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It’s all good: High-tech smart mug keeps coffee and tea at perfect temperature

Ember offers a black matte travel mug for about $150.
Ember offers a black matte travel mug for about $150. Ember offers a black matte travel mug for about $150.
photo Ember offers a ceramic mug for $80.

Working in an office and drinking coffee go together.

Sadness reigns inside the cubicle, though, when a cup of Joe gets too cold to enjoy. Or when it’s so hot that it scalds your mouth.

Enter a new, high-tech solution: the “smart mug.”

It’s a cup with a built-in heater that recharges wirelessly and pairs with your smart phone via Bluetooth.

It offers advantages over two long-time, low-tech devices: the well-insulated stainless-steel mug and the classic mug warmer, a simple hot plate that plugs in to a wall outlet.