended for tea or coffee drinkers that just sip their drink for hours? I feel like it would be more beneficial to keep food warm.
I use my ember mug because sometimes that first sip of coffee in the morning triggers something… urgent.
It’s nice to come back and still have my coffee at the temperature I left it. I also like that it keeps the coffee warm without overheating and burning it, like a hot plate would.
IDK about later models, but mine has no screen and I control it with open source software.
Sir, that’s why I’m drinking the coffee.
Open source you say? I’m gonna have to look into that. The app is pretty dumb.
There are many open ember controls on github. This one worked the last time I used it: https://github.com/zopieux/mugctl
You have an alternate to the Ember app? what is it?
There are many open ember controls on github. This one worked the last time I used it: https://github.com/zopieux/mugctl
Thanks for the link! I did a cursory search earlier but didn’t have time to dig past my first couple term searches which turned up nothing useful.
Thanks that makes sense
I usually drink my coffee while I’m doing other things like video games or browsing Lemmy or cooking breakfast etc so it usually takes me a bit to get through a cup since ei often forget it’s there. Nice to not have to pop it into the microwave every time.
They’re largely pointless with the prevalence of vacuum insulated mugs. Not really sure why anybody would want to add batteries and chargers to a hot drink scenario, but I also generally finish my coffee before it’s cold from a regular ceramic mug.
I take a long time to drink my coffee, don’t want a warmer at my desk, and hate the metal and bulk of the double walled mugs I have. The ember has been a really nice luxury. When I’m done, I take it back to the kitchen, quick hand wash and dry, back on the charger plate for the next time. I don’t expect everyone to get it, but I really enjoy mine.
Same. I also don’t want a coffee mug warmer app on my phone but we aren’t the target demographic for this product I guesd
My wife, who has ADHD but is otherwise absolutely not the target demographic of Lemmy, has three and appears to appreciate them.
My mind immediately went to ADHD as well. I can really see the utility for it in that case. I also deal with that, and I’ve lost so many mugs of half-finished coffee. It’s even worse because I’ll have coffee first thing in the morning, before the meds kick in. And the caffeine itself also helps with ADHD symptoms. So I’m having my morning coffee at maximum levels of squirrel brain.
I can’t knock it till I try it haha
You don’t need to use the app at all.