I just love awesome tech gadgets that really don’t require any technological knowledge whatsoever to enjoy. I mean, who wants to sit there with a brand new toy that they have no idea how to operate? Then you have to read the manual before you can start using it, and that just sucks. You could try to skip the required reading, but then you just end up wasting a few hours of your time before eventually tearing into that dreaded manual. So there you are, new gizmo laying abandoned, and quite possibly torn to pieces, with manual in hand and tears of frustration running down your face. It’s not a pretty picture, now is it?
Now, with the Hot Cold Mug (Generate Design, $29.00), you get a gadget that’s pretty much foolproof in its operation. This beverage receptacle contains ingenious technology that allows it to alert you to the temperature status of your drink. Translation? You’ll never again assault your taste buds by accidentally gulping down lukewarm coffee. Ok, so let’s walk you through a typical morning, without this mug in your life. You get up, grab any old mug out of your cabinet, fill it with coffee as you like it, and you’ve started your day. You get a little busy during the day with work and you get a touch distracted. You go to take a sip of your coffee to rejuvenate yourself, and much to your chagrin, it’s ice cold! Now, not only are you stressed and tired, but you’re pissed off because you just drank nasty stale coffee. Ok, let’s walk through that same morning, but this time with the Hot Cold Mug. You get up and you grab your white Hot Cold Mug out of the cabinet, with the word “cold” written in black. You fill your mug with coffee and watch as the heat causes the mug to change from white to black, with the word “hot” now illuminated in white on the side of the mug. You’re working hard, trying to get everything done by its allotted deadline. You reach for your Hot Cold Mug to take a sip of your coffee, but you notice that its color has started to fade from white to black, indicating tepid beverage temperature. So instead of drinking gross coffee, you dump it out in the sink and make a fresh cup. See how a crisis can be averted?
Sure, this mug can’t solve all the problems in your life, but you’ve got to admit that beverage temperature is pretty crucial to your happiness. I mean, if your hot coffee gets cold, it sucks and you don’t want to drink it. The same thing happens when your iced coffee gets all warm and watered down. If you drink sucks, then your whole day is ruined. And the next thing you know, dragons are roaming the earth and breathing fire in your face. Just saying.
5 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-Dimensions: 3.5″ diameter x 4″
-Alerts a beverage temperature change
-Mug is white with “cold” written in black when cold
-Mug is black with “hot” written in white when hot
-Made from Earthenware
