Hot gadgets to stay cool

Feeling the heat? Check out these products that help you cool down, writes Izwan Ismail

The Hamilton Beach PIM-2-1A portable ice maker is the perfect appliance to keep your drinks cool on a hot day. It produces nine ice cubes every six to eight minutes, making up to 11kg of ice per day. The high efficiency compressor is built for long life and quiet operation. Three LED indicators let you know when the ice storage basket is full, when you need to add water and when the machine is making ice. It also features touch buttons for easy operation. Its water reservoir capacity is 2.5 litres. Total ice storage capacity is 900g. US$99.99 at Amazon.com. This retro design chiller enables you to cool or heat contents like food. Whether your are at the office, school or in your car, rest assured you will be the envy of all as you enjoy your perfectly chilled (or warm) beverages. US$70.57 at Amazon.com. This mattress pad helps cool two people on a King- or Queensized bed. Rather than cooling your entire house to frigid temperatures at night, the cool buddy only cools you and your partner. This cuts electricity consumption drastically. Using the physics of evaporation, the unit actively chills 3.8 litres of water 7-12 degrees below room temperature. This chilled water is then circulated through a thin mattress pad that pulls excess body heat away from you, transferring it to the water which is then run back through the chiller before being recirculated all night long. US$219.99 at Amazon.com.