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Handy Cooler- Your Own Personal Air Conditioner

It has been so hot here in San Diego- I go from one room to the next trying to find a cool place. Now you can take cool air with you with this new Handycooler personal air conditioner! Evaporative cooling is the trick here. Simply drizzle a few ounces of water onto a sponge, and place it in a device a little bigger than a cordless phone, and enjoy cool breezes wherever you go. The fan draws air over the damp sponge, cooling it by up to 25 degrees Fahrenheit. The ducted fan rotates to move the air where you want it, but you’re gonna want to blow that heavenly cool air right past your sweating noggin.

It will require a quartet of AA batteries to keep running, so we’d suggest getting rechargeable batteries to go along with this if you want to be environmentally friendly in the long run. Of course, four batteries will bring you around 5 hours of cooling, but you can always opt for USB power whenever your computer or notebook is turned on. The Handycooler Personal Air Conditioner will retail for about $40.  a pop.

Order from Amazon: Handy Cooler – The only Evaporative Personal Air Cooler / Cooling Fan that is hand-held! (Battery-operatable)