Apparently, resting your laptop on Nexus's cooling pad for 40 minutes will keep your personal computer 14°C cooler than it would if you were to place it on a regular surface. Because it uses no electricity, the pad can be "re-energized" by lifting and shaking it every 20 minutes for the gel to keep cooling your laptop. Supposedly, just ten seconds on this pad will make your laptop significantly cooler too. For £23 ($36), this must be a super magical laptop cooler if it has ten second cooling periods, with no plugs or wires, consisting of gel in a sack that must be shaken every 20 minutes. [Nexus via ForeverGeek]

How ionic winds differ from typical cooling system is that by ionizing the air and passing it over a processor chip, the ionized air increased airflow on the surface, thus creating a cooling breeze over a hot microprocessor (as illustrated above).

Apparently, Tessera's cooling system not only consumes half as much power as other conventional laptop fans, but also can eliminate up to 30% more heat as well. It's pretty much the same technology from a couple years ago, yet reduced in size to fit your personal, portable needs. [Technology Review via BBG]