This computer add on brings a chilling effect

A device that Mr. Crap owns was featured in the New York Times:

The U.S.B. Beverage Chiller, from CoolIT Systems of Calgary, Alberta, was designed to spare white-collar workers the irritation of wasted caffeine. The device, which can draw power from most any PC or Macintosh, is sort of a reverse hot plate, as well as CoolIT’s answer to the multitude of U.S.B. drink warmers beloved by coffee-craving geeks.

The chiller was inspired by a throwaway joke heard last summer as CoolIT’s executives pondered the nature of their business: building hardware that prevents high-performance computers from melting down. “Somebody said, ‘It’s a shame that our coolers don’t chill beer, because we’d make a lot more money,’ ” said Geoff Lyon, the company’s chief executive. “We all had a good laugh about that one.”

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