Are you the type of person who has a bad habit of pouring yourself a steaming cup of tea or coffee, then putting it down and forgetting it ever existed? If yes, you might want to consider investing in a temperature control smart mug.

If you’re a slow sipper, you know all too well what it feels like to return to that cup of joe you made an hour ago and cringe as the cold, bitter taste of coffee sloshes around in your mouth.

We get it. Between figuring out what to wear, checking all of your notifications from overnight and responding to emails, it’s funny how easy it is to forget that crucial caffeine hit you made to jumpstart your day. Without your hot bean juice, you’re reduced to a sluggish, grumpy mess of a human who would like nothing more than to retreat back to bed. But, alas, those bills don’t pay themselves.

Smart mugs allow you to enjoy your beverage of choice at the temperature you like. Self-confessed coffee snobs or tea lovers will know just how important water temperature is when it comes to enjoying the perfect cup.

With a smart mug, you can opt to alter your drink’s temperature to your preferred setting. Many of us don’t like our tea scalding hot and that’s perfectly normal. Nobody likes burning their tongues or having their taste eliminated for the next 24 hours. Or experiencing that peculiar metallic taste in the hours afterward.

After all, if we can have smart phones, smart lighting and smart security systems, why can’t we have a smart mug that allows you to enjoy your drink at your own pace?

But if you’re one of those types who are always on the go, never fear because there’s a smart mug for that too. Some of us don’t have the time to leisurely enjoy a cup of coffee before we leave the house and rely on caffeine to reinvigorate us from sleep-deprived zombie status.

Thankfully, some great thinkers have invented smart travel mugs too, which can temperature control your drink as you make your way to work or the gym. You might be thinking about the ancient way of the thermos, but no, this type of smart mug is on a whole new playing field.

Most will require you to charge them the night before so you can enjoy a hot cuppa for up to six hours the next day — but at your desired temperature setting. You don’t need to worry about the heat being released every time you unscrew the lid, because a temperature control travel mug will reheat your beverage for the next time you open it.

This bestselling and highly-rated smart mug by Ember is perhaps the most popular you’ll see online or at a friend’s home. It sports a minimalistic and sleek design that comes in many different colours, such as black, rose gold and copper to name a few (though prices vary).

Not only will you be able to control the temperature of your drink, but you’ll also have the option to control it all from your smartphone. That includes presetting your preferred temperature and sending you notifications so you don’t forget about it through the Ember app.

It can function without a Wi-Fi connection and can remember your settings, as well as intelligently turn itself off after up to two hours of inactivity. But if you do spontaneously remember to return to it three hours later, it will automatically turn itself back on once it senses any movement or liquid being poured into its cup.

Shop it here for $170 from Amazon Australia.

This smart mug uses gravity-induction technology to turn itself on or off by sensing when your mug is placed down on its electric coaster.

The best thing about this smart mug set is that you aren’t restricted to using the mug it comes with. Other ceramic mugs are compatible and will stay warm if you place it on the heating pad. This is good news for dishwasher-safe mugs that will help to reduce clean up back at home. Just make sure it has a flat and thin bottom to ensure maximum toastiness.

Shop this BESTINNKITS heated mug set from Amazon Australia for $49.99.

We all know someone in the office or at home who is forgetful as anything. While they’re rushing back and forth between meetings, it’s likely their cup of coffee sits neglected on their desk. For $34.20, this is among one of the cheapest heated mugs you can find on offer, which makes it the perfect surprise gift for a friend or colleague.

This one comes with a smart LED display, so you can always double check what temperature it’s sitting at, plus its waterproof in case of any spills (it happens to the best of us). However, this mug warmer is limited to only two temperature settings, but that’s not so bad considering you can set its timer to run for up to nine hours.

Just please don’t mistake this mug warmer as a wireless charging pad.

You can grab this smart mug warmer here for $34.20 with coupon (down from $37.99).

Perhaps you already own a smart mug and you’re looking for a presentable one to gift to a friend. We love this gift package because it’s porcelain and resembles a tea set. Plus, it comes in four stunning colour options: black, white, green and pink.

The heating pad is also ceramic but doesn’t allow you to customise it to your preferred drinking temperature.

Shop this heated mug warmer here for $49.99 from Amazon Australia.

On the move? There’s no need to pour that cup of morning sunshine down the drain. Instead, transfer that cup of joe into this handy Ember smart travel mug and get going.

Not only does it sport all of the features of the regular mug warmer mentioned above, but it offers an extra three hours of battery life on a single charge.

Isabella Noyes is an E-Commerce Writer at Pedestrian Group, working across PEDESTRIAN.TV, VICE Australia, Refinery29 Australia, Business Insider Australia, Gizmodo Australia, Lifehacker Australia and Kotaku Australia.

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