Fanbrella

When I was much younger, my mother would always tell me to carry an umbrella with me whenever I left the house. It didn’t matter if it was raining or if it was sunny. When it was the former, I didn’t mind. But I hated having to lug it around with me if it was particularly hot.
Maybe if I had been carrying the Fanbrella then, I wouldn’t have minded so much.
The Fanbrella is what its name suggests it is: it’s an umbrella that’s got retractable fan blades underneath its UV-reflecting canopy. Cool, right? Its shaft and ribs are also made of plastic so they won’t rust like those old umbrellas with the metal interior would.

Fanbrella

• 57.5″ diameter polyester canopy with PVC backing
• Requires six AA batteries that provide 5 1/2 hours of continuous operation
• Available in red.
• Closed: 39 1/2″ L x 2 1/4″ W diameter.
• Weight: 2 lbs.

You can buy the Fanbrella from Hammacher Schlemmer for $79.95.