Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2-414 ml App-Controlled and Rechargeable Heated Coffee Mug with Intelligent LED Display, 80 Min Battery Life and Improved Design, Grey

Not really much to say here, yes these mugs are expensive, all I would say is keep watching the price, normal retail is £149, I have seen the 14oz grey version drop to as little as £99, kicking myself for not buying then, I took the plunge when saw back on offer at £119, the mug itself works flawlessly, I never turn it off manually and goes to sleep as soon as it’s empty and wakes up once a drink is poured into it. The app which I am using on iOS could be much better, it very rarely automatically connects to the mug, however this is not a issue as once you’ve set your desired temperature the mug will remember those settings and the white led will remain solid once that temperature has been reached. I find the mug very easy to wash, I am mainly using with Tassimo coffee so even after being left a couple of hours and there’s a ring round the top of the mug it cleans off very easily. I read previous reviews of folks complaining that the mug marks easily from spoons, so with that in mind I am using wooden tea spoons and can confirm no marks as yet.

I bought this in lock down and it’s still going!! Some of the coating has come off but no change to the taste of my coffee 😊

You really dont know you need this Ember mug in your life, until you have it in your life. Highly recommended, use every single day.

First off, I've had this mug for over a year now and initially really loved it. Unfortunately, whilst the mug itself seems well designed and works well, the accessories let it down to the point of making it pretty much not worth using. Problem 1 is the app; the mug regularly losing contact over Bluetooth and then you have to reconnect. Problem 2 is worse though. This problem is the £40 coaster which you need to charge the mug. The points on the charger stick up to connect to the gold circle under the mug in order to charge. However, these points are very delicate, both physically from being pressed down into the charger and from water erosion (it holds liquid, splashage is inevitable). I have gone through 3 of these now, not counting the one that came with the mug and I'm done with the mug! I am not using something that requires me to pay £40 every 3 months or so to replace a faulty part. It's a shame because I really do like the mug itself. Back to cup warming plates for me!

I was pleased that this mug was advertised as improved scratch resistant, although nothing was mentioned on the packaging so I am a bit sceptical. I would of thought if they had improved the main bugbear of this, they would be shouting about it. It does seem to be better, but that maybe because I have more experience with how to clean them effectively now. More importantly my son purchased one of these from the same supplier and received a pillow instead, this is still not remedied…….. The rising price of these cups is making them a target for fraud.

I've only been using it for a week but so far I'm very impressed. It's obviously way too much money for a mug, but it was on sale and was given a gift voucher from work so was free to me. Anyway, I work from home and was always running up and down the stairs for coffee and warming it up in the microwave, so this cup has changed all that, and I would even say I'm doing more work as coffee is always hot 😅 How I use it is that it stays on the coaster all day keeping my coffee hot and only use the battery if I'm away from the desk so never away for more than 20 mins so the 60-80 min battery life is plenty. App works sometimes with my phone (old android) but isn't really needed as default temp works for me. Love the look and feel up the cup and will update review if it ever breaks.

The mug itself does the best job of keeping a brew at an ideal drinking temperature, and even reheating a brew that was done a bit too cold. Unfortunately it's paired with what might be the single worst app I've ever had the misfortune of using. The app crashes constantly, rarely connects to the mug and is just generally unpleasant to use. Thankfully once you've set an initial heating temperature there's not much need to use the app again. If the Ember team can sort the app out this thing goes right up to a 5 star.

If you want to set a temperature and just use the cup without the app then it works perfectly. You want to change the temperature of your cup frequently or monitor the temperature of your cup. You're going to run to many issues with the app. It seems like the cup and app do not work well on Android. It seems to work ok on iPhone.

Got this for my wife who likes sipping on warm beverages for extended hours, often throughout the day. Up until now she’d keep making or reheating cups of green tea, coffee etc over & over or worse yet, get me to do it! ;) But this changed all of that. Couldn’t be happier. Does everything it claims. The wife loves it. She said it’s changed her life. Might pick up another one just to be safe :)

Especially if you’re a slow drinker

Fonctionne très bien. J’aime beaucoup mon café chaud. Très heureuse de mon achat.

I like to drink a long cup of coffee over 20 minutes or so, sipping every once in a while and that was always a rapidly declining enjoyment with normal coffee mugs. The colder the coffee got, the more I would wince when I drank it. Off to the microwave! Not idea. I got the Ember more as a tech gadget than anything because I was skeptical. However, this thing really works for what I need! I never really need it for more than 30 minutes so for me the battery life is absolutely fine. In those 30 minutes the coffee stays at the exact precise temperature I set and it's an enjoyable sip... almost until the last drop. I say that because as the coffee level gets low, the heat still stays at the same temperature which means your last few sips could taste burnt. I learned to turn it off when the level gets to a certain point and I'm able to finish the coffee still hot, but not at my "maximum enjoyable level". Still... I ended up buying a smaller one for home after using this one for work. Expensive and not really needed, but it's something that has brought enjoyment every single time I've used it. If that's what you're looking for, I recommend it!

*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!