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Thermosaurus Radiator with Adorable Mittens Soon to Be Heating Your Home?

Jack Kieffer — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:30:27 +0000

You use space heaters occasionally to heat a small room, but those are honestly huge eye sores. As in, your visitors walk in, and they walk out with bandages on their corneas and a plan to sue your broke self. So, avoid all of these issues and take a look at the Thermosaurus Radiator, which, unfortunately, is still a prototype right now.

Hopefully, though, we’ll be able to use it to heat our chilly dome homes in Antarctica soon, preferably before my fingers fall off and the penguins eat them. Greedy little things – first, my sandwiches, and now my fingers? I’M NEVER WATCHING MARCH OF THE PENGUINS EVER AGAIN. And if I do, it’s only because Morgan Freeman has the voice of a manly meadowlark.

The Thermosaurus Radiator is definitely a geeky way to keep your house warm, and it’s apparently very safe in terms of not burning down your house. They put adorable little mittens on the T. Rex, so I’m assuming that those will never turn into adorable flaming mittens that are a danger to everyone in the household. Don’t get me wrong – flaming mittens are awesome, but people with the Thermosaurus Radiator probably have kids who haven’t burned themselves enough times to know the dangers of fire. Me? I still burn myself all the time, but that’s because I’m a moron. *Touches the stove*

The Thermosaurus Radiator, when Art Lebedev Studio is ready to make it for all of us to enjoy, will most likely be made out of cast iron. Below are a couple (crazy and wild) shots of the tiny model they made of their beloved T-Rex when they believed that they had come upon the perfect design for this dino-themed space heater. That face – that face is the epitome of success. *Success kid fist pump*

The Thermosaurus Radiator is awesome, but you’re probably looking for some more great dino-themed things: don’t worry, y’all, I’ve got you covered. There’s the 3D Printed Dinosaur for you to look at, as well as the Robo-Rex LEGO Dinosaur.

Jack Kieffer owns Cool Gizmo Toys, a site that loves all things geeky.

Panasonic’s Electric Carpet Keeps Your Tootsies Warm

Technabob — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:36:14 +0000

We’ve all heard of electric blankets, right? Japanese electronics giant Panasonic decided to take the basic concept and embed it into a carpet. That way, when you step on the rug, your feet stay nice and toasty. As a resident of a chilly Northern climate, living with hardwood floors, this really does seem like a bright idea.

Panasonic’s new heated rugs have a special radiant mat that sits beneath the surface of the carpet to keep things nice and warm. Your bare feet should have nothing to complain about with these rugs cranking out temperatures all the way up to about 114°F/46°C. But if that’s too hot for you, no worries – they are adjustable. In addition to a variety of fabric styles, they plan on offering wooden surfaces as well.

And you don’t need to worry about Rover taking a whiz on one of these and electrocuting himself. The heating elements are waterproof, and the rugs are designed for stain and germ resistance.

Cool Your Hot Console With a Radiator

Technabob — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:42:26 +0000

For certain current-gen consoles (espectially those that start with an “X” and end with a “360″), overheating has been a recurring problem for many of us. I’ve seen all sorts of cooling fans that claim to help with the problem, and sometimes they do. That said, there doesn’t appear to be a perfect solution, other than a redesign of the console’s innards.

However, for those of us who have already purchased said white-hot console, we’re always looking for options too keep the thing from melting down. This add-on takes a vastly different approach than those noisy fans.

This passive “heat radiator” lays on top of your (horizontal) sweltering console or computer. It’s aluminum fins are said to dissipate the hot stuff, decreasing the heat retained inside your precious electronic gear. As a bonus, it’s got a funky picture of some unknown JapAnime character on it (take that Intercooler!)

The Console Heat Radiator is available from Japan’s HimeyaShop for $35.