Summers are getting warmer. So, SONY has came up with a very
great solution , A PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER.
Sony decided to go ahead with the Reon Pocket through its First
Flight internal-startup-incubator-slash-crowdfunding-platform. First Flight has
previously led to products like the FES E
Ink watch, the Huis smart home
universal remote, and the Wena Wrist
modular smartwatch. Now we have the Reon Pocket, which can only be described as a
wearable air conditioner.
The Reon Pocket is a fairly slim palm-sized white plastic device
that charges over USB-C and connects to your iOS or Android phone with
Bluetooth. It definitely looks like a Sony gadget. There’s a silicone pad on
the back that you can press against your skin, and the Reon Pocket uses the Peltier effect to cool or warm itself up by
absorbing and releasing heat. You can use it handheld, but the most widely
promoted use cases involves buying Sony’s special V-neck undershirts with a
pocket on the inner back to keep the device resting between your shoulder
blades
The app is pretty simple
and gives you direct control over the Reon Pocket’s temperature settings. There
are three levels of cooling or warming, plus an additional boost mode that’s
limited to two minutes and a control for the speed of the “fan.” You can also
set automatic modes that kick in whenever you turn the device on with its own
power button rather than using the app. It lasts around 2-3 hours on a charge,
depending on the intensity of your settings.
The device only weighs about 80 grams, so beyond the cooling and
warming effects it doesn’t really feel noticeable when you’re wearing it in the
undershirt, and it doesn’t stick out beneath another layer of clothing. It is,
however, a little awkward to insert it once the undershirt is on — you need to
get a good fit in the pocket, which is hard to do with your hands behind your
back. Maybe it gets easier with practice.
So, how does it work? Sony’s marketing suggests that it can
reduce your body surface temperature by 13°C, for example from 36°C (96°F) to
23°C (73.4°F). I can believe that that’s the case at the point of contact, but
the effect is clearly much less pronounced across the whole body, as Sony’s own
pictures show.
The Reon Pocket is out
now exclusively in Japan. It costs 13,000 yen ($122) for the
device itself, and the undershirts (available in white or beige) are 1,800 yen
($17) each. The app does work in English, if you’re looking to import.
Watch the video below for more information
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