Comments on: Frosty, the World’s Smallest Ice Maker from Nextreme

By: Lokivoid

Lokivoid — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:17:34 +0000

its jus a ThermoElectric Diode aka Peltier diode those have been around for 74 Years though not as small as they are to day and there only about 5-10% as effective as Compression style cooling used in refrigerators and freezers. , Sorry Nextream you didnt invent this not so groundbreaking technologie thats been around sense oh 1933

By: iselfdevi

iselfdevi — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:53:52 +0000

yea but were they THIS small 74 years ago??? I think it is groundbreaking that they made a thermoelectric chip this freaking tiny. bravo!

By: Lokivoid

Lokivoid — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:51:44 +0000

note when i said “been around for 74 Years though not as small as they are to day” allthough on other note considering the manufacturing of TEC units is just two plates with a coating it could techniquely be cut to any size one wished, though watt tolarance would change dramaticly,

By: amen2233

amen2233 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:30:21 +0000

do you know how these are made ???? can you generate 3 watts per cm squared ???normall bulk tec’s (peltier modules ) dont evcen come close to this!

By: darkwestern

darkwestern — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:40:19 +0000

This n' is nothing, when I go ÃƒÂ 7-11, I see ÃƒÂ let us glaÃƒÂ§ons smaller a little everywhere, all the time.

By: JAM1SN

JAM1SN — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:24:57 +0000

1833 actually, and yes, it’s a fairly massive step forward in technology TEC.