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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/647760929/smart-mug-your-favourite-hot-beverages-served-righ back this pls
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@ceruleanspark I would, but I don't have any money to spare right now... or a credit/debit card, for that matter
Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 14:15:52 UTC from web -
@ceruleanspark it should include a battery powered magnetic stirring function that you can switch on and off.
Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 14:21:55 UTC from web-
@pony But then they'd have to add a battery to it. At the moment it's powered basically by magic.
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@ceruleanspark Pretty sure it's thermal or solar energy... but magic works to.
Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 14:23:43 UTC from web-
@dropsterdash Magic is just energy transfer guided by conciousness anyway
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@ceruleanspark I suppose it is! I hadn't thought about that.
Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 14:25:27 UTC from web
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@ceruleanspark I do really like that feature and a battery would mean bulk. Maybe they could include an optional magnetic stirring coaster device.
Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 14:29:36 UTC from web-
@pony I feel like it'd still be more work than using a spoon.
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@ceruleanspark Yeah. I wonder whether that would really appeal to people. Also, how would one remove the stirring balls, or how would they stay at the bottom when the mug is tipped far? ../ Oh wait.. the balls themselves would be natural magnets and remain attached to the bottom due to a metal plate. I'm brilliant.
Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 14:35:12 UTC from web -
@ceruleanspark oh! or better yet, there could be a manually operable method of spinning the magnets with another set of magnets outside the bottom of the mug. This way there'd be no batteries.
Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 14:38:54 UTC from web-
@pony I am pretty sure there are safety implications in having any free floating object in the bottom of the mug, magnetically secured or otherwise.
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@ceruleanspark Yeah, and I personally wouldn't want to drink out of something with a built in mixer... I've tried with cake batter in an electric mixer... lets just say it didn't end well...
Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 14:43:46 UTC from web -
@ceruleanspark Maybe it would need to be a clever sort of gripping, tension-secured ring that you'd insert beforehand with the metallic stirrers attached on ball bearings to said ring. So no metal plate would be needed at the bottom of the mug. The magnets (placed on the outside the mug) could also be secured with a removable ring at the bottom. The whole stirring thing would end up being entirely over-complex butit would look so cool to stir your beverage non-conventionally.
Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 14:50:13 UTC from web-
@pony I'm pretty sure I've seen cups that just a pump mechanism in the handle and wave motion for fancy stirring.
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@ceruleanspark hmm.. I can't see that being as cool or as effective really, but neato
Wednesday, 23-Oct-13 14:59:22 UTC from web
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