Portable Climate Control for Your Cube

Mon Jan 7, 2008 12:18PM EST

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Just a quick post about one of the coolest (and coolest-looking) things I saw last night at CES's Digital Experience event, a big pre-CES splash. Herman Miller is moving heavily into personal peripherals for the workspace, not just lamps, but also this snazzy gizmo: the C2 Climate Control unit from HM's "be" collection.

No, it's not a speaker, it's a combo heater and cooler that sits right on your desk. The C2 draws 60 watts of power and gently heats or cools the space up to about 18 inches in front of the vent. It even includes an air filter in the base, cleaning the air while it cools you down.

No knobs or dials, either: Temperature is managed with a touch-sensitive strip on the front of the machine. Price is $280 (hey, it's a Herman Miller product). A little pricey, yes, but you probably won't bother thinking about that while you're nice and cool and everyone else is sweating in their cube.

LINK: Herman Miller

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  • 6 Posted by lisamarie7733@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:53PM EDT Report Abuse

    Fantastic idea for the office cube. Half of us are hot with fans on our desks and the other are cold most of the time. Little pricey still.

  • 7 Posted by containercrazy on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:29PM EDT Report Abuse

    Beats that little fan you put the ice cube in and spray yourself with! The price tag is another story...

  • 8 Posted by gama144 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:05PM EDT Report Abuse

    Looks like a cross between an Ipod and a toaster? Correct. But working more as a toster :)

  • 9 Posted by mikewofsey on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:20PM EDT Report Abuse

    Lessee ... 60 watts, huh? Since there is no place for the thing to dump the waste heat, both the cooler and the heater operate as 100% efficient HEATERS of the immediate space around them. So the best anyone can hope for out of these are an an incredibly weak, overpriced cubicle warmer (compared to a $25 1500 watt space heater) or a an incredibly overpriced fan, possibly with some evaporative cooling. But considering you can get mostly the same thing for about $15, I would say this product is both useless, gimmicky and destined for failure. Sorry, but the laws of thermodynamics stubbornly resist fancy technology.

  • 10 Posted by kng30294 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:52PM EDT Report Abuse

    60 watts???? Good Idea for company bosses to get their slave style employees. To save them money on their bills. I say use the regular heater which gets the job done even better and provides more comfort. what about the fortunate corp slaves who have the bigger cubicles.. LOL 18 inches is not gonna cut it...

  • 11 Posted by kng30294 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:52PM EDT Report Abuse

    60 watts???? Good Idea for company bosses to get their slave style employees. To save them money on their bills. I say use the regular heater which gets the job done even better and provides more comfort. what about the fortunate corp slaves who have the bigger cubicles.. LOL 18 inches is not gonna cut it...

  • 14 Posted by irishcelticeyes@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:25PM EDT Report Abuse

    Hey...that looks like a great gadget. I don't work in an office, however, I drive an old delievery van without heat or AC....can you make one that pluges into a cigarette lighter??? If you do.....I'll buy TWO!!

  • 15 Posted by ccgrimes@bellsouth.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:20PM EDT Report Abuse

    Can something like this be built for older people who are hired by the large amusement parks? These people work part time and when it is cold in the Smoky Mountains, they need heat and in the summer it is sweltering hot. They need something that would not be obvious that they are wearing it. Most all of these people are retired and working at these parks to keep busy and be around people. My sister is 68 years old and putting small children on rides and being sure that they are fastened in so they wont fall out. I would purchase one of these for my sister if it would be available.

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