Sharper Image Calming Heat Neck Wrap

The Calming Heat wrap is a weighted heating pad shaped to drape over the neck and shoulders, with a collar that holds it in place while sitting at a desk or on the couch. It has several heat settings and an auto shut-off, and the weight is the part people did not know they wanted: it feels like a hand on the shoulders.

It is the get-well gift for anyone with a stiff neck after surgery or a long drive, the Christmas present for a mother, father or grandparent who is sore in the evenings, and the gift for a remote worker who has been hunched over a laptop at the kitchen table.

It plugs in with a long cord and the cover is removable for washing. Under thirty-five dollars for something that gets used every night in winter.