Govee’s smart nugget ice maker makes every iced drink feel like a luxury
Govee’s smart nugget ice maker makes every iced drink feel like a luxury
Govee 智能颗粒制冰机：让每一杯冷饮都充满奢华感
For some people, the ice in a beverage is almost as important as the drink itself. That’s the audience Govee had in mind when designing its latest ice maker, the GoveeLife Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro. This $500 premium smart home gadget is aimed at those who crave what’s called “the good ice,” the soft, chewable nugget ice often found in fast food or restaurant drinks. 对于某些人来说，饮料里的冰块几乎和饮料本身一样重要。Govee 在设计其最新款制冰机 GoveeLife Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro 时，正是瞄准了这部分用户。这款售价 500 美元的高端智能家居设备，专为那些追求“优质冰块”（即快餐店或餐厅里常见的那种柔软、可咀嚼的颗粒冰）的人群打造。
Govee says that the modern-design gadget delivers nugget ice in as little as six minutes. That’s a claim that proved true in my testing. It can make up to 60 pounds of ice per day, and has a 3.5-pound ice basket that automatically refills as you scoop out ice. The hefty price tag means it’s not for people who are perfectly happy with refrigerator ice and don’t know what “good ice” even means. Instead, it’s for self-proclaimed ice enthusiasts willing to splurge on a fun, luxury gadget that makes everyday drinks a little more enjoyable. Govee 表示，这款设计现代的设备最快只需六分钟即可产出颗粒冰。在我的测试中，这一说法得到了验证。它每天最多可制造 60 磅冰块，并配有一个 3.5 磅的储冰篮，当你舀出冰块时，它会自动补充。高昂的价格意味着它并不适合那些对冰箱自带冰块感到满足、甚至不知道什么是“优质冰块”的人。相反，它是为那些自诩为“冰块发烧友”、愿意花钱购买一款能让日常饮品变得更愉悦的趣味奢华小家电的人准备的。
It’s simple to use, as you just need to fill the tank with water and press start on the screen. You can also control the ice maker with the GoveeHome app, which lets you start ice production from your phone or schedule it so ice is ready when you need it, such as before your morning coffee. 它的使用非常简单，只需向水箱注水并按下屏幕上的启动键即可。你还可以通过 GoveeHome 应用程序控制制冰机，通过手机启动制冰，或者设置定时任务，确保在你需要时（例如早晨喝咖啡前）冰块已经准备就绪。
The app control is quite convenient. I could start ice production from my phone while working at my desk, and by the time I wanted an iced latte, there was fresh nugget ice ready to go without ever having to walk to the kitchen to turn the machine on. The app also shows ice production in real time and how much is currently in the ice bin, which is useful for wanting to stop production when you just want a certain amount. App 控制非常方便。我在办公桌前工作时，就能通过手机启动制冰。等我想喝冰拿铁时，新鲜的颗粒冰已经准备好了，完全不需要特意走到厨房去开机。App 还能实时显示制冰进度和储冰盒内的剩余冰量，如果你只需要特定数量的冰块，这个功能非常实用。
The ice maker also supports voice commands with Alexa and Google Assistant, which means a quick “Hey Google, start the ice maker,” leads to fresh ice. The ice maker uses what Govee calls AI NoiseGuard technology to keep operating noise low, too. Designed to operate at around 40 dB, the system can automatically trigger defrosting cycles to minimize noise and help ensure a steady supply of ice. The machine does produce a steady hum while making ice, but I didn’t find the noise distracting or overtly loud. 该制冰机还支持 Alexa 和 Google Assistant 语音指令，只需说一句“Hey Google，启动制冰机”，就能获得新鲜冰块。此外，它还采用了 Govee 所谓的 AI NoiseGuard 技术来降低运行噪音。该系统设计运行噪音约为 40 分贝，并能自动触发除霜循环，以最大限度地减少噪音并确保冰块供应稳定。虽然机器在制冰时会发出持续的嗡嗡声，但我并不觉得这种噪音会让人分心或过于吵闹。
It wouldn’t be a Govee product if it didn’t offer customizable ambient lighting. The smart ice maker has a light that illuminates the ice basket and adds a fun visual element to the appliance. Through the app, you can choose from a variety of presets or create your own custom lighting effects. You can choose how bright you want the lights to be or turn them off altogether. I mostly kept it on a light pink setting, but occasionally switched to the “cyberpunk” mode, which casts a changing purple and red glow that felt fun and futuristic when I had people over. 如果不是 Govee 的产品，它就不会提供可定制的环境灯光了。这款智能制冰机配有一盏灯，可以照亮储冰篮，为设备增添了有趣的视觉元素。通过 App，你可以选择多种预设效果，或创建自定义灯光。你可以调节亮度，也可以完全关闭灯光。我大部分时间将其设置为浅粉色，偶尔会切换到“赛博朋克”模式，这种模式会投射出紫色和红色的交替光芒，在我招待客人时显得既有趣又充满未来感。
Measuring 17.28 inches deep, 13.98 inches wide, and 17.01 inches tall, the ice maker takes up a lot of counter space and weighs a hefty 50 pounds. If you have a small kitchen, it can appear bulky, especially because its sleek design doesn’t exactly resemble an ice maker from afar. As for setup, it was pretty straightforward, but afterwards I definitely needed my husband’s help to place it in our kitchen, and then again when I needed to move it around when it came to descaling and cleaning the machine. 这款制冰机深 17.28 英寸、宽 13.98 英寸、高 17.01 英寸，非常占用台面空间，且重达 50 磅。如果你的厨房较小，它会显得有些笨重，尤其是因为它时尚的外观从远处看并不像一台制冰机。安装过程非常简单，但之后我确实需要丈夫帮忙才能把它安置在厨房里，而在需要移动它进行除垢和清洁时，也同样需要帮手。
Overall, the nugget ice elevated my iced drinks, giving them a coffee shop feel at home and making my morning routine more enjoyable. I also observed that the ice melted more slowly than my fridge ice, so my drinks stayed colder for longer without getting watered down as quickly. Another big plus was its speed. It made ice much faster than my refrigerator, so I always had enough on hand when hosting friends and family. The ice maker itself was something guests noticed when they came over, not just because of its size and beaming lights, but because the nugget ice was a hit with the other self-proclaimed ice connoisseurs in my life (some even threatened to steal it). 总的来说，颗粒冰提升了我的冷饮品质，让我在家就能享受到咖啡店般的体验，也让我的晨间生活更加愉悦。我还观察到，这种冰块比我冰箱里的冰块融化得更慢，所以我的饮料能保持更长时间的冰凉，且不会那么快被稀释。另一个巨大的优点是速度——它制冰的速度比我的冰箱快得多，因此在招待亲友时，我总有充足的冰块。这台制冰机本身就是客人们到访时关注的焦点，不仅是因为它的大尺寸和闪烁的灯光，还因为这种颗粒冰深受我身边其他“冰块鉴赏家”的喜爱（有些人甚至开玩笑说想把它偷走）。
Whether or not the GoveeLife Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro is for you really comes down to how much you care about having nugget ice on demand and how often you’ll actually use it. If you aren’t much into ice, you obviously don’t need a fairly niche appliance. But if you’re someone who regularly drinks iced beverages and loves “the good ice,” this ice maker could be the gadget you never knew you needed. GoveeLife Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro 是否适合你，归根结底取决于你对“随时享用颗粒冰”的需求有多大，以及你实际使用的频率。如果你对冰块没那么讲究，显然不需要这样一款相当小众的家电。但如果你经常喝冷饮，并且热爱“优质冰块”，那么这台制冰机可能就是你从未意识到自己需要的那个“神器”。