EDIT: Well hey now! This post was linked to by the lovely folks at Joystiq.com! Thanks guys!
For some, Winters in New York City can be the worst time of the year.
Living in New Jersey most of my life, Winter was never truly that bad. Sure, digging your car out of the snow wasn’t pleasant but most homes and apartments were always well heated and I was graced with an autostarter on my car. Trips anywhere were always toasty the moment I got behind the wheel. Traveling anywhere in NJ during Winter meant bundling up in your warm home, running to your car, getting into a warm car, driving, running out of your warm car into the outside world and getting inside somewhere. Living in New York City is totally different.
Even if you live close to a subway stop, sometimes your destination may be a few blocks away from your home. And no matter how crowded the streets are, it’s always cold in NYC. The worst part about living in NYC is the amount of residents an apartment building may have. Because of which, the temperature is not controlled by you, but by your landlord. Most New Yorkers’ Facebook and Twitter streams were littered with complaints about freezing apartments the moment the chill came into the city. Some resort to space heaters even though those may hike up their electricity bill. And since New Yorkers love to drink, alcohol consumption has also been used as an alternative to stay warm. (I wonder which is cheaper per month?)
However, I’ve made a great discovery in how to keep warm this Winter.
I live in a brownstone in Brooklyn and I have two small rooms. One is my bedroom and the other is my office/TV room. Since this building is old, we have old iron radiators.
Unfortunately, the landlord sets the heat on and off at the oddest intervals and the heater in my office/TV room doesn’t work at all. So when it’s off, my bedroom is freezing. However, no matter what, I’ve noticed my office/TV room is NEVER cold when I’m in there. Lately, I’ve been doing work on my laptop while watching TV and I’ve been catching up on shows via Netflix with my Xbox 360. I’d fire up my big HDTV, put on a show, sit on the couch and work away for a few hours. After I was done, I’d get ready for the day. I would take a shower and head into my bedroom to change only to get hit by a giant wave of cold… But why? How did I not expect my bedroom to be freezing? Then I realized what has been keeping my other room so toasty.
Who would’ve guessed that the Xbox 360 would act as a lovely space heater. We all know the Xbox 360 generates a lot of heat. We also know that Xbox 360s can overheat, especially if they are kept in a closed cabinent. But my TV rack is open so the heat from the Xbox can leak all over my room and keep me warm. Between all the work I can do at home and the TV shows to watch on Netflix, I just saved myself some money on buying a space heater and spending more on my electric bill!
So that’s my little winter tip for all you gamers out there. Save money and snuggle up to your Xbox this Winter to stay warm! Happy gaming! And don’t forget to add my Facebook Fan Page to keep up to date with all my postings, links and discussions!
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I often rest my feet on the power brick under my desk while playing games, wroks great as a footwarmer!
I admit, I do that with my Macbook power brick. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
I hardly notice any heat from my 360 to be honest. My 60gb PS3 on the other hand, that is a space heater! Unfortunately I live in florida so I don't need it to be a space heater so it's more annoying than anything else.
I used to enjoy the same luxury when I had mine in a small bedroom. Late night gaming sessions were so cosy!
Ive since moved and now the 360 sits in a big open room. To make matters worse my 360 is a replacement with the new innards so it hardly generates any heat at all. Ah I miss those days!
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