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Smart kettles are more than just a gimmick, yet nobody seems to want one

Smart kettles are more than just a gimmick, yet nobody seems to want one


You can’t walk through any electronics retailer these days without being confronted with some of the best coffee makers; compact Tassimos and Nespressos, vast Delonghi devices, and increasingly, smart coffee machines. 

As a Brit, and living in a world where tea is part of the national fabric, this leaves me bewildered, and wondering why the same energy isn’t there for our beloved kettles. They’re out there – we loved the Swan Alexa Kettle – but how many people do you know that actually own one?

It’s not as if they’re expensive, either. Take the Swan Alexa, just £85.99 in the UK. While that kettle is not available in the US, a feature-equivalent device like the Govee Smart Electric Kettle retails at $79.99. In Australia, the Nedis SmartLife Kettle is $114 AUD.

Govee Smart Kettle on the reviewer's kitchen counter

(Image credit: Future / Josephine Watson)

My introduction to the concept of the smart kettle was in 2017 when I reviewed a device called the AppKettle, a smart, internet-controllable kettle that you could program to prepare boiled water at a set time – from anywhere. I was blown away; as a tea drinker, this was next-level stuff, yet it was rare to find any connected kettles in electronics stores.

Even now, you don’t see these kettles demonstrated, which I think is selling them short. Trust me, this is the sort of tech that has to be seen in action to be believed. The developer of the AppKettle knew this – the team made several promotional videos (like this one) positioning it as a lifestyle device, a bold move I think should have paid off.

swan alexa kettle on countertop

(Image credit: Future / Jennifer Oksien)

We had 2 million Teasmades 



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