NewScientist.com has some promising news of a new patent filed by Intel using light sensors to check multiple parts of a computer’s casing for the temperature. If you’ve ever used an application to see the temp of your computer, you’ve probably realized it doesn’t tell you much about how hot the actual casing feels on your fragile bits. The new technology hopes to fix that by sensing how hot the actual casing is, and then running the fans as needed to leave you without sweaty…thighs.

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