The part of Texas I live in doesn’t get snow very often, though I do have to frequently scrape ice off my windshield before I can make that morning run to McD’s for some grub. I’m not usually one to use gadgets for scraping my windshield.

I mostly rely on the lid to my daughter’s sippy cup, one of my son’s Lego blocks or in a pinch my wife’s giant Ray Bans. However, this Eddie Bauer heated ice scraper will surely get the job done faster than a sippy cup. The scraper is powered from your cig lighter and has a 15 foot cord that may or may not be long enough for those who drive big SUVs or vans. The device is said to product gentle heat, which seems contrary to the threat my dad gave me growing up of killing me if I poured hot water on the windshield. Story and image via OhGizmo.