Laptop Cooling Pad Uses Chemistry To Cool

I have fond memories of my PowerBook G4. I pounded out many a university essay on it. One of my least fond memories was its immense heat output. The excess heat was only welcome on the coldest winter days.

I could have used a product like Thermapak’s Heatshift. Inside the pad are crystals. These crystals that turn to liquid as it absorbs the heat. You can use the Heatshift for 6-8 hours before all the crystals have become liquid. However, the marketing representative at CES reassured me the Heatshift still works after that point.

I haven’t spent enough time with the Heatshift to say if it’s worth purchasing. But the fact it doesn’t require electricity to work is in its favour.

The Heatshift is for sale on its website for $35. The product is also available in Canada at London Drugs.

[Thermapak]