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Friction from Your Mouse Can Keep Coffee Hot

081809_tf_electromousepad.jpgAre you a workaholic? A coffee-holic? Are you both?! Wouldn't it be great if your two vices could help each other out?

 
 

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Tao Ma designed this mouse-and-mousepad setup that's crafted just to keep a drink or small plate of food hot. When you move your mouse along the mousepad, both specially designed to include induction coils, friction between them creates electromagnetic induction that gets transferred to the hot plate.

We'll admit it looks a little silly and probably impractical for 99.9 percent of the computing world. But for the one guy out there who spends all day online, hates cold coffee and has to have a dedicated permanent spot for everything on his desk—well, that guy is having the best day ever, now!

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concept, heat, coffee, desk, mousepad, mouse pad, induction, electromagnetic, hot plate

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Comments (3)

It uses induction, not friction.

posted by Bradley Powers on August 18th 2009 at 6:35pm
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Friction from your mouse can keep your coffee hot? Spilled coffee can ruin your electronics!

posted by Cosmotosis on August 23rd 2009 at 12:18pm
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When did this become a vaporware product design blog? a bad render and patent app do not a product make...

posted by sizzlerred on August 25th 2009 at 3:57pm
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