Computers – Electronics – UpCycle & More
I was cleaning up the basement and came across this vintage brochure from Intellivision. In 1981 I’m guessing this was part of the inserts with a game purchase showcasing some of their more popular games.
It always amazed me how these early video games played on our imaginations by depicting the most amazing cover art to mask the simplicity of the 8bit graphics of the time.
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If you live where I live in the north east there is no denying that right now we are going through one of the hottest heatwaves in memory. If you have to be outside during the day the “real feel” temperatures can reach upwards of 100deg at peek times! I recently came across these neck fans and to my surprise as a portable cooling device they worked quite well!
One word of note, some of these are simply fans, while others claim to be air conditioners. I don’t want to discount the air conditioners as “snake oil” because as you know there is no refrigerant running through the neck fan, but rather a metal cooling plate that can assist cooling you slightly more than the fan alone.
My number one choice also happens to be the most expensive neck fan, actually this one is listed as a neck air conditioner. This fan provides the best cooling with one of the highest air speeds, while having very low vibration and a whopping 9 hour battery life!
Brand: Torras
Cooling: Excellent
Comfort: Very Good
Vibration: Low
Battery Life: 9 Hours on highest setting
Special Features: Extra cooling via “Air Conditioner Plates”
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