Week3-Hardware

For the “Heat It Up” brand, all my apparel can be attached to a charger that warms up the heating system inside the clothing. As long as you have the charger and an electrical outlet, you can heat up any of the winter apparel.

            The charger’s hardware fully heats up each piece of apparel in a specific time, depending on the type of clothing. The winter coats take the longest to heat up, at 15 minutes. Clothing such as the scarves and gloves take less time. The charger will automatically stop charging once it has given the apparel enough power to last a period of 12 hours. If 12 hours of heating is not desired, the charger can be turned off before it is totally charged.

            The maximum temperature level for each piece of clothing is 85 degrees Fahrenheit. However, there is a control switch on the apparel itself, which allows you the option to lower the temperature. It can be reduced in increments of 5 degrees to as low as 65 degrees. So, throughout the day you can lower and increase the temperature as desired. In addition, the power can be completely turned off at any given time. This feature allows you to conserve power and only use it as needed, and giving the item a much more efficient usage of time.