I am literally drinking out of a Yeti and my coffee has gone cold. This product actually keeps it warm, rather than making it go colder, slower, and to add insult to injury, I can't even put this yeti in the microwave to warm it up, I have to now dirty another microwaveable cup to do it.Yea I gotta agree. Yet another app controlled battery powered thing that is literally LESS useful than a YETI.
I can appreciate some see this as either a gimmick or something just flat-out overpriced (Ironic for an Apple rumors site) — but to say it's less useful than a Yeti is completely disingenuous. The only benefit Yeti had over a standard $10 insulated mug is its ruggedness and ability to go in a dishwasher. This product is actually more useful if you aren't commuting. Also, Yeti's Stronghold lid constantly leaks, so the one thing I got it for (being spillproof) it doesn't even do reliably. At least with a gadget cup, I will be more cognizant of how I use it and would be more careful at my desk.
It's overly simplistic to say it "Yet another app controlled battery powered thing..." what isn't? Doesn't make it any less useful, it means it has more features, and even if it all conks out in the end, after years of battery usage and it dies, it's still a cup, not a paperweight like most of the things we faun over on this site when the tech part dies.