Blender???

Best blender for ice blended should acquires;

• Easy to remove top cover
• Longer and slim stick for stirring
• wide but sharp in upper end  for drainage
• microcutter - small cutter ,sharper
• clip type for lower end ---> tight /grip
• quality rubber stopper 
• strong and sturdy container holder
• easy to operate / understandable machine buttons 

p/s : A blender is not a ice crusher, juicer, or mixer. :)

Size of Cups???

Generally in Malaysia ,  they are 3 main size of ice blended cups;

• 9 oz.   === regularly quotes as small
• 12 oz. === regularly quotes as regular
• 16 oz. === regularly quotes as big @ jumbo

Ice Blended Vs Smoothies...

I would like to categorized it like below ;

Ice Blended ---> ice + powder , (mostly expresso based)

Smoothies ---> ice + concentrate /solution , (mostly fruit flavoured)

Ice Blended in Malaysia....

I can say it is not really a popular nor a new kind of beverages/drinks in Malaysia.

It is often being misquote; or miss spell such as

•  "ais blender" ,
•  "ice blanded" ,
•  "air blender" ,
•  "ais blanded" , 
•  "ice blender" ,
• and / or any miss spell of  "ice" and "blended"

They are four most popular basic  ice blended powder in Malaysia, in my humble opinion; as follows

• Chocolate
• Vanilla
• Mocha
• Cappuccino

What is an ice blended???....

Basicly it is an ice; blended in a blender, with a mix of flavoured powder or solutions,and  in some case paste.

It is a different kind of ice manufactured beverages/ drinks compared to Ais Kacang, Air Batu Campur , Cendol , Ais Kepal and not forgetting the Lai Chi Kang.