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Bad Decisions: Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler

Mark Wilson — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:03:39 +0000

You know that friend of yours who was so excited for college until three weeks in when, suddenly, they packed their bags and moved back home? Just what did they encounter that was so shockingly depraved? This thing.

For when one night of crying in a cold shower isn’t enough, the Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler puts six bottles of the liquorice from hell on ice, making them accessible through a spigot that looks suitably impossible to properly sterilise. At $US120, the price must look a bit steep to most college freshman. But this is your future we’re talking about, people. Spare no expense. This college certainly isn’t going to drop itself out. [Jägermeister via Uncrate via uberreview]

Coleman’s Steel Belted Chest Cooler Isn’t Messing Around

Adam Frucci — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:00:00 +0000

What do you get when you spend a whopping $US173 on a cooler? Stainless steel and cold beers, that’s what.

Coleman’s new Steel Belted Chest Cooler is the granddaddy of coolers, featuring a secure rubber seal and robust insulation so your booze and meat stays cold. It’s also got a leak-proof and rust resistant drain, which I’m sure is great. But at the end of the day, you’re still spending $US173 on a cooler. And I wonder if that money couldn’t be better spent on more beer and meat. That’s just me. [Amazon via Uncrate]

Nexus’s Velvety Laptop Cooler Has No Fans

Andi Wang — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:30:00 +0000

Another gadget to keep your laptop from burning you silly, Nexus’s TDD-9000 liquid cooling pad is a soft, velvety cloth filled with a patented, gel-like substance that needs no plugs, wiring or electricity to quietly, yet actively, cool your laptop.

Apparently, resting your laptop on Nexus’s cooling pad for 40 minutes will keep your personal computer 14°C cooler than it would if you were to place it on a regular surface. Because it uses no electricity, the pad can be “re-energized” by lifting and shaking it every 20 minutes for the gel to keep cooling your laptop. Supposedly, just ten seconds on this pad will make your laptop significantly cooler too. For £23 ($US36), this must be a super magical laptop cooler if it has ten second cooling periods, with no plugs or wires, consisting of gel in a sack that must be shaken every 20 minutes. [Nexus via ForeverGeek]

Bullet-Shaped Bollinger Champagne Cooler, For 007’s Giant Gun

Kit Eaton — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:10:00 +0000

A giant gun that fires bullets containing chilled bottles of Bollinger…sounds like a psychedelic James Bond-theme dream. But at least the bullet bit is nearly a reality. Bollinger has come up with this 007-themed champagne bottle cooler in time for Quantum of Solace that actually is bullet-shaped, though there’s no giant Walther PPK to fire it. It’s fabulously silly, and presumably fabulously priced since it’s a strictly limited edition run of just 207. Maybe Bond should worry about it though: you know, the saying goes “somewhere out there there’s a bullet with your name on it”… [Sybarites via Luxurylaunches]

Targus’ Chill Mat For Macs Designed to Keep Your MacBook and Knees Cool

Kit Eaton — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:30:00 +0000

Generally I think “laptop coolers… meh” when I come across them, but the new Chill Mat from Targus—part of the new range for Macs—is actually a fairly sweet device. Mainly because it’s just a simple mesh-top gizmo, that tilts your Mac to a more wrist-friendly position and it looks like it’d sit quite well, stylistically speaking, next to a MacBook (and yes, I’m one of those people who’d think about that.) It’s got dual USB-powered fans to keep your Mac and knees chilled, and fits all Macbooks up the 17-inch Pro. Out now for $US50. [Targus]

Photochopped R2-D2 USB Beverage Cooler Can Be Yours, Actual Product or Not

John Mahoney — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:45:00 +0000

Add this one to the “ouch, ouch, ouch” Photoshop bin. Yeah, I can use the pen tool to smoothly decapitate R2 and throw a Coke can top and USB cord in too. What I can’t do, though, is build an actual USB beverage can cooler out of a shrunken R2-D2 model. Which I would want. It’s up for pre-order at Play.com for US$36–whether you get a layered .PSD or an actual cooler, though, remains to be seen. [Product Page via Nerd Approved]

Thermaltake’s V1 Cooler is Half Artwork, Half Airy Lungs For Your CPU

Kit Eaton — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:22:00 +0000

Current gadget design tends to favour minimalism… but that’s simply not true for this Thermaltake V1 cooler. Ohoho no. The Thermaltake designer who came up with this must’ve been an artist in a former career. Just look at it: so detailed, organically-shaped and glittery it’s an artwork. And one you’d surely have to show off if you chose to mount it to your CPU. It’s got a 12v fan, operates between 1,300 and 2,000 and is around 12.7cm tall and 10.1cm wide and will cost you around US$60. [BBG via DVice]

Cruzin’ Cooler Operator Gets Charged With DWI

Gizmodo US Edition — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:30:00 +0000

We first wrote about the Cruzin Cooler, literally a motorised cooler scooter, here on Giz way back in 2006. Frankly, we’re kind of baffled today that it took more than two years for the thing to log its first DWI arrest. First of all, yes, the Cruzin Cooler counts as a vehicle, and that is why Whitehall, NY resident Leslie J. “Bomber” Marr, 57, faces felony DWI and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle charges, for swerving and driving on the sidewalk. The cooler contained 14 beers, but Washington County DA Kevin Kortright wasn’t impressed. “They tell us he’s been riding around town on that cooler for years,” Kortright said, completely serious. “You can’t cruise around on your cooler if you’re intoxicated.” Indeed. [PostStar]

RC Beer Cooler Robot Now Available For Pre-Order

Sean Fallon — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:30:00 +0000

It was a big hit at CES, and now you can get in on all of the drunken laziness. The device will be available from Solutions on May 23rd for US$69.95 and from Firebox on the 28th for US$78.30. [Solutions and Firebox via Toyology]

Veuve Globalight Cools Your Champagne, Gives Romantic Glow Too

Gizmodo US Edition — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:33:45 +0000

Designer Karim Rashid has turned out this multifunction champagne cooler just in time for the upcoming Milan Design Fair, and we have to admit it’s rather beautiful. Produced in collaboration with Veuve Clicquot, the Globalight is supposed to keep your champers chilled for two hours and also sheds a halo of pink light: sitting on stepping stones in the middle of a lake is optional. Why that pink light, though? Might have a romantic impact on a special evening, perhaps. It’ll certainly have an impact on your wallet: it’s a 500-piece limited edition and costs US$4,000. [Luxury launches]