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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
video review for handy cooler, July 15, 2010
This review is from: Handy Cooler - World's First Evaporative Personal Air Cooler / Cooling Fan That Is Hand Held! (Battery-operatable) Blue Trim v2.0 (Electronics)
Length:: 1:55 Mins
This product is an amazing innovation. It might not resemble any sort of product you see on the Walmart shelves, but it sort of looks like a hand held camera. It's actually a little air cooler that helps cool air by using a cooling filter that needs water refilled every couple of hours.
It's great for people to are always on the go, or for those of you who can't bear the outdoor heat. I go back to Japan every year, and I'm surprised I finally see something in the states that Japan does not have yet! YES very surprising.
Anyhow, I decided to do my first video review. Please be easy on your comments. Before I bought this, I was confused how this thing works. The description says to add water to the device, but it isn't very clear on how this is done. You basically have to manually remove the cover and pour water onto the cooling pad which can be quite troublesome when you are outside. I hope this video gives a better understanding.
Funny how the unit sounds really noisy in the clip whilst in real life it really isn't noisy at all. The unit is barely noticeable while I work on my computer. Sometimes its so quiet that I even forget that I left it turned on.
The cooling test part was performed with a dual reading thermometer. It was a rather-cool-day, the temp was around 76 degree F, and 55% RH. The cooling it produced was 10F. If you used it in a hotter and drier place, the air coming out can be alot cooler. Fair enough, at quite a `cool' room temperature the unit doing 10F temperature is quite comfortable, especially when you are irritated from your sweating underwear!
Hope you all find my video helpful!
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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool Cooler Coolest, April 15, 2010
This review is from: Handy Cooler - World's First Evaporative Personal Air Cooler / Cooling Fan That Is Hand Held! (Battery-operatable) Blue Trim v2.0 (Electronics)
Yes, this little puppy really does work as advertised. Just wet the sponge, turn the unit on, and point the air stream at your face.
Ahhhhhh...
The Handy Cooler appears to be well built. The fan is very quiet. You can put the unit on a desk or tabletop, and it will blow a nice stream of cool air at you.
I like the way you can rotate the air head ninety degrees, giving you greater flexibility in positioning the unit. I also like the little water bottle they give you, which holds two "recharges". Yes, they have figured out how much water you can add to keep cool without water dribbling from the unit. They figure you can go from thirty minutes to three hours on a "full" sponge, depending on your environment.
I have told the company that makes the Handy Cooler that they need to introduce a shoulder holster, so you can wear it around and use it hands-free. In the meantime, I am going to see if I can rig up some sort of shoulder sling or something that will suit this purpose.
At any rate, if you hate the heat, the Handy Cooler is the real deal -- cool relief to go. HIGHLY recommended.
My only gripe, as another customer commented, is the high UPS shipping charge. A lower-cost USPS shipping option would be welcome...
And yes, I use NiMH rechargeable batteries, and they last for hours on a charge. Ahhhh...
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
makes the air less dry, May 15, 2010
This review is from: Handy Cooler - World's First Evaporative Personal Air Cooler / Cooling Fan That Is Hand Held! (Battery-operatable) Blue Trim v2.0 (Electronics)
I have suffered from allergies for a couple of years now. I can't work in my office unless I took an antihistamine. I saw the great reviews for the handy cooler air cooler and I wanted to give it a try. As it describes, it basically emits humidified air as well as cools the air down. I got the package and it was really easy to set up and use. I brought it work work and placed it on my work desk, plugged it in my laptop for power, and directed the air to my breathing area. It would be too chilly to turn it on full blast, so I set it at 60% power which gives a good balance between the air cooling and air humidifying. Now its been 1 week since I haven't took antihistamine and I can still get through my day. I am not sure if it is to do with the cooler air, or the humidified air - or a bit of both. It does require you to add water into the filter every few hours. So don't be fooled by thinking it doesn't require your attention.
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