It has 15 minutes of battery life while Model B is around 20 inches long and has 30 minutes of battery life. For instance, Model A is marketed towards females and is about 12 inches long, making it compact enough to fit into a ladies handbag. The answer: The Air Umbrella takes in air below the fan blade and then forces it out with such force that the falling rain around you gets redirected.Īs of right now, this invention’s Kickstarter project is available in three varieties, Models A, B and C, which come with an adjustment controller on the bottom of the device that gives the user the ability to adjust the speed of the motor depending on the rainfall.Įach of the three models has their own distinct characteristics. So, with everything that we just listed, you might be asking yourself, “How on earth could this keep me dry?” This rod-shaped invention is equipped with a motor, rechargeable lithium battery and a fan blade. The Air Umbrella is exactly what it sounds like- an umbrella made of air. With that being said, rain isn’t the only thing that’s pouring in fact, the invention at the center of today’s blog, the Air Umbrella, is dripping with innovation, too!
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If you’re excited about this kind of technology, don’t miss our look at 20 of the coolest umbrellas you may ever see.As fall is in full effect and winter is on the horizon, we’re sandwiched in between the two seasons and the result is often times wet weather. Delivery is set at sometime in December 2015. A shame, too – it’s an incredibly fascinating product otherwise.Īnyway, if you’re still thinking you want to pick one of these devices up, you can grab version A for $88, Version B for $98, and Version C for $108 as part of the Kickstarter run’s early bird pricing structure. That means that unless you’re only using your umbrella for a short stroll or two, it’s not going to be of much use. The max battery life is 15 minutes for Version A, and 30 for Version B and C. Version B, meanwhile, will measure in at 50 centimeters, while version C can scale between 50 and 80 centimeters. Version A will be 30 centimeters long – for some reason, it’s listed as a ‘women’s’ umbrella. The Air Umbrella will come in three sizes.
Okay, maybe that’s taking things a bit far. That means that not only do you not have to worry about high wind, damp fabric, or narrow doorways you also get to feel like you’re some sort of awesome, space-aged superhuman – even if you’re doing something as simple as walking to the store. Let me repeat that: it basically gives you your own personal force-field. The Air Umbrella, fittingly, creates a force-field of air. See, most umbrellas use a ribbed, fabric-covered dome. It’s the first major design change in the umbrella in over a thousand years, and it couldn’t be cooler for it. At least, assuming the Air Umbrella – a project that recently surfaced on Kickstarter – actually meets with success. Still, the old design is due to evolve, don’t you think?Īnd it will.
Maybe that’s why the umbrella has changed relatively little since it was invented a few millennia ago. Oh, and high winds completely destroy all but the hardiest of umbrellas.įor all its problems, though, the design works – it keeps us more or less dry in the rain. They’ve the annoying tendency to get sopping wet, and getting an open one through anything short of a loading bay is practically a fool’s errand. Umbrellas can be a little unwieldy at times.
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