Kug, a Combination Kettle and Mug
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The Kug is a single-serve kettle and mug, hence the ugly, caveman glottal-stop of a name. Originally intended as a lightweight way to make a morning cuppa for arthritis sufferers who had trouble lugging full-sized kettle full of boiling water from counter to cup, the Kug may now make it to a kitchen or desk near you.
The Kug consists of two cups and one girl (kidding. It’s two cups, one base). The inner cup contains the liquid and can be removed for cleaning. The outer cup contains the electrics, a heating element and a power dock which couples with the base unit (itself plugged into the mains). The Kug is switched on by twisting the indicator on the outer cup toward the plus-sign on the base, and you can park this arrow anywhere between plus and minus to keep the tea (or coffee) hot.
The designers, Ben Millett and Alan Harrison from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland, are in talks to get the Kug to market this year. I’ll be buying one, if only to keep me away from all the clever brainiacs in the Wired Kitchen who insist on talking to me and asking difficult science questions before my first coffee of the day.
Kug [The Kug via Daily Mail]
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