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The Airsketcher, which looks the same as ordinary fans, actually has an astonishing function that it can automatically “follow” the users and bring them with cool air. How? Because there’s a small-sized webcam built inside the fan, which can track a specially-made flag so as to locate the users. Besides, the fan can also recognize different symbols and act accordingly. Therefore the users can easily switch on/off or adjust the speed by showing certain symbols to the fan. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Pity that the summer makes you hot but happy that this unique foam from Japan will cool you down. Simply with a press on the button and you’ll get blue foams on your skins to have their temperature go down. Sepecially, these foams can become cute ornaments if you build them into a wrist protector or something else. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In hot summers of the past years, I chose to stay in rooms with an air conditioner to keep myself away from the annoying heat. But when this year’s summer comes, I’d prefer to go outside, with this CoolWare Personal Cooling System on my neck of course. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although most people know coffee will be more drinkable if it is made with a certain temperature, they seldom find a way to make that happen. But fortunately the Coffee Joulies would help us. Special non-toxic material sealed within the polished stainless steel shell can absorb energy as it melts at 140 degrees Fahrenheit and thus to make coffee cool down. Also, the special material will begin to solidify again and releases the energy it stored if the coffee gets too cold. So to sum up, Coffee Joulies always offers the best coffee. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Only in 40 seconds, this 2.5cm (1″) diameter cooling device will cool down your skin to an ideal temperature of 6°C.  It can treat many injuries such as bruises, insect bites, sports injuries and so on. As effective as ice, but ensures a much gentler using. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Designed by Alexander Ignon, the Loft Wing Ceiling Fan has brought us back to those old days when we were using palm-leaf fans to cool ourselves. The dramatic ceiling fan is aimed at both small living rooms and other large public buildings where energy-saving and artistic products are rather welcomed. The high quality German geared motor not only makes the fan to work quietly, but needs only 15watts of electricity to cool out the room. To top off the great design, Loft Wing Ceiling Fan’s dimension and color can be made by request. [Read the rest of this entry...]

ThermaHelm is a helmet that could stabilize the temperature of the brain, and believed by its designer Jullian Preston-Powers, the helmet “has the potential to save thousands of lives around the world every year”. It contains two lightweight chemical packs— one is filled with water and inside the other is ammonium nitrate. And you may have guessed right, the two will mix and trigger a ‘cooling’ reaction when given an impact.

Jullian Preston-Powers said that, he got the inspiration after sustaining an injury during a game of basketball. When playing basketball with his friend, Jullian Preston-Powers accidentally hit his friend’s head with the elbow and then someone handed them ice-packs for their injuries. “It was so cold I couldn’t hold it for very long,” Mr. Preston-Powers said, “So I placed it in my friend’s motorcycle helmet and he accidentally put it on while the pack was inside. He was surprised by how good it felt and that’s when I had that eureka moment.”

An $815 version of the ThermaHelm also comes with video cameras, GPS and Bluetooth and it is expected to be launched in the UK in May this year. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I’m not finding faults with the traditional refrigerators we’re using now, but things always go a way like this: you opened the fridge for a fresh tomato, but as you hunted through the whole drawer, much cold air lost and therefore you had to pay more money for the electric bills. Luckily, the ‘Coolox’ storage system concept is all about saving energy and ensuring you an easy life. It comes with a new look, including several separate modular drawers and special pipes, which transport cold energy from the main module to others. Still featuring a transparent design, each drawers show clearly to you what is contained in them so that you needn’t have to open every drawer to find the item you want. Wait, there’s more! To ensure you always to enjoy fresh meals, each module could be set a certain temperature, due to the individual-temperature-control design. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In China, chafing dish is the most popular food in winter. If you notice more, you’ll also find that people prefer iced beverage while eating the hot-pot. So this time, we’ll show you a quick and easy way to cool down the beverage, without affecting the strength of the tea, juice or beer. We use iced stones— clean ordinary stones that have been kept in the refrigerators for a long while. Try and tell us if you like our idea. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Using keyboard for a long time is necessarily make your hand damp, especially in summer. And Thanko, who is famous for adding fan to nearly everything, give us a new solution. It comes with several fans on the wrist supporter which can cool and dry your hand as long as you need.

Different from normal ones, this chill bag is shaped like a stick which is easier to be carried. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although we have tried our best to avoid wasting energy, air conditioner is still necessary for those like to sleep between linen sheets. Somebody may prefer fan as an alternative, however, because the electric fan won’t change the indoor temperature, sweat is a problem.

This bedfan can be clipped at the base of your bed and circulates air from under the bed into your sheets to make you cooler and sweat free at all night. [Read the rest of this entry...]

With a elegent champagne cooler like this, you gotta have a romantic date. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Thermaltake BigTyp VP is a unique fan. It can provide extra cooling for VGA and RAM with a multi-directional satellite fan. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A 22-year-old student has developed this new cooling device whose cooilng capability is four times than normal ones.

Actually the since is very easily, which described as “You have plastic cooling cells which are pressed down into the dock which houses the liquid carbon dioxide. The liquid CO2 expands and is pressurized into dry ice in the base of the cooling cells … in a moment” [Read the rest of this entry...]