AC

After five summers of researching and testing air conditioners, including six new ones this spring, we think the LG…

The first time I saw the new Frigidaire Gallery Cool Connect smart air conditioner my jaw dropped. It was the…

I live in an apartment, currently an extremely cold-ass apartment. But even soul-crushing temps can’t keep me from…

If you work in an office, chances are you or the person sitting next to you has grumbled about it being too hot or…

With another sweltering summer over you might have already forgotten the glory of your AC unit, the 100-year-old…

When air conditioning first appeared—a technology initially developed for use in textile factories—it was feared by…

If you mange to get yourself electrocuted, you probably won't care too much what type of electricity is pumping…

It's hot as hell outside, these days, and it's pretty much unfuckingbearable to endure. Which may be why it took me…

It is hot hot hot right now. So hot, in fact, while I was hanging out on the roof this afternoon, my iPad overheated…

As of Friday, it's officially fall. The box in your window that brought much-needed coolness during the summer is…

It's hot. Parts of your body are sticking to other parts of your body, and it's horrible. Lucky for you, you've got…

Air conditioning is one of man's greatest inventions. I dare you to disagree with me. But what the hell did people…

Summertime, and the livin' is … sweaty. From the subway to the sidewalk, it's freaking hot. (At your office, though,…

Today is inventor extraordinaire Nikola Tesla's 154th birthday. To celebrate, someone made this gushing video…

My current apartment lacks air conditioning of any kind. Good for the environment and the utility bill, but bad for…

A mock-up of a weapon from Bioshock 3? A radioactive steampunk fish tank? The glowing engine of a recovered Area 51…

The iPad really is a giant iPhone—so much so that if you want to get a laptop-like experience out of it, you'll need…

I came today to Gawker's office—under 95º heat and 95% humidity—to find Julia, our brilliant office assistant,…

Imagine Slate columnist Daniel Gross's surprise when he arrived at the Nikkei offices in Japan and was greeted by…

File these under "new to me" category, but while I'd seen programmable thermostats before, I'd never encountered a…