Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2, 10 Oz, App-Controlled Heated Coffee Mug with 80 Min Battery Life and Improved Design, Gold

I’ve been using the Ember Smart Mug 2 almost every day for about a year (I skip caffeine on Saturdays), and it’s easily one of my favorite purchases. I haven’t had a single issue with it during that time. What I like: Keeps my coffee at an exact, consistent temperature once set The app lets you dial in your preferred temperature, and the mug remembers it afterward Build quality feels premium, and the copper finish looks great on my desk Works especially well when paired with a sliding lid to extend battery life With the lid, I rarely need to use the charging coaster while drinking What could be better: The app can be a bit annoying to use, especially during initial setup Battery life is short without a lid, so slow sippers will want the charging plate within reach Once everything is set up, the app becomes mostly hands-off, and the mug just does its job. If you like your coffee or tea at a precise temperature and tend to sip slowly, this mug—especially with a lid—has been a daily essential for me.

*update* !! The mug still works awesome and I’m super happy with it…PLUS…I discovered that my yeti travel cover fits in it!!! This extends the 80 mins of heat to MOST OF THE DAY (at 120F) if you can get ahold of a travel lid then you’ll love it even more!!! I tried out Ember, Nextmug and a coffee cup warmer. I chose Ember and here's why: (For context I am a busy mom and I drink one cup of coffee per day. I tend to sip on that cup all morning long. I like to bring it around the house with me, often settling in one area for long periods (like to do a craft or do computer). I chose the Ember mug and here's why not the others: 1) The warmer- I couldn't bring the mug around the house with me, it had to always stay on the warmer. Also, as I drank the coffee down, it got hotter and hotter (less to heat). I had to keep turning the warmer down. Twice I forgot I left the warmer on and left the house and it stayed on all day. The warmer was also very hard to clean if you got a ring on it because it gets baked on. Literally I could not get the ring stain off. Lastly, the coffee tastes super gross after a few hours. Not sure why...but the heat from the bottom does something to it. 2) Nextmug - I didn't like the shape of the mug. It looks deep but actually half of the mug is the heating element so it's not deep. Mine kept shutting off randomly, like within 10 mins of setting it, maybe it was defective? It also seemed to get hotter as the liquid became less like the warmer did. 3) Ember - immediately I could see the temp on the app as soon as the liquid hit the cup, which I thought was NEAT! It turns its self on automatically when the coffee is put in it and goes to the last setting you set it at. It keeps it at that exact temperature regardless of how much is left in the cup (yay!). Thus it never overheats the coffee and the coffee stays delicious. I can take it all around the house and it is sturdy, looks cool and is nice and deep. It does shut off a lot sooner (from inactivity) than others, BUT it heats back up again surprisingly quick, so I'll take it. Others have voiced connectivity issues. I have an iphone14 pro and it hasn't had any trouble yet, but I just got it. For the record I was hoping I could control it via the app even when I wasn't home (like turn it on and off remotely) but it doesn't work that way. Since it's bluetooth and not wifi controlled you have to be near it for it to work. Good luck friends!

The original review was accurate, but now that I've had the mug for 6 months (Originally 3 star), I have to reduce its rating... The mug itself is great, works well, and does what it says. It keeps my drinks at the temperature I set it to. The reason I'm reducing the rating here for 2 reasons. 1) Trying to reach an actual person or something more intelligent than an automated help desk, is seeming to be nearly impossible. - To expand on this: I have been unable to find any contact information to report any issues I do have with the mug or software (I have no issues with the mug so far, but the software annoys me to no end). 2) The software for the mug is so far below par, that they might as well just have a digital display on the side to show the temp and just set it that way. - Let me expand on this: a) If you don't keep your mug paired, ie: carry it with you 100% of the time, anytime it isn't paired, it forgets its pairing, and you have to go through the pairing procedure again to reconnect it. My car is a 2014, and the BlueTooth in it remembers my phone when I start it up, but this mug cannot. b) There's no way to override the heating to ON, if the sensor doesn't trigger to say the mug isn't empty, it won't turn on, even in the software Bluetooth connection. Through some digging, it states that it determines if it's empty by the significant difference in temperature: The mug is cold, pour warm to hot fluid in it, and it detects the temp change and determines it's not empty. I understand this is probably a safety feature to prevent the mug from burning out, but there should be some way to turn it on when you put room temp liquid into a room temp mug. (I usually make a batch of tea, and if I don't finish it all in a day, I use it the next day, I shouldn't have to microwave the first cup just to get it hot enough for the mug to realize it's full.) So in summary: -The mug is absolutely great, so far it's held up fine, with no chips/scratches. Works great to keep temp set. -Software needs a LOT of work. The biggest issue is the Bluetooth connection/protocol. I shouldn't have to re-pair it every day just to connect to the mug to change it from Tea to coffee, or some other temp for a different drink. -Better contact forms, for when you can't resolve the problem via automated help. I'm hoping that by rating this at only 1 star, maybe I'll get a way to contact the company, or at least they'll read this review and take the issues under advisement. Maybe even make a suggestions/complaints form to get these issues noticed so they know what to work on. Until I see a way to contact a live person, even if it's just email, or something simple, I cannot rate this higher than a 1. IF I were having a real issue with this mug (like it not working) I'd be out the money it cost me to buy it. Original Review Below this line: *********************************** Keeps my tea at the temperature I set, making every sip enjoyable. Pros: Heats relatively fast Keeps Temp very well. Con's: It's for Right Handers, if you're left-handed, (or hold the mug in your left hand), the LED is on the back side where you can't see it (less of a problem while you're actually holding it), but if you set it down for grabbing with your left hand you can't see the LED. The software is a little glitchy. I tried setting it to Celsius for a little bit, then when I tried to switch it back to Fahrenheit, it wouldn't switch, I had to reset the app completely to default to get it back to Fahrenheit. Couldn't find a contact form for issues (like the above software glitch), or suggestions.

Got this cup for my mom for Christmas and it is a huge hit. She’s not super into electronics so I wasn’t sure how it would go over but she absolutely loves it. She charges it every night and uses it every day! She loves that it keeps her coffee warm throughout the day, especially when she has my kids to look after! I plan to get the other grandparents one too! Such a good gift idea!

Works really well, keeps coffee warm for wife who is a slow drinker. Eliminated her needs to reheat the coffee couple times in microwave. Now stays warm till she finishes her coffee. You can control and monitor status via simple app.

2nd Edit. I am restoring my original 4-star review (see below for why I dropped it, 1st edit). After using this for several months, even though it doesn’t keep my coffee at a temperature I prefer (much hotter than 145), and I wish it lasted longer than 90 minutes, it has become my go-to mug, especially for morning coffee. The top half of the coffee cools down too fast for me but the bottom half does stay pretty hot, and I like that. I never used to drink a full cup because I hate lukewarm coffee; I just have to drink it a little faster than I want. So back to four stars. Edit: after using the mug for a few weeks, I’ve come back to lower it a star. Really the 145 degrees is just too low as a top temperature and I can’t pop it in the microwave to heat it up because of the components. It takes too long to recharge. I want more than 90 minutes warming time. Taking the base and plugging it in wherever I go isn’t feasible. I really, really want to like this mug and I’ll keep using it (because it was so expensive). I could overlook the other things that bug me if it kept it heated to a much higher temp—160 to 180. This only keeps my coffee at 145 degrees—not hot enough. I noted when the coffee was put in the mug it was 182 degrees (as measured by the blue tooth settings); I wanted it to stay at this temperature, 145 is too low. It only works for 90 minutes. Not long enough for me, I drink my coffee over time. It will stay on longer if you keep it in the charger disk but I don’t have plug ins where I’m normally drinking the brew. So not convenient. Other than that, it does work so I really can’t complain. It meets all the specs it laid out. It was my fault for not realizing 145 degrees isn’t as hot as I’d like it to be. That’s why I give it 4 stars, they didn’t misrepresent at all and it does work. Can’t fault them.

If you drink coffee or tea, you need this. Its a little pricey, but gets used every morning.

To be honest, this may be great for some, but not necessarily for me. It keeps your beverages warm, but not hot. I had many issues with it keeping power (or even ensuring that it was on). There were moments that I had turned it on via the app (because I don't get the clicking instructions for the bottom button), but then realized my beverage was cold because it turned itself off. It's not the most travel efficient, you have to buy a lid (which might have also kept beverages warmer). At maximum temperature (when it works), it really need to stay on the base or the battery dies quite quickly. Ultimately, I would prefer to make my drinks in a double wall insulated mug - it keeps them warmer for longer, doesn't have the weird connection issues, and is more travel efficient (not to mention saves over $100). Some day this might be great, but this iteration missed it for me.