UPDATED 6/1: Be on the lookout for a review of the Desktop Air Conditioner. The company is sending me a review unit!
There are 21 days until summer kicks off officially, which means it's time for Gearlog's First Annual Summer Lovin' Gadget Countdown.
Whether you're traveling to the beach or just hanging out in your own backyard, we're giving you a look at 21 oh-so-geeky products that have come a long way since the Summer of '69. So before June 21st hits, make sure you check Gearlog.com daily for our favorites. We'll be ranking each, too!
#21: Desktop Air Conditioner
You're stuck in the office with no windows or adequate air conditioning, dreaming of the sand beneath your feet with a margarita in hand. I feel your pain (it can get stuffy in my office building from time to time, and I often daydream). A good desk fan could eleviate the sweat pouring from your forehead, like the Haier 7” Oscillating Fan I own, but nothing beats a desktop air conditioner, right?
Design: Made by Can You Image (CYI), the Desktop Air Conditioner uses frozen water to give you a climate-controlled environment.
How It Works: Fill the supplied bottle with water, freeze it, place it back inside the chamber and turn the power switch on.
Features: Doesn't really have any, other than cooling. The least they could do was throw in 2 D-batteries or an AC adapter!
Price: Desktop Air Conditioner sells for $19.99 at Overstock.com
Lovin' Factor (1-10): 6
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May 31, 2006 3:22 PM
For shame! I think I saw this a while ago somewhere...doesn't it essentially just blow the cold air across the frozen water and up to you? Ah well, guess you can't really expect much in the way of an air conditioner for 20 bucks. But here's the question-does it actually keep you cool when the office is stuffy and hot? :)
May 31, 2006 3:43 PM
I'm in a cubicle, so no windows for me! Anyways, that's what I'm going to find out: how well it cools! I'm not expecting it to work as well as a regular air conditioner, but when you're desperate to get cold, I'm sure it suffices! I e-mailed the company to send me a test unit, so we'll see what happens.
June 5, 2006 3:05 PM
I bought one of these about 2 months ago and it works great. It makes no noise and it puts out a pretty decent airflow. I would have preferred the fan to be faster, but for the money it deos what it is supposed to do. However it had a bug. I tried to use an A/C adaptor on it and the fan ran backwards. Batteries made it work fine. I emailed them and they sent me a prepaid shipping doc and they sent me a new one that did work. It is worth the money.