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WIRED's annual roundup of recommended travel mugs has been refreshed for November 2026, adding the BrüMate Strova and the Ember Tumbler 2 to its lineup alongside updated pricing and links. The guide continues to name the Hydro Flask Coffee with Flex Sip Lid as its top overall pick, citing its durable build, interchangeable lids, and engraving options.
Amazon has discounted its 50-inch Ember 4-Series Fire TV to $309.99, down from its $399.99 list price, a 23% cut. The set is a 4K UHD smart TV with built-in Fire TV, HDR10, HLG and HDR10+ support, a direct-LED panel with 60 Hz refresh rate, and an included Alexa Voice Remote.
Ember has released the Mug 3, its latest temperature-controlled smart mug, which lets users cycle through five preset heat settings from 125 to 145 degrees Fahrenheit using a button on the mug's base rather than the companion app. The Ember app remains available for further customization and pairing.
Ember's third-generation smart mug holds 14 ounces, keeps drinks at a set temperature via an app, and charges on an included coaster that doubles as a charging pad rather than a true coaster. In testing, the mug's battery drained within two hours at its highest 145-degree setting when left on the slow-charging coaster, though it performed better on a full charge. The optional lid, despite marketing claims of three extra hours of battery life, simply traps heat rather than adding power.
Fireworks Research released Ember-1, a specialized model built on Kimi K3 that matches its quality while using 40% fewer tokens. The company says it trained the model to reason more efficiently rather than simply reducing reasoning effort, using more than 50 training experiments and 200 evaluations run on its Serverless Training platform. Ember-1 is available now and is described as the first in an ongoing series of specialized models from Fireworks.
Solar panel prices have plunged from roughly $5-6 per watt 26 years ago to about 12 cents per watt today, according to Ember co-founder Dave Jones cited in a Financial Times report. The report attributes this steep decline almost entirely to a massive expansion in Chinese solar manufacturing, which has made panels affordable for both wealthy and developing nations.