Zero Breeze

the technology is awesome, but the environmentalist in me wonders: do we really need A/C at the beach?

this is the most ridiculous thing ive seen in quite a while. i dont even know where to begin. first, lets all take a deep breath and remove all the marketing non-sense from that video: the music that reminds us of vacation, the pretty people on the beach, the cute kid having a great time with his family and especially the dude that thinks 14 pounds is "super light". got it? good. ive to contain myself not writing this in caps, but: an AC outside? like, really? because there is no other way to refresh yourself while being at the beach? or while sitting on a freakin boat? im pretty sure this device cant be used over distances further than a foot or 2, because even if you feel the airflow traveling even further, it will already be replaced by the warm air outside. lets assume this is a great idea. did somebody think about the ergonomics? there is no flexibility to adjusting the direction of the airflow. you essentially have to position a 14 pound block of plastic to precisely blow into the direction you desire. why do you think most fans come with an adjustable head? the only valid use case is inside a tent. but, honestly if you go camping and have the desire for an AC to be around, please dont go camping. all i see in this product is a global warming accelerator with build in LEDs and phone charging.

If there was a solar charger I would think about using this. Otherwise just seems like global warming... er cooling. :)

This is handy (no pun intended). Luxurious summer camping gear. I wonder how long a single charge lasts though.

In the tech feed ??

IF the technology works, then I can see a market in Australia. Not for the outdoors, that's just plain stupid as others have noted. However, there are nights here where temperature reach 40 C with high humidity. A lot of homes / apartments don't have or cannot install AC units. Our options are limited to "portable" units that are expensive and noisy. Something like Zero Breeze may have a niche for bedrooms, with the excess heat ducted out. It's portability makes it easily transferable to different rooms as need be, such as kid's. it's also 1/2 the price of portable units.

Useful if i am a porn star and have to do lot of outdoor scenes. that i am not. so i will skip and save my $350. Seems pretty useless for normal people like product hunters.