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Dyson Air Multiplier Fan  (Source: Reuters)
Fans have no blades and cost ten times what a typical fan sells for

The first time a vacuum cleaner could be considered cool was when the Dyson vacuum hit the market. Before that, all vacuums were pretty much the same. Dyson has announced a new product that blows instead of sucks.

The new product is called the Dyson Air Multiplier Fan and is available in 12" and 10" varieties. Anyone who has fans in their home or office knows that the blades get dirty very fast and cleaning them can be a big hassle.

The Dyson Air Multiplier Fan has no external blades and the device draws air into the upright cylinder portion of the fan via vents on the base. The air is then funneled out through a ring that sits atop the base. The cool air is blown out of vent hidden around the ring giving the illusion that the air is being blown at the person from nowhere. According to Dyson, the fan provides a better experience than traditional fans that product uneven air circulation and collect dirt on the blades.

Dyson told Reuters, "So you have this tremendous power consumption with air conditioning (and) a potential health hazard -- why not open the window and have a pleasant time?" Dyson obviously never lived in Texas or other humid locations during the summer.

The biggest drawback to the Dyson fan is the price, the larger model will sell for about $300. That is a lot of money for a fan, especially considering the recession shows little signs of letting up. Dyson says that his fan is better and therefore will cost more than the $20 to $30 the typical fan sells for.

All of the products produced by Dyson command a premium and so far, despite the poor economy the company is doing very well. Reuters reports that the company's profits rose 7% to 89 million pounds in 2007 and its products continue to sell well.

"It's a good time to disrupt the market," he said. "People are looking for value ... in a recession. They spend their money carefully. I hope that if you are going buy a fan, buy one that really does the job really well."

The new fans aren't the biggest diversion from Dyson's traditional vacuum market. The company announced that it was working on electric car technology back in June.


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Disrupt the market?
By nafhan on 10/14/2009 10:14:59 AM , Rating: 5
quote:
"It's a good time to disrupt the market," he said. "People are looking for value"
I'm kind of failing to see the value here. It's a fan. It's $300.




RE: Disrupt the market?
By bhieb on 10/14/2009 10:21:03 AM , Rating: 3
But you don't have to clean the blades think of all the time you spend each year cleaning your fans, what an amazing value. /sarcasm

Don't forget the $50 proprietary filter that I'm sure you have to buy every 3 months.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By Mitch101 on 10/14/2009 12:25:35 PM , Rating: 5
Or just wait for the $40.00 made in china knockoffs.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By SublimeSimplicity on 10/14/2009 1:11:59 PM , Rating: 3
If this replaced the ceiling fan that is mounted 20ft high in my living room, and I didn't have to clean the blades... I'd consider paying a premium for that.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By mindless1 on 10/14/2009 10:49:44 PM , Rating: 2
No you wouldn't, you could've already bought a std. fan and left the ceiling fan turned off, and if air moves there's still dust buildup on the *special* dyson fan, but more of a PITA to clean since it uses a convoluted path through the base.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By edge929 on 10/16/2009 3:18:22 PM , Rating: 2
So instead of cleaning fan blades, you'll be cleaning the vent in the Dyson fan which can be seen in the picture. Just like the vents on a computer case they will fill up with dust over time.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By inperfectdarkness on 10/14/2009 10:22:52 AM , Rating: 5
in dyson's defense:

patent infringement has been notoriously difficult for dyson--even when his products are drastically different and proven to have been invented earlier than upstart competitors.

his products have always been somewhat expensive compared to the competition. i chalk that up to how his company nearly went bankrupt defending their vacuum patent against hoover. the assault on dyson's pioneering and propritary designs have continued recently. i've even seen ads on tv for new vacuums which are hopeless ripoffs of dyson technology.

until and unless the united states (let alone united kingdom) patent system starts taking a stand for "the little guy", i expect him to charge a premium. it's the only way he can survive to pay court fees.

scoff if you will...but if he is not allowed to keep the rights to his own developments--you may as well condone microsoft's treatment of wes cherry; and continue praying that wal-mart puts every mom & pop store out of business.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By jonmcc33 on 10/14/09, Rating: -1
RE: Disrupt the market?
By Smilin on 10/14/2009 5:17:31 PM , Rating: 4
dude. do you know what vacuum cleaners cost? That is not unusual.

You can buy shit ones at walmart for $150 but you get what you pay for. There are Kirbys that sell for $3000.

Did you divorce her over this?


RE: Disrupt the market?
By mindless1 on 10/14/2009 11:03:27 PM , Rating: 2
Actually the crappy ones cost under $100, something that will last a couple decades or longer can be had for $200 easy. Three things though,

1) If someone vacs like a bull in a china shop, slamming it in to walls and furniture, they're going to need something built like a tank. Normal people don't.

2) If the body of the motor is made of plastic (bearing supports, etc), it should not be ran for extended periods long enough to cause high internal temperatures. This means for a room or two at a time most will suffice but if you're going on a half hour vacuuming crusade you should really think about vacuuming more often.

3) There is no substitute for cleaning the dust out regularly, cleaning off the beater brushes if so equipped, etc., not just replacing the bag or emptying it or the cannister.

Want an example? Eureka Boss SmartVac 4870MZ, $145 or so and rated 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, good Consumer Reports review, etc.

http://www.amazon.com/Eureka-4870MZ-Smart-Vac-Upri...

Kirby is the exception, not the rule, like Dyson they cater to people with more dollars than sense.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By Smilin on 10/19/2009 11:12:05 AM , Rating: 2
I've got a Kirby at home that is a two generation hand-me down (from Grandma originally) and it still runs like a champ. You can definately vacuum like a bull in a china shop. you'll break the leg off a couch before you'll break that vacuum.

If it ever breaks I doubt I'll fork over that kind of cash for another one...I guess my grandkids will be out of luck.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By thatmikeguy on 10/19/2009 3:44:56 PM , Rating: 2
lol, I have a few from garage sales that are way better than any of the $200.00 range ones I've tried. Spent anywhere from $5.00 to $20.00 on each one of them plus $0.25 packs of bags. People got in lines for the > $100.00 vacuums that need filter$ all the time (most of which are real fun to empty). I was more than happy to take their old ones.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By Spivonious on 10/14/2009 11:08:53 AM , Rating: 1
My wife used a top-of-the-line ($400? $500?) Dyson to clean up the store after closing. She said it wasn't any better at cleaning than the $50 Bissel.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By Spuke on 10/14/2009 12:04:03 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
She said it wasn't any better at cleaning than the $50 Bissel.
We bought one and it worked great for about two years. We'll be buying a Hoover next time.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By borismkv on 10/14/2009 12:33:09 PM , Rating: 2
Could be worse. She could have gotten a Kirby.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By Souka on 10/14/2009 1:15:15 PM , Rating: 2
Or a Roomba... talk about an expensive vacumn cleaner

;)


RE: Disrupt the market?
By kmmatney on 10/18/2009 3:12:26 AM , Rating: 2
Roombas are pretty awesome. The last one I bought was $129 (refursbished from Woot.com) and works great - One of my best purchases ever. I have 2 roombas and a dirt dog for the garage. The Roombas do all of the vaccuming in the house now, and I just use the old vac every once in a while to get places the roombas can't (e.g. stairs), and to clean out the roombas on occasion. Overall, I'd highly recommend the roomba and dirt dog.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By Oregonian2 on 10/17/2009 1:50:53 PM , Rating: 2
We actually had a Kirby salesman hit our front door a week or two ago. Didn't think they still did that. Imagine their cost of sales vs the Hoover we bought at Costco. :-)


RE: Disrupt the market?
By Belard on 10/14/2009 4:58:13 PM , Rating: 2
But it comes in pretty COLORS....

Now for $400~700, are they ANY quieter than a normal vac. A silent vac would be something of value.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By theapparition on 10/14/2009 1:55:12 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
i've even seen ads on tv for new vacuums which are hopeless ripoffs of dyson technology.

Hate to break this to you, but most of Dyson's patents have expired. That's why you've seen so many recent rip-offs. There is no need to scoff or condemn big business. The patents have expired and free for use by anyone. Patents only last for 14-20years.

While I'll agree that Hoover tried to put him out of business for his ingenious bagless design at the time, his companies recent designs have been quite lackluster. Without coming up with more ideas, Dyson Corp can find themselves quickly out of business.
Luckilly, they have instead transformed themselves into a successful brand. Bright colored vacuums with a name attached to them and loyal customers (remind you of anyone?). No matter if they are somewhat clunky, attachments are somewhat boggling, and don't perform any better than competing models at lower price points according to consumer reports and other testing publications.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By ChristopherO on 10/14/2009 2:14:20 PM , Rating: 4
I have one, Costco has pretty good prices on them (usually lots of bundled accessories). I've owned a lot of different vacuums and they've varied from poor to really good. The Dyson has been the best, good warranty (5 year), and the older (non-ball) models have extremely strong suction. The new ones sacrifice some suction for ease of use.

CR also sent me a huge email this morning telling me I should support nationalized health care. I have an on line subscription, but I take what they say with a grain of salt. They usually have a bizarre ax to grind with some companies. What swayed me to get the Dyson were Amazon reviews. All the highest rated machines were the Dysons (and they usually had 10x the reviews), *and* the Dyson knockoffs. If Dyson wasn't on to something with their technology, the knock-off market wouldn't have been that successful... If it were truly a lifestyle purchase then knockoffs wouldn't exist, because you can't join the lifestyle club with a "fake."

Are they expensive? Sure, so are Weber grills. Reliable stuff from brand leaders always tends to have a price premium. Same thing with PCs. If you custom build a PC with the best components you can buy, you're going to blow past the price of cheap Dells, but you'll also own a solid machine in regards to component quality.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By ChristopherO on 10/14/2009 3:45:50 PM , Rating: 2
Oh, and for the record I was talking about their vacuums being good. A $300 fan is a bit much. $100-150 I could see for something revolutionary, but two to three times that? Crazy.

And it still has a *motor* it's just that the dusty parts are *in* the chassis, and not the blades themselves. I give them kudos though, those Dyson engineers are certainly lateral thinkers.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By theapparition on 10/14/2009 5:06:30 PM , Rating: 2
Believe me I'm no fan of CR, but I find that some of thier reviews can be fair. Vacuums are one of them, but I'd like to see someone do a more indepth analysis with pet hair.

We've also owned several Dyson models (and still own one), and while OK, they have been nothing special to speak of. However, over abundance of plastic parts and difficult service disassembly (plastic snaps) cheapen the overall package. I've had several plastic latches/tangs break.

However, take a look at the prevalance of iPod clones on Ebay to see how that market is indeed thriving.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By ChristopherO on 10/14/2009 6:01:03 PM , Rating: 2
Vacuums are the sort of device that everyone has a different need, so generally I don't think one model is going to solve everyone's usage (long haired animals, none, etc). As I mentioned, prior to getting mine I went on the Amazon reviews. Too many people were having really good experiences, so not sure what CR was thinking. I also had a previous highly-rated vacuum (new house), and after the first use with the Dyson it pulled up 5 canisters of new-carpet fuzz that the other one didn't get for 6+ months. Generally I use CR to narrow my choices when buying something that I have absolutely no knowledge of. I use Amazon to make the final decision. Some people there are biased and wacky, but most Amazoners seem to give things a fair shake.

Although I am still impressed that the Dyson guys took a stab at reinventing the fan. Fan designs date back to the dawn of electricity. And technically before electricity since a boat screw is essentially the same, but used to be steam powered. You've got to be gutsy to try reinventing the wheel. I tip my hat to those engineers.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By 91TTZ on 10/19/2009 3:09:54 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
You've got to be gutsy to try reinventing the wheel. I tip my hat to those engineers.


Gutsy doesn't mean good. And different doesn't necessarily mean better. They took a simple, efficient design and made it more convoluted and complicated. They did the opposite of engineer an intelligent solution.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By inperfectdarkness on 10/14/2009 3:06:57 PM , Rating: 2
the root cyclone was introduced in 2001. 8 years later, and you're calling blatent knockoffs "fair game"?


RE: Disrupt the market?
By theapparition on 10/14/2009 5:00:38 PM , Rating: 2
Don't know where you get your information but Dyson patented the root cyclone in the 80's in the UK. Wasn't introduced the the US much later, so possibly that's where you're getting confused.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By arazok on 10/14/2009 1:11:46 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
It's a fan. It's $300.


Tisk Tisk. It’s a Dyson. And it can be yours for 6 low payments of $49.99.


RE: Disrupt the market?
By 2bdetermine on 10/14/2009 3:03:43 PM , Rating: 2
$300, now that what I called ROI.

Keep your eyes peeled for a fanless CPU/GPU/PSU/Case etc. coming soon to a store near you:-)


RE: Disrupt the market?
By Reclaimer77 on 10/14/2009 7:08:58 PM , Rating: 2
Maybe I'm just an ignorant bachelor here, but how freaking good does a vacume have to actually BE to do the job ?? Seriously what is Dyson going for here, a vac so powerful it starts ripping out your carpet fibers ? A vac so good that if you aren't careful, it could rip the shirt right off of your chest ? Better run housecats !!!! If the Dyson get's near you, there will be nothing but fur in the bag to clean out !!!


RE: Disrupt the market?
By Lhyet on 10/16/2009 2:30:27 PM , Rating: 2
'No loss of suction' according to the boxes.

What more could an ignorant bachelor ask for?


RE: Disrupt the market?
By grath on 10/17/2009 3:33:41 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
What more could an ignorant bachelor ask for?


A Roomba that shuttles beer between the fridge and TV.


Dyson...
By Bioniccrackmonk on 10/14/2009 10:11:59 AM , Rating: 5
Has gone from suck to blow!!!




RE: Dyson...
By AkuPyro on 10/14/2009 10:30:39 AM , Rating: 4
nice..."So the combination is... one, two, three, four, five?"


RE: Dyson...
By theplaidfad on 10/14/2009 10:34:13 AM , Rating: 4
That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!


RE: Dyson...
By Avatar28 on 10/14/2009 10:48:11 AM , Rating: 5
1 2 3 4 5? That's the combination on my luggage! :)


RE: Dyson...
By Iaiken on 10/14/2009 10:34:16 AM , Rating: 3
Dyson's always blew... ;)

But seriously, blower technology is almost always more efficient than suction pumps in high viscosity applications. Even in reverse osmosis applications where low impedance filters have been developed (like those of Zenon Environmental, Inc) it has been found to be more energy efficient due to the efficiency of blowers combined with the incompressibility of water.

I own one of the compact Dyson's and it has always performed excellently. As for premium price, there were similar Hoover's for the same price so outside of the air blade and other novelties (like this fan) it's pretty close to parity.


RE: Dyson...
By Suntan on 10/14/2009 2:12:53 PM , Rating: 2
High viscosity… you mean like air? Do you even know what viscosity means?

-Suntan


RE: Dyson...
By Iaiken on 10/14/2009 2:25:30 PM , Rating: 2
Chalk that one up to a brain fart... I meant low viscosity :P


RE: Dyson...
By therealnickdanger on 10/14/2009 11:54:18 AM , Rating: 3
Sure beats going to plaid. ;-)

I <3 that movie.


nice
By Smilin on 10/14/2009 10:11:24 AM , Rating: 2
Overpriced to the point I would never buy one but it's quite nice.

I dig Dysons "blade" hand dryers that they have all over London too. I wish we would get those in the US.




RE: nice
By Lucky Bob on 10/14/2009 10:18:41 AM , Rating: 2
Actually I have been to a restaurant in Atlanta, GA that had the Dyson Hand Driers, and I agree they are quite nice. One drawback is that they are so different from other hand driers some people will have a time figuring them out. The other drawback is that the one I used produced a lot of high pitched noise compared to many of the other hand driers I've used. That's my question about this fan. How much noise does it make?


RE: nice
By bhieb on 10/14/2009 10:23:40 AM , Rating: 2
I would guess it is a bit loud. My concern is how much air does it actually move. For some reason I am not trusting the 1 x air in 15x out graphic. LOL so the think makes air from nothing nice!!!


RE: nice
By Iaiken on 10/14/2009 10:42:24 AM , Rating: 4
Well it's so simple that I'll let John Madden explain...

Take a volume of excited air BAM! and disperse it over a larger area BOOM, it will then push the surrounding air before returning to ambient YOW... This then sucks more air through the center BOOM because of the pressure differential and BANG, flow is created.

I tell ya, that's one fan that blows better with his glasses on.


RE: nice
By Smilin on 10/19/2009 11:20:07 AM , Rating: 2
I'd trust it. It's all Bernoulli principle and ball bearings :).

Ducted fans are easy to make quiet if that is a goal. For $300 I'm betting it's quiet.

Those air-blade hand dryers? Not so much. deafening.


RE: nice
By jonmcc33 on 10/14/2009 10:23:10 AM , Rating: 2
What did you say? I can't hear you! This new Dyson fan rocks!


RE: nice
By therealnickdanger on 10/14/2009 11:53:44 AM , Rating: 2
We've got them all over Minnesota, at least in the Twin Cities area. Every newer AMC movie theater has had them for about 3 years or so? They're cool, but my jeans always work best.


RE: nice
By Adul on 10/14/2009 3:35:14 PM , Rating: 2
They are in ikea stores if you ever walked into the bathroom. The airblade works pretty well.


RE: nice
By kmmatney on 10/18/2009 3:37:19 AM , Rating: 2
They have the Blade hand dryers at some public bathrooms at UCLA.

I recently wanted to buy a new vacuum, and was looking at vacuums with good reviews. I was surprised that the Roomba was getting good reviews, so I decided to by one for ~$250 at Bed bath and Beyond (with coupon). I was extremely happy with it - besides doing a good job of cleaning the carpet, my kids are better pickung up after themselves so the Roomba can do its job. I have 3 kids and 3 cats, and the Roombas do a great job picking up cat hair and general rubbish.

The only problem was that my Roomba was getting way overworked with my 4400 sq foot house, so I bought another one from Woot.com for $129, so they can share the work. It does take a minute or 2 to clean out the Roombas, but that's way easier than vacuuming. I only break out the old vacuum to get the stairs. I'd never spend much on a normal vacuum again - Roombas FTW.


U miss the point of how this works
By jdavenport608 on 10/14/2009 11:00:26 AM , Rating: 5
This device uses the venturi principle to move air. A small portion of a substance, in this case air, is blown across an orifice to move a larger amount of the same substance. The air can be supplied by a compressor or fans. It is an application of physics. So this is more than just a fancy redirection of air from a hidden fan.




RE: U miss the point of how this works
By dark matter on 10/14/2009 2:20:33 PM , Rating: 5
Dude, this is DT. You're not supposed to know what you're talking about.

Try being a little more right wing and certainly more patriotic next time will you. Sheesh, you can always spot a newbie.


By icanhascpu on 10/14/2009 8:45:36 PM , Rating: 1
Dont forget to bash Apple too for at least 1+


RE: U miss the point of how this works
By wetwareinterface on 10/14/2009 4:15:24 PM , Rating: 2
ohh so this thing is using the same venturi principle that any $10 fan at walmart with a shroud does? wow that's worth the money ...

you're talking out your ass here. it's a fan in the base, doesn't matter if it blows the air directly from the fan vanes across the inner shroud in a traditional setup or is angled 90 degrees and redirected with a venting scheme like this. the blades are just hidden in the base and disguised by ducting. on a fan blade the venturi prinicple is in effect and put it in a duct and it increases the airflow also.

now we have a cult of fanboys for dyson products.


By Risforrocket on 10/14/2009 6:50:03 PM , Rating: 2
I sit here typing this remark on my self built computer using a quad core AMD cpu for the first time in my life, and I think it's wonderful.

Now then, a rotating ring of blades in the base of a fan which then emits air in a ring above which makes use of viscosity, how is this different from the viscosity generated and used by your $10 Walmart fan? Right now, I don't really know but I'm willing to grant that perhaps there is more engineering going on than I am aware of. Certainly, I'm not going to scoff at it.

No, I won't be buying one, I can't afford it, nevertheless I am delighted that there is a man with vision and a company making it and right now I don't care how much the thing costs, I think it's great that they have come this far.

Now, close up your browser and get out your pen and paper.


By mindless1 on 10/14/2009 11:12:00 PM , Rating: 2
Uhh, no, LOL. What you are describing would take a large amount of air to move a much smaller one, and in total the amount of air moved would be less than with no venturi at all!


RE: U miss the point of how this works
By 91TTZ on 10/19/2009 3:16:55 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
A small portion of a substance, in this case air, is blown across an orifice to move a larger amount of the same substance. The air can be supplied by a compressor or fans. It is an application of physics. So this is more than just a fancy redirection of air from a hidden fan.


But current fans already do this. A small, fast moving stream of air pulls in air from outside the stream to become a higher volume of slower moving air. So this really is just a fancy redirection of air from a hidden fan.


What a hoax
By Masospaghetti on 10/14/2009 12:46:00 PM , Rating: 3
Another toy for the filthy rich...

The base has a "mixed flow impeller" that uses "technology from turbochargers and jet engines". Translated: It has blades, and they will collect dust like any other fan blade, just where you can't see it.




RE: What a hoax
By Risforrocket on 10/14/2009 6:54:44 PM , Rating: 2
Actually, now that I think about it, perhaps what they have done is made a part that is very good compressing air and another part that is very good at dispersing the compressed air, rather than doing that all with just one part.

Yes, I believe so.


RE: What a hoax
By mindless1 on 10/14/2009 11:09:56 PM , Rating: 2
Like any fan, blades are good (for the purpose of moving free air at least) at compressing air, exhaust port is good at dispersing it.


RE: What a hoax
By AnnihilatorX on 10/14/2009 6:59:19 PM , Rating: 2
"What you cannot see is clean" - Chinese proverb


15x Increase...
By smeg off on 10/14/2009 11:50:17 AM , Rating: 5
You'd be screwed if someone farted behind one.




RE: 15x Increase...
By Fracture on 10/14/2009 4:48:54 PM , Rating: 2
This deserves a 6.


Uh...it still collects dust somewhere....
By Bal on 10/14/2009 10:06:38 AM , Rating: 2
Moving the suction to "the base" just means the dust will collect in the column instead of on the blades of a standard fan.

This is just a fancy looking fan for a lot more money.




By kattanna on 10/14/2009 10:28:10 AM , Rating: 2
yep. meaning that people will be required to open the thing up to clean, or since its "out of sight.. out of mind" never clean and then wonder why after a couple years it slows way down and then maybe stops and overheats, burning out the motor.


By borowki2 on 10/15/2009 8:37:14 AM , Rating: 2
Don't think so. The air is driving by a impeller within an enclosure. The airflow should be fast enough to keep dust from settling.


video
By jemix on 10/14/2009 3:31:06 PM , Rating: 3
Didn't see this video posted yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A3IM06xgr0




RE: video
By jemix on 10/14/2009 3:35:22 PM , Rating: 2
Truth in advertising.
By Jazlizard on 10/14/2009 1:49:48 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
Dyson has announced a new product that blows instead of sucks.


Couldn't have said it any better myself...




RE: Truth in advertising.
By dark matter on 10/14/2009 2:21:32 PM , Rating: 2
Commie.


2 questions
By Amiga500 on 10/14/2009 10:25:15 AM , Rating: 3
1. Noise - moving air quicker typically results in more noise. Despite the ducting this thing may well whine, and badly.

2. Power - moving the same volume of air using smaller diameter fans is less efficient.

Current fans already result in entrainment into the jet plume, so the diagram (http://images.dailytech.com/nimage/12377_dyson.jpg ) is rather mis-leading.




New Dyson Corporate Logo
By drewsup on 10/14/2009 4:29:21 PM , Rating: 3
"WE USED TO SUCK, NOW WE JUST BLOW"




Let down...
By AkuPyro on 10/14/2009 10:26:03 AM , Rating: 2
When I first seen the product I almost thought "this would be awesome for computers... Make it smaller and it would make bank!" Then I found the information on how it works and man...what a let down. They just basically moved the motor/blow component to a nicer looking base. It would have been great if they figured out some way to use an ionic-like technology (like those air purifiers that everyone freaks out about due to creating ozone and what not....but you know...fixing that small detail to progress the tech...) to move the air with the huge ring...but I guess that would be to good to be true.




lol
By Masospaghetti on 10/14/2009 12:49:23 PM , Rating: 2
quote:
"So you have this tremendous power consumption with air conditioning (and) a potential health hazard -- why not open the window and have a pleasant time?"


Because even a 10,000 gal/sec fan blowing 100 degree, 90% RH air in your face won't feel very good.




meh
By NA1NSXR on 10/14/2009 7:30:14 PM , Rating: 2
I thought it was going to be a PC case fan from the headline




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