Gizmodo: heated

Lightning Review: Electric Socks

Brian Lam — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:53:42 EDT

In honor of the upcoming Tahoe reader meetup on April 5th at Alpine Meadows, I'm going to be doing end of season reviews of some outdoor gadgetry that's been floating around the cabin. First up, these electric socks originally designed to keep North Atlantic fishermen warm.
The idea: Wool/Poly blend Socks with wiring and thin resistors that run from the D cells mounted in the top of the sock liner to under the ball of the foot. Sweaty feeling, and any activity causes sock droop as the batteries overpower the elastic. Yet, warmish. And $22.

Actually: These might make a good last resort, but the chemical toe warmers are a better bargain than buying a new pair of D cells every 6 hours. And let's not forget, warming the torso with proper layering, etc, warms the extremities. [REI and the Giz Reader Meetup, thanks to Adam for being the leg model]

Electric Heated Rug from Panasonic

msparkes — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:54:20 EDT

Panasonic has released a range of electric rugs into the Japanese market that heat up to a toasty 114 degrees. At first glance this seems like an extravagant waste of power, but it's actually very green. If you're sitting in the living room watching a movie, then you only need to heat the rug to get warm, not the whole house. Never before has saving energy been so romantic.

The only problem I see is that people may not want an electronics manufacturer designing their home furnishings. Perhaps a heated mat that you can put under a normal rug would be a wiser move. [Treehugger]

Cleopatra Lounge Chair Burns Holes In Wallets, Loungers

kthompson — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:45:36 EDT

Most of the chairs we see around these parts are office or gaming related, but this gal is definitely too hot for your living room. Seriously, the Cleopatra Hotstone Chaise Lounge is a solid slab of carved rock that heats up to slow-roast you all the way through. Why you would want to pay $15,000 for a 107°F slab of rock when you could just go lay on your driveway is beyond me, but apparently this "luxury" product is more relaxing than your average rock chair.
[Cleopatra Heated Lounge Chair via Luxury Launches]

This Heated Keyboard is the Best Thing Since the Heated Mouse

Jason Chen — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:30:24 EDT

If you're anything like me, you'd have poor circulation and really cold hands even when it's 75 degrees outside. Don't feel sorry for me, because I'm going to order this heated keyboard.

It's AC powered and not USB powered, unlike the Thanko USB warming mouse, which means it should have no problems getting up to an optimal temperature in a reasonable amount of time. We're not sure whether it's the keys that are heated or if there's heat coming through the cracks, but either way this is totally better than improving circulation through exercise. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Gizmodo via Pocket Lint]

Electronically Heated Vest

Jason Chen — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:35:44 EST

A northern cousin of the Electronically Heated Pants, this heated vest keeps your core warm so that your extremities will stay toasty as well.

Remember that scene in Batman Begins where Bruce Wayne is told to warm his chest so his fingers and toes won't fall off? Yeah, now Batman carries one of these under his suit at all times. And at a price of $129.95, he can afford about ten million of these. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Hammacher via Gearlog via uber gizmo]

Electronically Heated Pants

Jason Chen — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:45:09 EST

If there's one thing we hate waking in the morning, it's our testicles climbing up into our abdomen to shield themselves from the frigid cold. NOT ANYMORE! This pair of Tri-Zone heated pants have two heat zones (shouldn't that be dual-zone then?), one around your pockets and one around your lower back. And by lower back, they probably mean ass.

The pants are controlled by a wired remote which goes into a pocket, and they're powered by a rechargeable li-on battery. The phrase "honey, did you recharge my pants?" will probably less awkward after you pick up a pair. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Brookstone via Red Ferret via Sci Fi Tech]

Wireless Heated Insoles Keep Your Toes Attached

Jason Chen — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 18:10:40 EDT

Although these ThermicSole heated insoles are of little use to us bloggers who spend 23 out of 24 hours indoors (hey, that's the same as prisoners), but for those who work for a living, keeping your feet warm may be hard to do. With these wirelessly heated insoles, that's no longer a problem.

Slip the insoles into your boots, slide the wire outside to the removable battery pack, and sling the remote around your neck. Press "+" to add heat, and "-" to stop. What could be simpler?

The only downside is the $350 price tag, but if we had to stand outside in the cold all day we'd definitely spring for one of these. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Herrington via Coolest Gadgets]