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more about #heating more comments → Hobolicious: I love that you have to be 6.5 feet tall to view that tiny screen properly. I can see it now: "Honey, why are you standing on a stool in the cold wa... more » Kaiser-Machead: What an unfortunately irrelevant name for what it does. They should've put a Google panorama-cam on top of it instead. #poseidon more » aec007: AWESOME !!! It'll look great next to my portable patio-shower / barbeque and my lawnmower / tanning bed! #poseidon more » Monty: Apparently the tester at Chillchasers is Mephistopheles or they might have thought to put the media player on the other side away from the trap door t... more » Curves: I dont "get" patio heaters. Put on a frigging sweater or go in the house, dont add your 2 cents to global warming. #poseidon more » Muzzled: I am a LOT more impressed by the floating umbrella #poseidon more » The Lab: Hilariously tiny screen aside, this thing has some major issues. First, from a global carbon footprint point of view it is much more efficient to bur... more » Geisrud: If they run out, they can harvest a crop of the rodents from my yard. I can't kill the things fast enough (mostly because effective means of doing so... more » Allwheeldriveturbosportwagon: So sane it's insane. Kind of like inflammable. more » FriarNurgle: Florida has a ton of old people... #greentech more » DontFeedTheTrolls: I could see this thing breaking the first week. I had one of those pull up bars that go above the door and would constantly try to close the door with... more » ninjagin: Yeah, but what about the door? Honestly, I rather like the ability to keep certain rooms unheated, and with something like a door, I can make sure the... more » Elvisisdead: Nah - this would work much better in apartment buildings with central HVAC that keeps the entire building at a set temp, but it would only help you to... more » BasicBlack: Or, you could press the little lever that closes or opens the vent. more » scarbrtj: I have been looking for something like this FOREVER. AFAIK, this is the first? It'd be extra handy if something like an IR remote were added in the fu... more » -
#heaters
How Well Do You Think This Walnut Pause Heater Works?
We're always intrigued when a gadget tries to execute its function while simultaneously looking like it doesn't. This Walnut Pause Heater, which uses IR to heat your body, also has built-in speakers. More » -
#homeentertainment
Giant Patio Heaters With Tiny Media Players Are Finally a Reality
Don't get me wrong, the Poseidon is probably the coolest looking patio heater I have ever seen, but the media player? The unit is 6.5 feet tall, and It looks like someone duct taped an iPhone to it. More » -
#gross
Sweden's New Green Tech: Heating Homes With Bunny Corpses
"It sure is warm and toasty in here! Is that a wood stove?," I asked. "Why no," she replied. "I'm burning the corpses of thousands of bunnies." Then there was an awkward silence. More » -
#fans
Room to Room Fan Helps Cut Down on Your Energy Bill
Heating and cooling costs can be a real drain on the bank account, especially when money is tight. This simple $30 door fan helps push warm or cool air into neighboring rooms. More » -
#hvac
Vent-Miser Freezes Out the Guests On Schedule
File these under "new to me" category, but while I'd seen programmable thermostats before, I'd never encountered a vent that opened and closed on a timer. -
#toasty
Coiled "Garden Hose" Radiator is Versatile, Mobile
Generally, I don't consider radiators to be all that interesting (unless it is shaped like a Lego brick), but this coiled radiator design from Ciussai is definitely an exception. The metal wire tubing can be wound and stretched much like a garden hose, which gives it far more functionality than simply heating a room. For example: you can coil it around a bar to dry clothes or lay it on your bed to warm things up on a cold night. I don't know how safe all of this is, but I love the idea. And the best part is that it can actually be purchased from Ad Hoc—although pricing details are unknown. More » -
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#energyconservation
Ecobee Smart Thermostat Can Adjust Home Temps Online
Winter is just around the corner and, with gas prices still unstable, it's now even more important to monitor your thermostat. That's tough and annoying though, which is why gadgets like Ecobee are coming out on the market. Ecobee has an integrated programmable smart thermostat with a WiFi-enabled touchscreen that automatically sets your household to conserve energy at the press of a button. More » -
#wtf
Octocube: What the Heck is This?
If you can guess what this is at first glance then you're a better man than I ... More » -
#ledfireplace
Electroscape LED Fireplace Brings the Aurora Borealis to Your Crib
The Electroscape fireplace from Platonics has a remote-controlled LED lighting system built in. Ahh—nothing warms you up on a frosty 21st Century morn better than some funky LED lights that you can mix, from single color to multicolored, from the cozy comfort of your armchair. You can even specify what arty "fire" objects are displayed inside: driftwood, pebbles or gravel. The fireplace pumps out 2kW of heat from its element, though, rather strangely, Platonics says this is an optional add-on. Maybe those LEDs get really hot. Available now for around $3100 in the UK. [Platonic fireplaces and Ubergizmo] -
#usb
Thanko USB Heating Pad
The Thanko USB Heating pad has the unique position of being potentially useful as we enter the colder months. Then again, there's no way this thing puts out more heat than a modern CPU/GPU combo. Just put your notebook on your lap, and watch your man-bits. [Akihabara] More » -
#gadgets
Kenwood Response Kettle Changes Color As it Heats
Being as into tea as the British folks this Kenwood Response Kettle was made for, we're definitely looking forward to marveling at its color-changing capabilities. Not only is it a container to keep water from spilling all over the place while you heat it, the exterior actually shifts from blue (cool) to red (hot) while it's being heated. Plus, it also has the option for shutting down when it gets to 80 degrees, which is supposedly the perfect temperature for coffee and herbal tea. Only available in the UK for now. [KenwoodWorld via ChipChick via Apartment Therapy via PopGadget]
