For a fan, a smart plug is a genuinely useful, cheap upgrade — schedule it to pre-cool the bedroom before you go up, have it switch off automatically overnight, or…

A cooling pad helps a laptop run cooler in a warm room — which matters because a hot laptop throttles (deliberately slows itself to protect its chips) and gets uncomfortable…

Never leave a child, a vulnerable adult or a pet in a parked car in warm weather — the interior heats to dangerous, potentially fatal levels within minutes, even in…

Before anything else: never leave a child, a vulnerable adult, or a pet in a parked car in warm weather. The inside of a car heats to dangerous, potentially fatal…

A cooling mat gives a pet a cool surface to lie on — most are pressure-activated gel that absorbs body heat with no power, water or freezer needed, so you…

A mini fridge is a lovely convenience for a bedroom or home office — cold drinks and snacks without trekking to the kitchen — but two things decide whether you’ll…

A portable ice maker is a brilliant heatwave and party gadget — a countertop machine you pour water into that produces a batch of ice in minutes, with no plumbing…

Yes — and unlike some “cooling” gadgets, cooling towels rely on real, well-understood physics: evaporation. You wet the towel, wring it out and snap it, and its special weave holds…

A neck fan is a genuinely useful bit of personal kit for a hot commute, a festival, or a warm workplace — it sits around your neck and streams air…