So, imagine after waking up from your rest, you go over to your humidifier and find that during your sleep you now have a big pot of hot coffee, rose hip tea or chicken bouillon waiting for you.

The skinny on its features: there would be a weight sensor so the pot doesn't overfill and there would also be a timer so you can set it to make you something fresh. Also, there would be a place for a filter above the pot but that wouldn't prevent it from being able to make soup or tea. And yes there would be a hot plate under the reciptical pot.

How it works: Water can be channeled through a heating element part way and then diverted for the purposes of soup or go all the way through the element for steam.