Gizmodo: warmth

Swiss Swimming Pool Warmed by Surplus Server Heat and Alliteration

Kit Eaton — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:57:22 EDT

There's clearly something going on with the Swiss and hot water: first "extreme jacuzzi-ing" on top of Mont Blanc, and now they're going to use waste energy kicked out by servers to warm a swimming pool. It's a simple concept: take the heat from the server room air-conditioners at a new data center, and direct it through heat exchangers to the water in the town pool. The town, Uitikon, will get a hot pool and all they had to pay for was some of the connecting gear since the heat would otherwise have been vented. Cool! ... or rather, hot! Darn eco-friendly too. [Sydney Morning Herald]

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

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