It's pink, it's rubber, it's a kettle - it's a pink rubber kettle.   I think the point of this is that it is rugged while also being easy to fold down for storage and travel.
It's not a fast kettle at just 600W (I measured 700W on the local 245V supply) but for a single cup of coffee it could be acceptable.  They are apparently available in 120V or 220V versions.

The cable is copper coated aluminium, and the one shipped is not polarised and has no earth/ground wire.  That's unfortunate, since the kettle does have an exposed metal ring around it, and a common failure mode with heating elements is to leak current to the casing.  There is an earth wire internally, so with a proper IEC style lead it should be grounded.

The temperature control is by a thermal switch on the heater plate, but there is no auxiliary thermal fuse to protect against its failure.  Many certified devices like this have the extra thermal fuse in the opposing lead for double protection against a fault in the element causing current flow to ground causing uncontrolled heating.  The thermal switch did cut off the heater just as the water started boiling.   It cuts in and out as needed, so make sure you switch off (and preferably unplug) the unit if leaving it unattended.

The black inserts around the screws are high temperature plastic to offer some protection against the plastic base melting.

The heater block is welded onto what appears to be a thin stainless steel dish that is folded in at the sides to grip the silicone rubber flask tightly.

While I don't generally recommend grey import products for safety reasons, this unit seems fairly serviceable for use by suitably intelligent people.  The fact it cycles the heating on and off as needed does suggest it could have uses for heating other liquids for technical purposes (wax maybe?).  The thermal switch could be swapped for a lower temperature one if required too.

The keywords to find this on eBay are "foldable electric kettle".


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