USB-powered HEAT ME stirrer: a coffee addict's dream
By Darren Murph 
posted Jul 17th 2008 7:36PM
posted Jul 17th 2008 7:36PM
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Also useful for those office torture sessions!
I was thinking of the same thing!
dont know about the heater but i want that mug :P
me too
Yeah, that mug is pretty pimpin, but I don't know about this heater thing. If it doubled over as a soldering iron I would totally be all over it, but...
people will be sticking these in their anus
nice hand model
i don't know how hot that thing would get, but i'd like to have longer than a 1 ft cord so it doesn't accidentally f*** up my computer.
I used the electric outlet version of this in Vietnam. My dad got it when he was with the US army. It heated up water extremely fast, especially when you don't want to start a fire. Yes, we had to start fires whenever we needed to cook and whatnot. Good times!
yes, but an outlet can supply much more power than a usb port.
i really dont think 2.5 watts will keep it hot for very long
So you had outlet electricity, but the only way you could cook was over a fire? That's a bit odd.
Some places had electricity, and others didn't. My neighborhood had electricity, but the electric stoves were costly, even now probably. Wood was the cheapest means to cook with, especially with the forest being my backyard. So we used electricity for basic needs: light, radio, television if somebody could afford it, and etc. I remember my neighborhood, consisting of about 500 households, had one television. It was black and white. Everyone would go to that one house to watch the soccer game or some special event. Good times though!
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Immersion heaters like this have existed for many many years, obviously not in USB pwered form though.
There is no way a USB port could supply enough current resistance heater to maintain temp in even a thimble full of water, let alone a cup.
I ma teh suck
Let's see...shorting your laptop's power supply/battery to heat your coffee...yeah... Make sure you read the EULA on this device. I'm pretty sure they're going to have a disclaimer that absolves them from any liability for damages to your laptop from use of this item. BTW, a coffee cup that tall is already begging to be tipped over onto your keyboard. If the ultimate goal is a FUBAR laptop, you're pretty much covered either way...
isn't this very similar to this:
http://www.qfonic.com/usb-tea-coffee-cup-warmer-p-352.html
cool cup though.
And of course, this will go perfectly with my MacBook at Starbucks!!!
Of course I am joking...but the sad thing is that someone will do it (assuming that this becomes a real product).
Or, you could just put the mug directly on the Macbook Pro...that will heat it up in no time! ;-)
This is a lawsuit waiting to happen.
This is just dumb. Get a normal mug warmer to put your cup on, that's worked fine for many decades and doesn't require you to constantly put something into your drink to warm it up, nor do you have to worry about keeping it clean.
This is not a problem that needs to be solved, and hence whoever came up with the idea should be beat with a blunt object.
So how long till someone brands someone with it?
About 2 hours. That will be how long it will take to heat up.
Am I the only one who thinks that this is probably just a joke?
This should wipe out a laptop battery in about 3 minutes...
Running coffee through a water-cooled laptop would make a lot more sense - use the heat thats there...
Another sluggish Java interface?
A-HA-HA...hrm.
lol I would not have thought of that one.
Looks like a great combo for in the tub.
you'd do better finding some way to heat your coffee or tea off the CPU's heat sink than draining your laptop battery through a resistive load like that
not green at all
That seems like an accident waiting to happen...
I prefer my mug with a USB powered heating element in it.
5V @ 500mA (if you're lucky) = 2.5W (if you're lucky).
Positively blistering!
hack for winter gloves, a usb for each glove.
This is stupid. I have a USB mug that seals shut and allows you plug in via USB so that the mug itself is heated. And all day long. So that it's kept at the right temperature instead of cold until you wait on a stirrer to make your cold/tepid drink warm enough.
Stainless steel interior, insulated. I wash it by putting it under hot water and dumping out the hot water, coffee doesn't stick to stainless steel in a hot sealed environment. Washing that stirring stick looks like a PITA due to coffee drying out on it in those small crevices that will need to be picked clean. My mug doesn't have dried coffee because it's capped and the constant heat convection keeps humidity moving.
It cost 12 bucks, came with car charger and usb charger. The plug in the back has a rubber cap attached you can cover it with to keep the contacts dry when washing.
There's a ton of other USB mugs, just google and pick the one you like. This stirring stick is way too impractical. And do you really want to be openly stirring up drinks next to laptops/keyboards?
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Looks dangerous....laptop....usb cable....hot liquid....oops $#@#$!!
I wonder if gets hot enough to smoke has on.
looks like a breeding ground for bacteria
this is such a crazy thing!
First USB Fan, then USB flash light now USB Heater. Whats next USB powered CAR?
How about a usb powered laptop? That would be pretty sweet...
How about a usb powered laptop? That would be pretty sweet...
Bad idea!!! Reheating stale coffee is a recipe for stale bitterness. No way coffee is going to taste good after being reheated.
Better to use a vacuum insulated thermos to keep your coffee warm.
again with the double posting?? damn it! That'll teach me to engadget at work. If only I had some hot coffee to keep me alert...
I dont care about the coffee warmer, (some of the concepts on their website are quite cool though) Im more interested in who designed that Mug? I wants.
so i wonder how long it would take to recharge A tesla roadster this way
A cup warmer would be much better. Much less risk of having that wet coffee heater damaging your $2000 laptop.
With a quick search, I found this one for $34.95. This might be cool at a coffee shop but at work, I have a regular plug in cup warmer for my tea.
http://www.tesora.com.au/USB_Cup_Warmer_Version_2__20125.htm
Live well.
I can see somebody getting sued over this thing... that doesnt look too terribly safe...