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Ember Mug 2

414 ml smart heated mug (white)

Ideal for: Hot coffee or tea through meetings.

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A heated mug that holds your drink at the temperature you set in the Ember app, for up to 80 minutes on battery or all day on its charging coaster. European version, supplied with mains adapters for Europe and the UK.

  • What it doestemperature set in the Ember app, 57 °C by default without the app, LED indicator, auto sleep
  • Powerup to 80 min on battery, all day on its charging coaster
  • Format414 ml, scratch-resistant coating, hand wash only, submersible to 1 m (IPX7)

Avoid ifThey put everything in the dishwasher or mostly drink cold: the Ember is hand wash only and is made for hot drinks.

White 414 ml Ember Mug 2 seen side-on, grey ember logo on a white background

Why this model

The mug that keeps coffee at the right temperature, meeting after meeting.

If you give only one gift to someone working from home, choose the white 414 ml Ember Mug 2: it keeps coffee or tea at the temperature they choose for up to 80 minutes on battery, and all day on its heated coaster. It is the object they will use most often, several times a day, and its plain look fits any desk.

For someone with an iPhone, the silver Nomad Stand One V4 charges the phone upright, in metal and glass, with a spot for AirPods. For the person who fills notebooks in meetings, the reMarkable Paper Pro replaces paper with a colour screen you write on with a stylus, with no notifications.

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Ember Mug 2

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What matters when choosing

Used every working-from-home day
The right gift is the one they touch every morning: the hot drink, the phone on the desk, the meeting notes. A gadget used once a month ends up in a drawer.
An object you leave on display
A home office shares the room with private life. All three are in understated materials and colours, designed to stay on the desk.
What else it needs
A gift should work straight out of the box. Check the person’s phone for the charger, and the power adapter it needs: some parts are not in the box.

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