what a neat idea department,
a team of engineers in China is currently
involved in developing something called the ‘Air Umbrella’ – a revolutionary
new device that uses blasts of air to shield people from the rain, the
high-tech umbrella, shaped like a plastic microphone, is capable of producing
horizontal gusts of air that repel raindrops, creating a dry, one meter wide
circle around the user’s head, great news for people that get poked in the eye
by normal umbrellas, but there is a downside the batteries only last for 30
minutes or so, but how convenient to use it for short trips keeping one
say in your car as you nip out to the shops and back, the product is the brainchild
of a group of graduates from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
– they’ve set up a Kickstarter campaign to
raise funds, and they’ve already collected $60,0000, exceeding their target of
$10,000 with seven days to go,
the Air
Umbrella consists of three ‘sections’ – a motor near the head, a lithium
battery at the centre, and an controller with a switch at the
bottom, according to their demo video, the product will be available in
three variants – a ($88), b ($98), and c($108), these are early bird prices,
but once it hits the market, the average price of an air umbrella is expected
to be about $200, Air Umbrella-a is compact in design and can only operate for
15 minutes before running out of charge, while b and c can last for 30 minutes
each, with the latter featuring an extensible handle, what a neat idea.
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