The Glove

Looking for that last minute gift for the athlete in your life and have $2500 to spend? You could buy them "The Glove," a simple device that cools (or heats) a body with remarkable efficiency and even more remarkable results.

Developed by two Stanford biologists with grants from the U.S. Defense Dept., The Glove works by using the hands as natural radiators for the rest of the body. Instead of trying to lower body temperature at the surface of the body, the glove pulls blood from the body's core to its extremities (the hands) and cools it there. Its properties have been tested on soldiers exercising in the desert, and on athletes performing at maximum intensity.

Here's an article that provides some details:

Cool Invention Helps Tired Players Bounce Back

And here's the company's web site:

http://www.avacore.com/

It kind of makes that pair of woolen mittens seem pretty tame, doesn't it?