The cushion is made from “natural minerals,” which has a unique property of producing a cooling effect when melting. The minerals regenerate automatically when stored in a cool place out of direct sunlight.

To minimize regeneration time, stop using cushion before all minerals are in a melted state (easy to feel by gently squeezing the cushion).

Neither the melting time nor the regeneration time is stated, which has a huge impact on how useful this product is. But then again, this might be our only ticket to cool asses!

Price: $49.95
Availability: Now!

Now you can chill that Pepsi (no Coke vs Pepsi war please) and heat that Starbucks, both with the same USB gadget.

• External power source is NOT required
• Warmer: 10 minutes 29 degrees increase
• Cooler: 10 minutes 13 degrees decrease
• Cable length: 98cm (38.6in)
• Heating pad diameter: 65mm (2.6in)
• Dimension: 13.8 x 8.9 x 3.4cm (5.4 x 3.5 x 1.3in)
• Weight: 420g (14.8oz)

Priced at just US$24, it makes this a much better choice than the US$40 chiller-only option that was mentioned some time ago. I think I’m gonna get one right now! Product page.

As we know, Dell isn’t the only one using Sony laptop batteries that have potential of exploding in your face. Our favorite Apple iBooks and PowerBooks are just as “hot”.

Apple announced today that it’ll be recalling 1.8 million batteries that are identified as potentially hazardous – less than half of Dell’s 4.1 million. 1.1 million of them in US, and the rest around the world.

The affected models are the 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and the 15-inch PowerBook G4, which were sold between October 2003 and August 2006. If you own one of those, do make it a point to go for the battery exchange. It would hurt me deeply to have one of these explode on my dear readers.