At a time where temperatures are rising at a dramatic rate, Sony has introduced just the perfect product to keep us cool - a portable, smartphone-controlled air conditioner that can fit in one’s shirt pocket.
Tech giant Sony recently introduced a futuristic, Bluetooth-powered, tiny personal air conditioner dubbed the ‘Reon Pocket’, which can keep a person stay cool at all times.
As per Futurism, the air conditioner is worn just below a person’s neck in the pocket of a special undershirt. As soon as the device is in proper place, the wearer is able to easily control it via a smartphone application.
Using thermoelectric cooling, the Reon Project can reduce a person’s body surface temperature down by 13°C. It can also raise the temperature up by 8°C if the person wants to use the device in winters in order to stay warm, as per Daily Mail.
The device is supported both on iOS and Android, comes in with USB port and a battery life of 24 hours and charge time of 2 hours. Sony has put the product up for crowdfunding with price ranging from about $117 to $175 (12,760-19,030 yen), and for now, the device will only launch in Japan.