![]() Indefinite performance via charging coaster.The app also gives you firmware updates, which does feel odd, and certainly not the stuff that the future was supposed to be made of still, they’re important and help improve the quality the Cup and its heating. Via the app, you can adjust the LED colour, which is handy if you’ve got multiple Cups or Mugs in the house, as each person can have distinguish theirs with a unique colour. Visually, the LED lights up a solid colour when the mug’s at the right temperature, too. The Cup then maintains this temperature until you’ve finished drinking intelligent sensors turn the Cup off when it’s empty, although there’s a power button you can use to manually turn it off. Once the liquid is added to the Cup, the heating element turns on, pinging a notification to your phone when it’s at the correct temperature to drink. Once connected via Bluetooth to your phone, the app lets you set the target temperature for your drink, either choosing a temperature between 50☌ and 65☌ or using the pre-set options, such as coffee or tea. Image Credit (Trusted Reviews)Ĭore to the Ember Cup is the app and self-heating ability. A standard ‘mug’ is around 230ml, the volume poured by the larger Nespresso Vertuo capsules here, that would overflow the Ember Cup. If you want something that can handle larger drinks, you’re out of luck. A typical cappuccino will be somewhere around 150ml to 175ml, comprised of equal parts espresso, milk and froth.įor the majority of milk-based drinks, this cup is just about the right space, with its wide top and curved body making it relatively easy to add milk into a shot of espresso. The reason for the smaller capacity is that Ember says the Cup is designed for espresso-based drinks, such as cappuccinos, flat whites and cortados. In comparison, the smaller Ember Mug has a 295ml capacity and the larger one 410ml. Externally this cup seems big, but there’s only a smaller space available inside, as the rest of the cup is taken up with the battery and heating element. Looks aside, the big difference between this version and the Ember Mug is capacity. Aside from the colour, both versions operate in the same way. I’ve got the copper version on test, which looks beautiful, but there’s a plain black version, too. Handle-free, this mug looks like the kind of cup you’d get at an upmarket coffee shop, which is exactly the look that Ember is going for. Those fears turned out to be unwarranted and, despite consistent use, the coating remains perfectly intact, looking as good as it did when it came out of the box.The regular Ember Mug 2 is designed to look and feel like a regular mug, complete with a handle, but the Ember Cup is built to be different. ![]() One thing we were concerned about was using a metal spoon in the mug in case it scratched the coating. There is also the option of a bigger 414ml cup, but the battery life is a quarter of an hour shorter than that of the 295ml version. ![]() We went for an amber glow because it looks great against the matte black, but black works brilliantly with any hue.Īside from the black mug we tested, the Mug² also comes in white and there is a metallic collection, including gold, stainless steel and copper models. We like that the LED light is the only giveaway that there is any electricity running through the mug and that it can be personalised. The design is minimalist and sleek, and there are no buttons or screens that need fiddling with that could diminish any air of sophistication. We tested the black 295ml mug and loved the look of it. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. We may earn commission from some of the retailers, but we never allow this to influence selections, which are formed from real-world testing and expert advice. The brand counts Demi Lovato (who is also an investor in Ember), Reese Witherspoon and even chancellor Rishi Sunak among its fans.īut is the smart mug worth the almost £100 price tag? We put the 295ml black Ember Mug² to the test to find out. Yes, Clay Alexander, the founder and chief executive of the tech firm, says the idea for a self-heating cup came to him when his food got cold before he could eat it all.Įmber mugs are Bluetooth-enabled, controlled by a smartphone app and claim to keep drinks hot for up to 90 minutes.
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