Necessity is the mother of invention they say. I'd love to enjoy my Grande hot tea that sits by my laptop, and find asking for an ice cube or two way too practical.
I propose a coffee/tea/soup stirrer with radiator fins that helps cool the beverage. The fancier models can have thermocouple-powered temperature readouts.
Perhaps a better version of this idea has been proposed, but I can't find it right now...-- cowtamer, Apr 10 2010 Graphene http://en.wikipedia...#Thermal_propertiesRemarkable stuff... [8th of 7, Apr 14 2010] Expensive http://grapheneindustries.com/?Products [mouseposture, Apr 15 2010] //but I can't find it right now//top of the page, right hand side: see the list ? :D-- FlyingToaster, Apr 10 2010 Mine is off in food: tea for some reason.
Now it's here in food: temperature.-- baconbrain, Apr 10 2010 [+] You might consider adding a heat pipe through the device, to allow it to work more quickly. If you do, though, don't forget to add an insulated grip, to prevent users from burning themselves.
Also think about putting on thermochromatic paint.-- goldbb, Apr 13 2010 Or make it out of Graphene (q.v.)-- 8th of 7, Apr 14 2010 How much does graphene cost?-- goldbb, Apr 15 2010 [goldbb] £ 3 per um2 area according to <link> But money is no object when brewing the perfect cup of tea, right?-- mouseposture, Apr 15 2010 random, halfbakery