I bought my mum a portable fan this year – we live in a city that can sometimes hit upwards of 110°F (43°C) in the summers, and when you’re in the outdoors, that’s a recipe for a heat stroke. This portable fan, which I picked up online, does the basics well. It’s tiny, has 5 fan speeds, and even doubles as a room-temperature hair dryer… but that’s about it. It doesn’t have any added features, can’t charge devices, doesn’t have any modules, and won’t function as anything more than just a personal fan. It got me thinking – the tech’s all there, all you really need to add to it is modularity and this fan can be so much more. Needless to say, I wasn’t the only one having those thoughts, given that the Halo modular duster is quite literally the device I had in mind.
About the size of a granola bar, the Halo is a modular duster that combines a powerful fan with a powerful battery. The fan outputs a staggering 90,000 RPM (enough to work as a handheld blower), while the battery has a capacity of 10,000mAh. Together, they’re unstoppable, but separate them and you’ve now got something far more interesting – a fan that can be run via USB-C while a battery pack that can operate as a power bank. The modularity extends in other directions too, like a nozzle that allows to channel the fan’s air into a concentrated stream for blowing dust or even for inflating objects like pool paraphernalia.
Designer: Halo
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The entire device looks fairly Cyberpunk-ish, with its metal exterior, chiseled form, RGB light, and LED screen. This design aesthetic bestows a kind of seriousness to the product, highlighting its power and capabilities. The Halo comes as a single device, with the fan snapped on top of the battery, creating this handheld baton-like form that’s perfect for holding and pointing – either at yourself to keep you cool during the hot summer months, or at a dusty surface to blow the dust and debris away, whether it’s an old skateboard/bicycle, or cheetos-crumbs on your keyboard (hey, it happens!)
Split the two apart, however, and you’ve got individual modules that handle their own tasks fairly well. The fan mounts onto a direct power module that lets you connect a USB-C source to power the blades, with a tripod mount on the bottom to let you place the gizmo on your desk facing you while you work. Or hey, facing your CPU that might get heated while running an AI model locally, or playing a high-intensity game.
The fan outputs a staggering 90,000 RPM (for example, a computer fan spins at 5000 RPM, a plane’s turbine spins at 25,000 RPM). Obviously size plays a major role in the output of a fan’s breeze, but at 90,000RPM, it’s safe to say that even though the Halo has a tiny fan, it’s very powerful, outputting winds at 39m/s. The wind is enough to feel comparable to a strong breeze (with 5 speed settings), and channel it with the nozzle and it becomes even more potent, helping blow dust off objects like a dust-buster would. The nozzle can even be used to inflate things, like balloons, toys, pillows, or even pool/swimming accessories.
Meanwhile, the battery model is an absolute unit too. With 10,000mAh of capacity, it’s powerful enough to run the fan but also to charge devices like your phone, tablet, earbuds, or any other portable tech device. An LCD screen on one side displays charging information, battery capacity, and other relevant details, making the Halo a little more advanced than your average plastic-brick power bank. The entire battery (and the fan’s enclosure) is machined out of aluminum too, giving it a distinct aesthetic while helping dissipate heat. And if all that wasn’t cyberpunky enough, the battery module even sports an RGB light strip on the side, adding to its overall appeal.
Each Halo comes in 4 parts – the fan and battery, along with the accessories, i.e., the power module and the detachable nozzle for the fan. The kit starts at $109, and an extra battery pack costs $69 if you don’t like the idea of waiting while your Halo charges. The Halo ships globally with a 1-year warranty on the entire device. Grab yours now before the summer gets too intense!
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