LipIO is a special contact-sensitive interface on the top of the cup which measures the actions of your lips. The whole cup is covered by SenseShell, a flexible reactive surface, which reacts to pressure by the user and the directions where he points the cup. The emotional condition of the owners are measured by the CardiacHandle. In addition the LipIO and the SenseShell are able to send signals to other users in the proximity and react to incoming communication with finely tuned vibrations either to your hands or your lips. To emphasize the notion of ubiquity the cup has no external power-source, but LiquidPower rather powers itself by the heat of the beverage.