![]() 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. So if you have an iPhone, this is probably going to work for you.It’s important to note that the Ember Mug² is designed to keep things hot, not to reheat drinks that have gone completely cold. This is true but part of the reason someone would buy this is to be able to change the temperature, depending on what you're drinking. They also mentioned that the mug still works without the app. There is a pretty good chance that if you're going to spend more than $100 on a mug that has bluetooth, you're probably using a phone from the last couple of years. I don't think they appreciate the audience they're trying to sell to. To be fair, many, many new phones aren't on the list. I reached out to Ember support and they told me that my phone isn't on the supported device list. Sometimes I forget and am forced to hold a hot cup of coffee up so I can hold the button on the bottom of the mug to put it in pairing mode. What about day-to-day use? I have to re-pair the mug to my phone every single morning. Once the firmware updated, we could connect the mug to our phones. The only way I was able to update the firmware was by connecting them to an iPad. These ship with old firmware and we just couldn't get the firmware to fully download and install on any of our Android devices. She's running a fully updated Pixel 4 and I have tried using both a Pixel 6 Pro & a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. My partner and I both recently purchased a version 2 mug and are having the same issues with connectivity. With that being said, this isn't made for people that use Android. A Yeti will keep your drink scalding hot for a long time but when you're sitting at your desk and get lost in something, it's nice to go back to your drink and it be how you want it. I had the version 1 travel mug when it first came out (dead now, non-replaceable battery.) many years ago and I loved the idea of maintaining the temperature of my warm drink.
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