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Cooler cover-ups

As you wrap up in your winter coat, hat, scarf and gloves to do battle with the icy weather or don your glad rags to step out in style, spare a thought for your unclothed water cooler this festive season.

Perhaps it was the plight of the naked cooler or the designer accessory that is the tea cosy which inspired this range of striking jackets for bottled coolers. Available in a whole host of decorative designs, including traditional, whimsical and festive themes, <1> will ensure that your machine will sport the latest in cooler clobber all year round.

Or for those coolers more concerned with functionality than good looks, the noticeboard cover might prove more appealing. Ideal for advertising an upcoming event and displaying anonymous messages, incriminating photographs or even your latest copy of cooler innovation, the Cooler Bottle Billboard - complete with clear vinyl pocket - offers endless possibilities for the cooler that has everything.

Vending voyeurs

You might recall the innovative skirt that magically transforms a person into a vending machine, which was featured in the last issue. Well, hereís further proof that vending machines have undisputed street cred because, as well as resembling one, you can now also watch one all day long. Simply go to <<2>">www.jihan.sblo.jp]<2> and prepare to delve deeply into the world of drinks dispensing.

cooler innovation can report that, when it put on its beverage binoculars to visit the Japanese website, highlights included well, there weren't any really. But who knows what would have happened had we continued our soft drink stalking for a whole 24 hours. Addictive personality types, you have been warned.

<1>: http://www.coolercoverups.com <2>: http://www.jihan.sblo.jp