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A Fan Fan

5/30/2013

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With summer coming, BobVila.com has a short slideshow piece on 11 cooling fans.  Most seem to be there because of their design, though in many ways design is the only thing that differentiates a lot of fans.  Several of those listed, though, do focus on the cooling technology. 

All of this brought to mind my own favorite (and most disappointing) fan that I've come across.  It's something I discovered when attending last year's IFA Berlin tech trade show.  The GreenFan 2, is from a Japanese company, Balumuda.  What was so wonderful about the fan is how remarkable it was at cooling.  What was freaking disappointing is that it's not available in the U.S., at least at the moment.

I was so enamored with the GreenFan 2 that I stood in front of it, luxuriating in its breeze and reading the documentation on its display for (without exaggerating) about 15-20.  I stood in front of it so long that I think other show visitors thought I was part of the exhibit. The vendors found me quite amusing, though appreciative, and when I wrote the company a couple months later, they remembered "the guy who was standing in front of your fan for so long."

Despite spending so much time reading about their "natural breeze" technology and asking questions, I still can't tell you precisely how it works, but it has something to do with dual layer blades and air diffusion over a flat surface... However, it delivered the coolest and quietest air I've ever come across.
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I know that it's borderline pointless to write about a product you can't readily buy.  But excellence should always be lauded.  Besides, if anyone reading this is going to Japan -- or Korea, where's it's also sold -- it's good to know about and look into.  For all I know, they'll ship one if you contact them online.  Their website has a lot of information on it (in English, despite the graphic above), so that will tell you more -- for those interested in knowing more about a fan that they may not be able to get.  Yet.  Ah, but one day hopefully...
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Carolyn
5/30/2013 08:56:31 am

Google "Fan Death." Did your fan have an auto-off timer? <g>

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Robert Elisberg
5/30/2013 09:04:58 am

Ha. Well, if they're selling them in South Korea, it would sure seem to make sense. In fact, I just checked the specs -- and it looks like they do! Not just a timer, but an automatic shut-off after 10 hours...

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    Robert J. Elisberg is a two-time recipient of the Lucille Ball Award for comedy screenwriting. He's written for film, TV, the stage, and two best-selling novels, and is a regular columnist for the Huffington Post and the Writers Guild of America.  Among his other writing, he has a long-time column on technology (which he sometimes understands), and co-wrote a book on world travel.  As a lyricist, he is a member of ASCAP, and has contributed to numerous publications.



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