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Wifey got me an ember for christmas..UPDATE VERDICT IS IN
Posted on 1/5/21 at 11:34 am
Posted on 1/5/21 at 11:34 am
So I finally unpacked it last night and immediately had to download an APP to use my new coffee mug. 
then i went to pair it and it told me i had to update my mug firmware first.
jesus.
anyway, gave it a trial run today and found the battery crapped out after about an hour. WTF. i thought the point was to eliminate having a heating pad on my desk (i have one of those cheap plastic hot pads you set your mug on to keep it warm) but i would expect a bit more from the battery. at least 6 hours so i can pour a few mugs and not have to have the charger on my desk (i put it in the kitchen next to the coffeemaker.
also it tells you when its empty but i thought it was also able to tell you how full your mug was.
i am afraid to look up what she paid for this thing but not sure i'm ready to require an app for my morning coffee.
then i went to pair it and it told me i had to update my mug firmware first.
jesus.
anyway, gave it a trial run today and found the battery crapped out after about an hour. WTF. i thought the point was to eliminate having a heating pad on my desk (i have one of those cheap plastic hot pads you set your mug on to keep it warm) but i would expect a bit more from the battery. at least 6 hours so i can pour a few mugs and not have to have the charger on my desk (i put it in the kitchen next to the coffeemaker.
also it tells you when its empty but i thought it was also able to tell you how full your mug was.
i am afraid to look up what she paid for this thing but not sure i'm ready to require an app for my morning coffee.
This post was edited on 1/7/21 at 10:02 am
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Posted on 1/5/21 at 12:07 pm to CAD703X
"There's an app for that"... unfortunately
Posted on 1/5/21 at 12:16 pm to Korkstand
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand my coffee is officially ice cold.
i threw it on the charger for about 5 minutes earlier when i went to the bathroom and refilled it. kept it warm for about 20 minutes and now i just picked it up and its ice cold.
2 hours to charge; charge only last 1 hour. thats not how this is supposed to work.
idea > execution here. if i have to keep the heating pad on my desk this is no better than the $2 goodwill heating pad i already have.
i threw it on the charger for about 5 minutes earlier when i went to the bathroom and refilled it. kept it warm for about 20 minutes and now i just picked it up and its ice cold.
2 hours to charge; charge only last 1 hour. thats not how this is supposed to work.
idea > execution here. if i have to keep the heating pad on my desk this is no better than the $2 goodwill heating pad i already have.
This post was edited on 1/5/21 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 1/5/21 at 12:22 pm to CAD703X
My daughter bought me one last year. I don't use it for coffee but I do drink tea out of it. It works ok.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 1:18 pm to CAD703X
I guess I'm not really understanding why you need a heating pad for a cup of coffee anyway? Just drink the cup of coffee. Or put it in a yeti/knockoff yeti style tumbler.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 1:21 pm to bbap
quote:
I guess I'm not really understanding why you need a heating pad for a cup of coffee anyway? Just drink the cup of coffee. Or put it in a yeti/knockoff yeti style tumbler.
covid.
i sit at my damn desk all day at home and i'm a cheap bastard and keep the heat on 62 so a cup of coffee turns to ice within 20 minutes.
i dont like yeti tumblers unless i'm in my car. i just want my porcelain coffee mug to stay warm forever.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 1:24 pm to CAD703X
Just personal preference, but even if it worked well I can't imagine having to charge up my coffee mug. Man, not everything has to be "smart".
Posted on 1/5/21 at 1:39 pm to bbap
quote:thats where i'm at.
Just personal preference, but even if it worked well I can't imagine having to charge up my coffee mug. Man, not everything has to be "smart".
just saw the price
so the drill here is i have to hang onto this thing for a couple weeks go give it a 'good try' and then the wife will let me take it back to costco without too much fussing.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 1:45 pm to CAD703X
i just googled the price. mother.of.god.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 1:49 pm to bbap
quote:
i just googled the price. mother.of.god.
i was better off not knowing myself. at least it came from costco.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 2:39 pm to CAD703X
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This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 1/5/21 at 3:06 pm to CAD703X
quote:
i sit at my damn desk all day at home and i'm a cheap bastard and keep the heat on 62 so a cup of coffee turns to ice within 20 minutes.
i dont like yeti tumblers unless i'm in my car. i just want my porcelain coffee mug to stay warm forever.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 4:05 pm to CAD703X
quote:
Wifey got me an ember for christmas..jury is still out.
quote:
I guess I'm not really understanding why you need a heating pad for a cup of coffee anyway? Just drink the cup of coffee. Or put it in a yeti/knockoff yeti style tumbler.
covid.
i sit at my damn desk all day
So you drink 1 cup of coffee throughout the entire day?
Posted on 1/5/21 at 4:35 pm to CAD703X
Why not just use a vacuum sealed mug?
Posted on 1/5/21 at 5:14 pm to Hat Tricks
quote:
So you drink 1 cup of coffee throughout the entire day?
a cup of coffee turns ice cold within 20-30 minutes and sometimes i get wrapped up on a call or in the zone doing database or spreadsheety thingies and when i get back to the coffee its cold, hence the $2 goodwill coffee warmer.
This post was edited on 1/5/21 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 1/5/21 at 5:20 pm to CAD703X
quote:that costs you, I don't know, $20 per month to run.
hence the $2 goodwill coffee warmer.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 6:25 pm to CAD703X
You need one of those $9 knock off Yeti cups from Wal-mart.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 6:35 pm to sahikojones
Hell, my 10 year old tervis tumblers with the lids do a fine job of keeping my coffee warm for a few hours, and those have my favorite teams on them.
This feels wholly unnecessary when it works and a pain in the arse when it "kinda works".
This feels wholly unnecessary when it works and a pain in the arse when it "kinda works".
Posted on 1/7/21 at 10:01 am to Chucktown_Badger
VERDICT IS IN! This is a complete PoS.
It went 'green' overnight (should mean full charge) but then refused to heat my coffee at all yesterday, unpaired at some point with my phone and when i couldn't repair it i "rebooted the mug" and it showed the battery at 0%. i'm DONE.
Here's what I would expect (and I dont think this is unreasonable):
- Price point $50 (not $130+tax)
- Battery life 2-3 days (@ 2 hours of 134 degree heat per day; aka 5-6 total hours of use time)
- Charging in 1 hour (not 3)
- 2 cent WiFi chip and not this ghetto bluetooth shite so the mug 'forgets what the hell its doing' if i walk away from my phone with my cup of coffee and then it struggles to reconnect.
Even if all those points were met; $50 is still pretty steep for a mug that keeps your coffee warm considering i have a 50 year old thermos from my pappy that does a better job and you can buy $10 amazon mr. coffee mug warmers.
TL;DR this is stupid as frick and expensive as hell.
It went 'green' overnight (should mean full charge) but then refused to heat my coffee at all yesterday, unpaired at some point with my phone and when i couldn't repair it i "rebooted the mug"
and it showed the battery at 0%. i'm DONE. Here's what I would expect (and I dont think this is unreasonable):
- Price point $50 (not $130+tax)
- Battery life 2-3 days (@ 2 hours of 134 degree heat per day; aka 5-6 total hours of use time)
- Charging in 1 hour (not 3)
- 2 cent WiFi chip and not this ghetto bluetooth shite so the mug 'forgets what the hell its doing' if i walk away from my phone with my cup of coffee and then it struggles to reconnect.
Even if all those points were met; $50 is still pretty steep for a mug that keeps your coffee warm considering i have a 50 year old thermos from my pappy that does a better job and you can buy $10 amazon mr. coffee mug warmers.
TL;DR this is stupid as frick and expensive as hell.
This post was edited on 1/7/21 at 10:10 am
Posted on 1/7/21 at 10:21 am to CAD703X
I’m shocked by your verdict
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