Logitech Crayon in Gray, Ember Mug 2, and More Added to Apple's Online Store

[x-evil-x]

I own an original Ember mug. As someone who works from home and has a toddler, best purchase ever. There would be days where my coffee was ice cold before I could take a sip before. Now I keep it at 135 degrees F all the time. Love my Ember.

just get a 30oz stainless steel tumbler. keeps things hot or cold all day for 10$

 

[Sill]

God forbid anyone buys something that's novel / convenient / fun and goes beyond their basic needs. And once you figure out your favorite temperature for coffee, you can set it in the app and delete the app if you're that scared of the big bad cloud.

If that's what you got out of what I posted, you have a lot to learn about the world around you and how technology is altering it. Maybe read some Huxley for a philosophical take, and Daniel Suarez for a practical one.

I'm all for technology adding value to our lives. I don't like it when it turns my life into a resource for someone or something outside of said life. There is not one single, valid reason why I would need to log into a remote account to admin a router sitting in the same room, nor should I need to log into a remote server to run a media server in my home, nor should I need to tell a company in another part of the world how I like to angle my mattress or change the firmness when the bed and the app are in the same room. No need for a camera in my fridge to let "me" (read: anyone whom the manufacturer has as a "third party partner") know what products I'm running low on.

Apple is promoting on-device learning and processing, increasingly, and for that I applaud them. I still don't trust them but at least they're paying more than superficial lip-service to privacy. More vendors should take note. Google, on the other hand, is amassing so much knowledge about us as individuals - and it is far more intrusive than "what toiler paper do they buy?" - that they will be able to duplicate us in software, real-time. Amazon as well.

Wait till you see how their new quantum computing platform handles that. You're not going to like it. Or maybe you'll be so placated by "novel / convenient / fun" that you'll just accept it and keep going. Panem et circenses, indeed.

 

[ignatius345]

Also new to Apple's online store is the Ember Mug 2, which is slightly thicker than the original version of the temperature-controlled mug, allowing it to maintain the chosen temperature of a drink for approximately 80 minutes, up from one hour. We've reached out to Ember to see if there are any other changes.

 

[ignatius345]

10 oz. Pretty standard size for a coffee mug. Unless you're going to drive somewhere and won't have access to the pot, Keurig, Nespresso, whatever, why do you need a mug bigger than that?
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God forbid anyone buys something that's novel / convenient / fun and goes beyond their basic needs. And once you figure out your favorite temperature for coffee, you can set it in the app and delete the app if you're that scared of the big bad cloud.

Cool, but also consider that every piece of that dumbass thing was pulled out of the ground somehow, transported, advertised, packaged... all putting carbon and other pollutants into the air. Sure, yeah, any of us sitting here in front of computers with the leisure time to read this probably have tons of random gratuitous crap. But it's taking a massive, horrible toll on the planet and we can't keep making and buying crap like this forever. And that goes triple for your keurig machine.

 

[gtg465x]

Cool, but also consider that everything you buy has an environmental cost. Every piece of that dumbass thing was pulled out of the ground somehow, transported, advertised, packaged... Sure, yeah, any of us sitting here in front of computers with the leisure time to read this probably have tons of random gratuitous crap. But it's taking a massive, horrible toll on the planet and we can't keep making and buying crap like this forever. So yeah, enjoy your cup but we all are gonna need to start picking and choosing this kind of thing a lot more carefully.

Apart from this mug, you have no idea what I do or do not own. I’m actually quite minimalist, and am very hesitant to buy anything unless I’m sure I’ll use it a lot. Most of my large furniture is high quality, hand made, and solid wood and / or metal. I specifically chose my furniture, even though some was very expensive, to last a lifetime so that I wont have to throw it away and buy another piece of furniture every 5 years like most people who buy cheap furniture do. And yes, I am a tech enthusiast, so I do have some cool tech that obviously won’t last forever, but I do try to only buy things that I will make heavy use of, and typically go for quality items over quantity. A much bigger problem than this mug for the environment is all of the cheap, crappy electronics being sold on Amazon that often die and get replaced in less than a year. I’ve owned my ember mug for several years now and it still works great, and even if the battery wears out one day, it should still be able to keep coffee warm when it’s sitting on its base at my desk for many years to come. So go try to guilt trip someone else please.

 

[x-evil-x]

10 oz. Pretty standard size for a coffee mug. Unless you're going to drive somewhere and won't have access to the pot, Keurig, Nespresso, whatever, why do you need a mug bigger than that?
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God forbid anyone buys something that's novel / convenient / fun and goes beyond their basic needs. And once you figure out your favorite temperature for coffee, you can set it in the app and delete the app if you're that scared of the big bad cloud.

I might be weird here but 10oz is so small it makes me angry. When I have coffee the minimum amount is 30oz iced coffee. The only way I actually enjoy a 10oz anything is a latte with my manual machine. Everything else needs to be oversized. 10oz is way too small.
I also drink coffee because I love it. Don’t really feel caffeine much and I’m a little obsessed with large drinks be it coffee or tea. I usually have both around 30oz each.

 

[ignatius345]

Apart from this mug, you have no idea what else I do or do not own. I’m actually pretty minimalist. Most of my large furniture is high quality, hand made, and solid wood and / or metal. I specifically chose my furniture, even though some was very expensive, to last a lifetime so that I wont have to throw it away and buy another piece of furniture every 5 years like most people who buy cheap furniture. And yes, I am a tech enthusiast, so I do have some cool tech that obviously won’t last forever, but I do try to only buy things that I will make heavy use of, and typically go for quality items over quantity. A much bigger problem than this mug for the environment is all of the cheap, crappy electronics being sold on Amazon that often die and get replaced in less than a year. I’ve owned my ember mug for several years now and it still works great, and even if the battery wears out one day, it should still be able to keep coffee warm when it’s sitting on its base at my desk for many years to come. So go try to guilt trip someone else please.

Good for you, that's great (really, not being sarcastic). And you make a good point about dollar-store crap electronics. But for every ethical person like you there are like 1000 people buying so... much... garbage.

 

[gtg465x]

I might be weird here but 10oz is so small it makes me angry. When I have coffee the minimum amount is 30oz iced coffee. The only way I actually enjoy a 10oz anything is a latte with my manual machine. Everything else needs to be oversized. 10oz is way too small.
I also drink coffee because I love it. Don’t really feel caffeine much and I’m a little obsessed with large drinks be it coffee or tea. I usually have both around 30oz each.

Well seeing as this is not a travel mug, and is meant to keep coffee warm, your manual latte is exactly the type of drink the mug is meant for, not iced coffee obviously. Everyone can drink more cold liquid than hot liquid, and plus, ice takes up half of an iced coffee, which is why Starbucks and every other coffee shop offer larger size cups for iced coffee.

 

[himanshumodi]

It doesn't have all the functionality of the Apple Pencil, though. It's kinda like third party mice, in a way.

But it has a female lightening port... a lot smarter design choice.

 

[timothysmith]

If apple starting this then we expect some good. But I am comfortable with my favorite 10 Oz coffee mug.

 

[Sill]

Cool, but also consider that every piece of that dumbass thing was pulled out of the ground somehow, transported, advertised, packaged... all putting carbon and other pollutants into the air.

Carbon? Pollutant? You missed that whole "CHON" thing in biology class?
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Apart from this mug, you have no idea what I do or do not own. I’m actually quite minimalist, and am very hesitant to buy anything unless I’m sure I’ll use it a lot. Most of my large furniture is high quality, hand made, and solid wood and / or metal. I specifically chose my furniture, even though some was very expensive, to last a lifetime so that I wont have to throw it away and buy another piece of furniture every 5 years like most people who buy cheap furniture do. And yes, I am a tech enthusiast, so I do have some cool tech that obviously won’t last forever, but I do try to only buy things that I will make heavy use of, and typically go for quality items over quantity.

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I'm the same way. I went as far as building my own storage bed out of furniture-grade wood, all my floors are hardwood and carpet is banned.

And of course I buy Apple computers: my first one was in 1981 and it still works.