The Hagent uses its heat sensors to find warmers spots in your pad, like next to a heater or a fireplace. Then, it will soak up all of that heat, storing it as energy. Once the temperature drops, it will move around to where it’s cold and release the stored heat. That’s pretty smart. The storing process isn’t fully described, but it’s nothing too futuristic looking at the prototype robot in the video below:

Assuming they can get this thing down in size and cost, I think they’re onto something here. I wouldn’t mind having one of these, following me around like a puppy. The pets would go nuts though.

[via Gizmodo via DVice]

A plug at the ends of each tray ensure that water doesn’t get into the middle of the straw molds, so you can drink through them. The straws this thing produces look a little chunky to me, but that’s okay – just more ice surface area to keep your drink chilled.

Ice Straw trays are available over at FredFlare for $14(USD) each. I’d love to see someone come up with ice-based Crazy Straws. That’s an ice tray I’d buy.

The tray is made from silicone, not those impossible to crack hard plastic sort, and has six smaller carbonite cubes and one large cube. It’s hard to tell what size the cubes are, but I bet the larger one is more for a punchbowl. I think I would put some grape juice in there and make them look black like the film’s carbonite.

The tray sells for $9.99 (USD) over at Kotobukiya’s website. It is crazy cool though and would be perfect for a Star Wars Blu-ray viewing party or Halloween. I could totally see doing some Jell-O shots out of this thing too. I want one!

That material is a solid at room temperature and when you drop it in coffee that is in the 140 degree range it absorbs the heat and the material inside melts. As it absorbs heat, it will cool your coffee three times faster than normal and keep you from burning your taste buds off.

The paradox part comes in the fact that while these things absorb heat and cool the coffee to start, once that material inside starts to harden it puts some of that heat back into your drink to make it warmer for twice as long. These beans are on Kickstarter right now to land funding and are well over the amount they need, but you can still contribute to the project if you want. A pledge of $40 or more will get you a set of five Joulies for yourself.

These gloves are heated by USB power and will keep your hands warm while you’re typing away. They are made by Thanko and are able to heat up to 113˚F (45˚C).

IF you don’t mind looking like a ninja dork while you’re typing, you can get a pair of the USB Ninja Warming Gloves over at Geek Stuff 4 U for ¥2,680 (appx. $32 USD.)

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The jacket is called the M12 Heated Jacket and it runs on red lithium rechargeable batteries. A single battery is good for up to six hours of heat. The three heating zones are made from carbon fiber and will keep you toasty. The jacket is wind and water resistant as well.

It also has a three stage heat control along with pockets for your gadgets like a phone or MP3 player. The jacket is about $180 depending on the size you need and you can buy the thing in some local stores and at Amazon.

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The Bula Lex Earphone Hat is made of Polartec® fleece to keep things warm, while your music keeps things cool. Bula Lex. Sounds like some kind of drug. For diarrhea.

You can get the Bula Lex Earphone Hat for $40.00 at Amazon. While you’re there, check out Bula’s other hats, the Kamikaze and the boringly-named Campus Cap.

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Okay so that’s not the whole story. The gloves were modified so that people with tiny gadgets can still touch, push and poke even with the gloves on. Because people don’t know how to use scissors. You should all be ashamed of yourselves for waiting for others to come up with great ideas.

I, too, have an idea. An ordinary telephone has too many numbers, which makes telephone numbers hard to memorize. What if I scrap them all except for the number 4? Then we’ll only have to remember how many 4′s there are in someone’s number! I’ll call it The Fourn. Or Fourno. Then I’ll sell it for $800! Money money money-MONEY!

[Etre Touchy via Forever Geek]

Just chill these special ice cube rocks in your freezer for about an hour before use. 2 or 3 rocks should keep your drinks nice and chilled. Originating from Sweden, the cubes are cut from a natural stone called Nordic Rock, known for its ability to retain cold (and to occasionally carry a tune). When not in use, you can keep the rocks in the included leather pouch. This also serves as a handy weapon if you feel the need to beat someone over the head.

You can grab a set of 10 rocks from UK gift retailer Mocha for £15.99 (appx. $29 USD). Rock on!

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The gang over at Charles & Marie listened to your feedback, and have worked with Dutch designer Damien O’Sullivan to produce a new version of the minimal black-and-white mug that says “cold” when it’s cold, and “hot” when it’s hot. It’s amazing how one small text change can really make such a difference. Heck, just the utility of knowing when that coffee that’s been sitting in there all day long is cold as ice should be enough to merit the $25 price tag.

Charles & Marie is now offering the Hot/Cold mug on a pre-order basis now, so if you want one, you’d better head on over and place your order. They should start shipping in about three weeks.

The case was assembled from 66 individual cooling fans, keeping the system icy cold all the time. Maybe Microsoft should think about this design for the next Xbox 360.

[via 2dayBlog via GizmoWatch]

This rechargeable electric scooter holds up to 24 cans of your favorite beverages, along with 8 pounds of ice right under your bum. There’s even a cup holder right between your legs so you can have a can of the cold stuff for yourself. If sitting on a cooler doesn’t sound very comfortable to you, there’s an optional padded seat that bolts on for about $30.

The three-wheeled vehicle can hold up to 300lbs and propel you down the road at up to 14 miles per hour. You’ll be able to drive about 15 miles on a single charge. While I’m not certain if this thing is street-legal, it’s probably fine for tooling around the parking lot at the stadium, delivering cold brews to your buddies.

You can find the 14 M.P.H. Cooler at Hammacher Schlemmer for $499.95.

The Portable Dry Ice Maker can crank out a one-pound block of dry ice in less than a minute. For those of you who don’t know about dry ice, it’s a super-cold ice that chills out at a teeth-chattering negative 109.3° F (-78.5° C). Although its practical use is to keep food and drinks cool for long journeys, it’s best known among the geek set for the awesome low-hanging fog that it produces when immersed in warm water.

So if you need to freeze a lot of stuff, or are just looking for that cool fog effect, you can pick one up form Hammacher Schlemmer for $499.95.

[via GadgetGrid]

The Koolatron Coin-Op Mini Fridge lets you chill up to ten cans of your favorite 12-oz. canned drinks (up to five cans each of two flavors). Then it requires deposit of money (Quarters only, though) before it dispensing a can. And it even comes with a dozen special tokens that you can keep for yourself, so you won’t have to pony up the dough for your own soda.

The Koolatron comes in both blue and silver versions and is available from Solutions (web only) for $149.99.

[via 7Gadgets]

Brando’s USB Mini Fridge holds one and only one can of soda, beer or other drink in its tiny confines. The mini refrigerator even has a little blue LED light that turns on when you open the door.

Each fridge will set you back $33, or just under $200 for a six-pack.

The compact can-vending refrigerator lets you chill up to 12 cans of your favorite beverage, and then dispenses them out of a slot in the front of the fridge. Simply press the button next to your drink of choice, and out comes your can of pop. The $159.95 gadget comes in a retro-modern silver finish with a see-through front door so you can show off all of your cans of Mountain Dew and Jolt!

[via Coolest Gadgets]

The SG4 and SG5 snow makers from Snowathome.com turn water and pressurized air into actual snow. You’ll need to provide your own power washer and an air compressor, and the outside temperature will need to be below 29