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Purifan Adds An Air Purifier To Your Ceiling Fan

Got a ceiling fan, want an air purifier?  Add one of the latter to the former with the Purifan, an air-cleaning apparatus designed to replace conventional ceiling fan blades and use the fan’s motor for operation.
Clad in a round enclosure, the machine can take the spot of 4- and 5-paddle blades, measuring 48- and 52-inches.  It works both as a fan and as an air purifier, getting you two equipment on a single device.  Even better, it will add no extra electrical load, so you’ll be paying the same utility bill while adding an effective contraption to clean the air.
The Purifan is a quiet air purifier that draws air to the center of the room and puts it through an advanced 5-stage filtration process.  It claims to clean and circulate over 2,000 cubic feet of air per minute.  When installed in a 20×20x8-foot room, for instance, it will refresh the [...]

Loft Wing Ceiling Fan Sweeps The Air To Blow Cool Winds Your Way

Electric fans are nice, but hand fans are magical.  Especially when it’s someone else swaying the thing to cool you down, making you feel like a ruler of lands in days of yore.  The Loft Wing is like a cross between two, using an electrical mechanism to gently swing a large swath of fabric that blows comforting winds your way.
Technically a ceiling fan, the new creation gets rid of the high-speed rotary mechanism, replacing it with a large wing that sweeps across the room to deliver a light and natural breeze.   Sure, it’s not as fun as having slaves fan you with palm leaves all day long, but it will do.

The Loft Wing uses a 9.6 x 4.6 inch fabric wing (available in many custom colors), held up by tapered, high-strength carbon fiber rods that sway it over and over while suspended in your ceiling.  A German-made electric motor powers [...]