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Concept for a Wrist Rest That Heats or Cools You
For office workers fighting over the thermostat
Those who work in offices know the universal temperature settings rarely please everyone. With this in mind, UK-based industrial designer Tony Elkington of Studio Elk conceived of this Stratum – Workplace Thermal Comfort concept:
"Stratum is a desk mat that gives office workers control over their own temperature by applying heating or cooling directly to the forearms."
"It works on the principle of spatial alliesthesia - the same way you quickly feel more comfortable when you wrap your hands around a hot mug on a chilly day, or run your wrists under cold water when you're too warm. By localising the application of heating and cooling, Stratum can keep users feeling just right in a wide range of office temperatures, using a fraction of the energy and with no impact on those around them.?"
"Stratum is designed to be unobtrusive and facilitate productivity by minimising interactions with the device. The mat self-regulates to maintain users' desired temperature, and it takes just a matter of seconds to switch between heating, cooling and neutral presets. If the full desk space is needed, Stratum can be simply rolled up and moved aside."
I would be so curious to try this, but alas, it's just a concept.
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Bit afraid to share a link here, but https://dewarmemat.nl/ is a bit the same concept. The site is in dutch, I'm sorry, but it's a heated writing mat that can be placed under the keyboard and the mouse. It uses about 40 watts of AC and really helps a lot in cold periods of working at home.
Great concept, I'm sure it would be well received especially if it isn't bulky. Under forearm placement is a good choice.