While a smart mug can let you enjoy a warm beverage whenever you want, you can only make the most out of this with the right product. Every time I walked from one room to another, I got a notification asking me to reconnect the mug and app.Finding Your Next Smart Mug: A Buyer’s Guide
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VSITOO S3 Pro Temperature Control Smart Mug with Sliding Lid : This performed about as well as the Ember, but users could only pick temperatures in increments of nine and the app wasn’t as easy to use as Ember’s.But the design choices felt strange: for some reason, it only worked off the charger, and displayed a bright red light to indicate that coffee was at an ideal drinking temperature, but didn't allow users to control the temperature, nor did it display the temperature.
Glowstone Smart Mug 2 : This most resembled an actual mug and was the only mug that was dishwasher-safe.It was a little hard to deduce the different flashing colors, but the mug performed well and kept coffee tasting fresh and hot. If you have your eye on this mug specifically, you won't be disappointed by it. Ember Mug 2 : The good ol’ Ember performed just fine, but you get so many more features for a few bucks more with the Ember Travel.Most of the mugs came with a travel lid-this one did not, and, despite moving it around to tell the charger it was still in use, it went into “sleep” mode around three hours. Made of ceramic, this was one of the more attractive mugs I tested and it comes in a range of colors. OHOM Self-Heating Ceramic Mug: Like the Hurkins, the OHOM didn't have a battery and only worked on the charger.Hurkins Smug: The Hurkins performed just fine, but its indicator light was very faint, so I had trouble telling if it was on.Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez The Competition Usability of Any Smart Features: Were the features of the mug easy to understand? Were they intuitive? Did they perform consistently over time, or were there glitches and technical failings? If the mug had an app, I also assessed how easy it was to use.Did the mugs get hot to the touch or were they cool enough to handle? Was the handle comfortable to hold? If it came with a lid, how easy was it to take on and off and/or drink from? Usability of the Mugs: Throughout testing, I looked at the materials each mug was made of and how easy or difficult each was to use.I also considered consistency of the temperature over time-did the temperature fluctuate or stay consistent over time? Consistency Tests: I measured each temperature reading of the mug against the temperature it was set to-in general, if the mug was within +/- two degrees, it was considered accurate.If the mug offered variable temperature settings, we tested it at 145☏.
Long-Hold Test: I placed each mug on its charging pad, poured eight ounces of hot coffee into each mug, and took temperature readings (using an instant-read thermometer) every half hour for four hours.5 ounces of liquid every 10 minutes, to represent sips of coffee. Temperature Hold Test, with Liquid Removal: I performed the same test as above, but removed.Temperature Hold Test: After charging, we poured eight ounces of hot coffee and set each mug to 135☏ (if it could be set), to see how it held temperature off its charging station.
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