Sony's new wearable air conditioner runs even cooler
Key takeaways
- Sony The development of Sony's wearable Reon cooling device started back in 2017and after a crowdfunding launch in 2019, it eventually went on sale in Asia and, in recent years, the West.
- It's not simply a wearable fan attached to your neck.
- Over almost ten years, Sony has refined the device, expanding battery capacity and improving its design for greater comfort.
Sony The development of Sony's wearable Reon cooling device started back in 2017and after a crowdfunding launch in 2019, it eventually went on sale in Asia and, in recent years, the West. It's time for an upgrade with the Reon Pocket Pro Plus, which will be available in the UK and Europe through Sony's own store and online retailers, including Amazon.
It's not simply a wearable fan attached to your neck. The Reon works through the Peltier effect. The device sits at the base of your neck, with an electrically cooled metal plate delivering lower temperatures at the ideal place for your circulatory system, like a tiny ice pack with a USB-C port.
Over almost ten years, Sony has refined the device, expanding battery capacity and improving its design for greater comfort. The new Pro Plus improves performance further, with a two-degree Celsius (3.6-degree Fahrenheit) increase in cooling: a 20 percent increase. It also has an improved cooling algorithm that more accurately monitors temperature changes on the device and in the surrounding area. While it's more powerful than its predecessor, it'll still run for up to 10 hours on its second-highest cooling setting.