Those of you in cooler climates may get a kick out of these USB hand warming gloves. The gloves look like your typical gloves, but plug into your USB port to warm your hands in minutes. The gloves use the power from the USB on your computer to produce heat. When you want to use them you simply put them on your hands, plug them into your computer, and prepare to get warm.
When I first saw these I thought it was pretty neat invention. The USB port on your computer can more definitely be used as a power source, so a hand warmer is a pretty fantastic idea.
The more I think about it however, the more slightly peculiar it is. In what situation would it be so cold you would need a hand warmer, but you would also want to use your computer? My office gets pretty cold at times, but never so cold that I feel like a hand warming device would be necessary. Having a device that plugs only into your computers USB port also limits you to using it, only when you are using your computer.
A USB hand warmer lends itself to the invention of tons of other random USB powered devices. I actually think a USB powered fan would be a fabulous idea. I’ve gone outside on many a hot day with my laptop to do some writing, and would have loved the opportunity to cool off, a little bit at least, with a USB powered fan. I can picture myself on hot afternoons at the park!
What could be next? A USB powered food warmer? Cook your lunch with your laptop. How many of you would use USB powered hand warmers? Where would you use them/ What other USB powered devices can you think of?