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We enjoy electric fireplaces as much as the next guy due to their convenience and ability to not spurt fiery ashes onto your carpet, but having an outdoor one is very strange. It might just function decently on a patio or a deck as a centerpiece for your friends to gather around, which is probably why this one has concealed speakers and MP3 support. Plus, the included shrubbage goes pretty far in convincing guests that it's a real fireplace sitting out in the middle of your backyard. [AVING via Uber Gizmo]
Outdoor Electric Fireplace With Speakers and MP3 Support Boggles the Mind
We enjoy electric fireplaces as much as the next guy due to their convenience and ability to not spurt fiery ashes onto your carpet, but having an outdoor one is very strange. It might just function decently on a patio or a deck as a centerpiece for your friends to gather around, which is probably why this one has concealed speakers and MP3 support. Plus, the included shrubbage goes pretty far in convincing guests that it's a real fireplace sitting out in the middle of your backyard. [AVING via Uber Gizmo]
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Safretti's Latest Wall-Mounted Gaya Fireplace Looks Like a Flaming Mouth
Safretti's latest in their line of wall-mounted fireplaces for urban living spaces without proper wood burning ventilation looks a lot like a mouth. A mouth much like the mouths Seth MacFarlane likes to draw on inanimate objects on Family Guy, which is why we picture this thing spewing obscenities, as well as 7.1kW of heat from its alcohol-fueld fire hole. The bad news? That 7.1kW doesn't really measure up against a real fireplace, so this is more for a mouth motif decoration than practical heating. [Safretti via Tuvie via MocoLoco via DVice]
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Leave it to the Japanese to create a heater that's as ingenius as this. It may look like a cross between an LCD display and a space heater, but the display part of the gadget actually shows a "real" fireplace. The end result is that you get to imagine that your (really tiny) Japanese apartment has a fireplace in it while you're warming up your fingers and toes during the long Kyoto winters. Too bad it's 25,800 yen ($242) or we'd import one for ourselves. [Hammer Price via DVICE]
Fireplace Heater Looks, Feels Just Like the Real Thing
Leave it to the Japanese to create a heater that's as ingenius as this. It may look like a cross between an LCD display and a space heater, but the display part of the gadget actually shows a "real" fireplace. The end result is that you get to imagine that your (really tiny) Japanese apartment has a fireplace in it while you're warming up your fingers and toes during the long Kyoto winters. Too bad it's 25,800 yen ($242) or we'd import one for ourselves. [Hammer Price via DVICE]
chestnut roaster
Last year we showed you a wall-mountable fireplace that hangs where a flat-panel TV rightfully should. As the days get colder once again, we've got a fireplace you can actually set your new flat-panel on top of, if you don't mind a little melted plastic. The Conmoto wood-burning—yep, wood-burning—fireplace was designed by Peter Maly so that the heat dissipates upwards from either side, via air-filled chambers. As to where all the smoke goes, it seems you're still going to need a flue. Damn you, design gurus! Why do you tempt us so? [Appliancist]
Conmoto Wall Cabinet Doubles As Roaring Fireplace
Last year we showed you a wall-mountable fireplace that hangs where a flat-panel TV rightfully should. As the days get colder once again, we've got a fireplace you can actually set your new flat-panel on top of, if you don't mind a little melted plastic. The Conmoto wood-burning—yep, wood-burning—fireplace was designed by Peter Maly so that the heat dissipates upwards from either side, via air-filled chambers. As to where all the smoke goes, it seems you're still going to need a flue. Damn you, design gurus! Why do you tempt us so? [Appliancist]
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Fire Table Keeps Your Coffee Warm, Toasts Your Feet
Even though spring is definitely here, we still like the idea of a cozy fire, and this Fire Table from British design firm Fuego is just weird enough to satisfy our firebug jones. Hey, any excuse to play with fire is good enough for a recovering smoker. More »
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Do It Yourself Ambilight Fireplace
If you thought Philips' Ambilight TVs were impressive, check out what this guy has done with his fireplace. He basically got some LED strips, an RGB controller, and then mounted it all on the sides of his fireplace. The end result: a fireplace the folks at Philips would be proud of. His step-by-step guide is available at the link below and he's willing to help out anyone who e-mails him, that is if you don't mind a little ghetto ambilight. More »
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A Fireplace with an iPod Dock is the Last Straw
Enough is enough. A fireplace does not need an iPod dock, no matter what. There is just no reason for it to exist, and it turns what in theory could be a classy addition to your living room into a cheap fad-chaser. No matter how nice something looks (not that this fireplace looks all that nice), the addition of an iPod dock makes it look cheaper, crappier and less desirable. More »
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Cyclone Vertical Fireplace Makes the Human Torch Feel at Home
Just purchased a house but still manage to have money left over for decorating? Check out this vertical Cyclone fireplace. It's a freestanding wooden fireplace with two tall, vertical glass enclosures with spinning towers of fire inside. More »
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Tabletop Fireplace is Wussiest Campfire Ever
There's just nothing like a roaring fire in the middle of winter to warm your bones. Unfortunately, for those of us living in big cities fireplaces are rarely a viable option. Personally, I've found the flaming trash can to be a decent replacement, but if you don't happen to live in a hobo-cluttered alleyway that might not work as well for you. More »
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A Hummer with a Fireplace: Think It's Too Much?
Because Hummers aren't offensively over-the-top as-is, Germany's GeigerCars decided to trick one out in the spirit of the holiday season. We're not talking just rims and a big subwoofer, either: they put in a goddamned fireplace. In addition to the hearth and chimney, it has a big flat-panel TV, gullwing doors, a snowmobile in tow, and a storage rack designed to hold snowboards, hockey sticks, and… curling stones. Right. More »
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Wall-mountable Fireplace Heats Up Your Living Room
Feels like everyone's mounting their flat panels on their walls these days, so what better way to one-up your neighbor than with this wall-mountable fireplace. The fireplace's creators (West Country Fires) claim it automatically cleans up after itself so you don't have to worry about any harmful gases filling up your apartment. At $2,500 dollars, it's a little too close to the price of a real plasma, no matter how many "burn-in" jokes you can get out of it. More »
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'Berlin': Rotating Fireplace of Glass and Steel
Imagine this rotating fireplace sitting between your living room and kitchen, where you can just spin it around as you move from room to room, taking its heat and warm glow with you. The fireplace, dubbed "Berlin," revolves 360 degrees with the flick of a wrist. More »
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Fire + Water = Hearthfall
Here's a combination of the soothing effects of a waterfall with the tranquil cracklings of a fire: the Hearthfall. Think of it as a facade for your fireplace, giving that focus of your living room's attention something to do during the summer. What's that? The TV is the focus of your living room? You have our sympathy. More »
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Antrax Drop Fireplace: Hot Italian Design
This five-foot-wide fireplace from Antrax, called "Drop," is made out of varnished steel cut with a laser. It hangs from the ceiling with three open sides, and its designer, architect Massimo Iosa Ghini, describes it as a "mouth receiving fire." More »
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