OK. This one is just weird and sci-fi creepy. It's called the Oxygen Fresh Personal Fan. It's creepy because its name just makes it sound as though oxygen is a commodity. Like, if you can't pay your oxygen bill, you don't get any more. Like, you have to wonder if that's where the planet is headed and whether we will be wearing corporation-controlled bubble helmets.

It's weird because the OFPF is a little fan/air conditioner thing that you wear. (In one description it says it's an air conditioner; in another it says it's a fan. It's a personal electronic device with an identity disorder, like a very tiny HAL2000.)

Of course, aside from all that, the OFPF has the ring of personal hygiene products. Oxygen Fresh. Sounds blue. Sounds baby-powdery yet not. Sounds like if this thing takes off, people may look at you as though you're an Untouchable if you're not wearing one. Can you imagine the kids on the playground? "Johnny's not Oxygen Fresh! Johnny's not Oxygen Fresh!"

Wow, who knew I'd be sitting here dreaming up 1984-style doomsday scenarios, all because of a little wearable fan?

Granted, an OFPF could be cool, in Texas in the middle of July. I have experienced Texas in the middle of July, and it is quite an experience.

Here is how the OFPF works. You wear it around your neck, and it blows air from the top onto your face. If you wear it in your blouse, I'll bet it feels extra special. It also converts smog into oxygen, thereby freshening the air. Well, that actually sounds kind of cool. It would probably be cool while walking around a concrete jungle in the middle of summer, as long as muggers don't become highly interested in it.

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Posted by Rhonda.

Rhonda also writes for Creative And Unique Gift Ideas.