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Like a lot of IT guys, I work in a very small office, surrounded by lots of computer hardware, much of which runs 24/7, cranking out a lot of heat. Even with the office HVAC, the ambient temperature in my office hovers just below 80 degrees Fahrenheit almost all the time. My den at home routinely gets up into the mid-80s in the spring and summer unless I keep the door shut and the AC cranked. It's not unbearably hot, just a little warmer than you might like to be unless it's the dead of winter.
Now, thanks to the Miracle of Technology, all that has changed! An ingenious inventor from Japan (of course) has developed a shirt with it's own built-in ventilation system -- a fan powered by one of the USB ports on your computer! (via)
If you're like me, you're already sitting at the damn thing 16 hours a day, so there's no problem at all just plugging your shirt right into one of the ports while you're at your desk to stay cool and comfortable all day long! Then, when it's time to leave the office, you can even plug into the power socket (formerly known as the cigarette lighter) for some ventilation in your sun-baked car. Plus it comes in both short- and long-sleeved styles, so you can dress up for those long, airless meetings or go biz-cazh.
As those animated fellows in the Guinness commercials say, "Brilliant!"
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