Fan cooling

In 2018, we heard how UK startup Volerian was planning to build a VTOL aircraft with a flapping-wing propulsion system. Although we've yet to see a working model, the company has now incorporated the tech into what it claims is a better room fan.

Fans can typically only be locked off or set to oscillate, meaning that they won't necessarily always be blowing on someone who is moving around. As its name implies, however, the Following Fan tracks its user, panning with them as they walk.

​Although it may not be way up there on your list of problems to address, scalding your mouth on too-hot tea or coffee can be a hassle. A German startup is out to do something about it, with the iLIQ temperature-sensing drink-cooling device.

​Riding a motorcycle in very hot weather can be quite vexing, particularly when trapped in traffic-jammed daily commutes. BluArmor Helmets suggests a simple solution to keep the head cool; a detachable air cooler unit that fits to most full-face helmet in seconds and sends refreshing air inside.

Dyson has rolled its air purification, heating and cooling products into one all-powerful air-manipulator. The Dyson Pure Hot+Cool Link can purify the air in rooms and keep them at a comfortable temperature year round, without the need for separate devices.

The GOrb II laptop cooler from Thermaltake blows air up toward the bottom of a notebook to create a cooling gap.

The Bed Fan blows cooling air beneath the sheets of its user's bed.

Dyson has introduced a room-heating version of its Air Multiplier bladeless fan, named the Dyson Hot.

The Kuchofuku Air-Conditioned Cooling Work Shirt features two built-in cooling fans.

The Ribbon is ceiling fan featuring one continuous, ribbon-shaped looping blade.

Dyson has expanded its bladeless Air Multiplier fan line adding a tower fan and a pedestal model to the original table model.

Targus has recently added a dual fan cooling comfort mat to its range of laptop accessories