Don’t drink enough H2O? Add a smart drinking cup from China to your array of digitally connected home products to stay healthy

Smart water cups that monitor the user’s health have joined a growing list of intelligent home products, from water purifiers and thermostats to locks and colour-changing LEDs, aimed at improving people’s lives in the digital age.

Shenzhen-based iPinto Technology was co-founded by Hong Kong University of Science Technology graduate Cindy Chen, who maintains that collecting and applying data is one of the keys to improving the public’s health.

The company’s Waterever cups prompt users to drink water regularly while also recording their habits through an app that can be used to monitor their hydration and health.

Chen, a graduate of HKUST’s executive MBA programme, says that unlike its competitors Waterever was not designed as a standalone product.

“Our cups are a tool to give us data, and our company’s expertise is to use this data to help people,” she said.