USB Can-Shaped Humidifier Mixes Weirdness with Moisturising Power

This isn’t the first USB-powered humidifier you’ve seen, but it may be the weirdest: it comes shaped and painted like a drink can. It uses ultrasound to generate “cool, moisturising steam” at the rate of 50ml per hour, which may sound attractive to you if your office environment is one of those over-air-conditioned ones. Though, nowadays in this crazy world, having a can on your desk connected to a computer and giving off bouts of “steam” is probably something you want to explain to your office mates if you don’t want to cause a panic. Yours, from Brando and in several can colours for just US$24. [Brando]


March 24, 2008

Sharp KC-C100, C150 Purify and Humidify Your Air Stylishly

Sharp’s new air purifiers prove that humble household electrical gadgets can actually look quite stylish. These have triple filtration technology, including true HEPA filters to trap the majority of airborne nasties in your home, and their filters only need changing every five years. They can also push a room’s relative humidity to 50%, and have a “library quiet” mode. That sounds like a nice function: my purifier makes a heck of a racket on a quiet night. The C100 can clean up 254 square feet rooms, while the C150 can cope with 247 square feet. Available now for US$399.99 and US$499.99 [7Gadgets]