Nike Microclimate Chair Heats And Cools With Style

[Megalith]

This chair is meant to revitalize players and get them back into the game, but it looks kind of comfy and I'd probably just fall asleep in it.

"This piece of equipment has sensing technology, heating, cooling and air built into it that allows us to control the state of an athlete," Lynn explains in the movie, which Dezeen produced for Nike. The chair is designed for sports that involve intense bursts of exercise followed by short periods of rest, such as basketball where rolling substitutions can be made at any point throughout the game. "For certain sports, where you go in and out, it's advantageous to build a little microclimate around a player," Lynn says.

 

[Nukester]

Interesting concept, but really not needed. Certain clothing can perform the same general task.

 

[Krab]

Yeah this is neat but I have to believe there are more practical and vastly less expensive ways to cool someone down. Like these things Stanford researchers' cooling glove 'better than steroids'