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Yes, baby, it`s cold outside, but we`ve found a few new ways to keep the chill out. Some are serious and others whimsical, but each accomplishes the same mission-keeping you toasty this winter.

”More and more people are looking for innovative ways to stay warm,”

says Deborah Morales, director of public relations for Hammacher Schlemmer stores and catalog. ”We think we`ve met that need by adding items to our collection like electrically heated socks and mittens and, believe it or not, a heated, massaging car seat.”

For those who want to stay indoors until spring, there are plenty of products out there designed to pamper, including gourmet hot cocoa that comes in such highfalutin flavors as white chocolate and chocolate hazelnut.

With products like these on the market, watching the mercury dip could quickly become a popular spectator sport.