Hasta La Gadget!

As the Starks used to say “Winter is Coming!” so you’d better start thinking about how you’re going to keep warm when Fall is over. You could freeze your bippy off, or you could cover it up with a ghost from Pac-Man.

These handmade crocheted blankets from AtomicBits are just the thing to give you a little added warmth as you cozy up on the couch in front of your shiny new PS4 or XBone this holiday season.

At a little over 2-feet-square, they’re actually a better size for a baby blanket, but you get the point. They still will look cool thrown on your bed or couch. Each one is made from anti-allergic Acrylic/Wool thread, and is perfect for any retro gaming fanatic. They’re currently available in red (Blinky) and orange (Clyde) versions, though I’m sure you could convince AtomicBits to make you an Inky, Pinky or blue ghost if you ask nicely.

You know the general rule when it comes to getting a good night’s sleep – having a cool head and warm feet works best, and what better way to ensure that your feet as well as the rest of your body remains nice and toasty other than to cover it with a decent blanket? Of course, some of us live in extremely cold countries, where a blanket alone will not do the trick, but generally speaking, the average blanket ought to be able to get the job done for a decent night’s rest. Well, the £34.99 Speaker Blanket does more than keep your body warm during those cold nights, as its name suggests, it also comes with a pair of built-in speakers to pump out your favorite winding down music so that you can drift off to dreamland sooner than you count to 99 sheep.

The Speaker Blanket will run on a solitary AA battery, and there is an integrated 3.5mm headphone jack for you to hook it up to a decent pair of headphones just in case there are others in the same room who might not appreciate your eclectic selection of music that you use to relax. It would have been nice to see a Bluetooth-enabled version of the Speaker Blanket, but I guess that the lack of this feature right now would just leave the door open for a decent sequel sometime down the road.
[ Speaker Blanket offers warm comfort copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

When you don’t have a TARDIS with which to travel through time and space, the next best thing might be a TARDIS shaped blanket. Instead of walking into the TARDIS and hitting some controls, you can just get in and pull this blanket over your head and let your dreams take you to distant alien worlds for adventure.

This blanket was made by Kristi from RainyMondayTumblr. It’s over 7.5-feet-long and has some nice extra touches. The windows and light glow in the dark, and the light itself was made with sparkly fabric. This thing took about two months to make.

The person who received this blanket is one lucky so and so. I wish I could sleep in it. With Amy Pond preferably.

[via The Mary Sue via Nerd Approved]

Looking for a way to keep cosy as the temperature starts to drop? Well snuggle up in front of your gaming system and bust out some classic games with one of these awesome video game inspired blankets or throws to keep you toasty.

They’re handmade by artist Ana Petree Garcia of iamduckydale, and feature scenes from classic arcade and console games from the 8-bit era. Each one is very well detailed, and every pixel you saw on screen appears in the acrylic yarn patterns you see here. My personal favorite is the Donkey Kong blanket, but her Space Invaders, Pac-Man/Ms.Pac-Man and Mario/Peach designs are also pretty great.

Each piece is made-to-order so can take up to a month for the throws and up to two months for the blankets to be completed. Prices range from $120 to $260(USD), and you can find them all over at iamduckydale’s Etsy shop.