Mountain Hardwear has developed a winter jacket with a heating element that will keep you toasty while it charges your gadgets.
Reach into the front left pocket and you’ll find a power adapter that enables you to charge your iPod, digital camera, GPS device or cellphone.
The $240 jackets, branded Refugium for men and Radiance for women, are sold separately from the rechargeable lithium-ion battery and heating system developed by Ardica Technology. Ardica’s Moshi heating system costs another $145; the tech connector kit will set you back $50.
The three heating elements — one in the midback and two in the front midsection — together weigh less than a pound. Users can adjust the temperature up to 100 degrees with a toggle switch on the left front of the jacket. The heating elements can be fully charged in less than three hours, and a charge should last up to eight hours on the lowest heat setting, according to Mountain Hardwear spokeswoman Paige Boucher.
The jacket will be available Oct. 15. Rik Fairlie
