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[–] 33 points 2 months ago* (20 children)

What even is this thing? Everyone in here talks about as if they knew, but it looks entirely unfamiliar to me.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 months ago (19 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (16 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    You have an alternate to the Ember app? what is it?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (4 children)

    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

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    My wife, who has ADHD but is otherwise absolutely not the target demographic of Lemmy, has three and appears to appreciate them.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    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.

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