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We can finally move forward from being stuck with the same old ceiling fans. And let's be honest, we are all tired of our only options being, "what shape are the blades?", and "what color should I get?". This is how inventor Nik Hiner feels about fan technology. His inspiration has become a reality with the Exhale Fan, a bladeless fan that will circulate the air in your room in a quieter and more efficient manner than traditional fans.
The Exhale Fan features 9 unobstrusive spinning discs and a 6-speed DC motor. It creates a vortex in your room and homogenizes the temperature throughout, as opposed to traditional fans that simply push the air down below them. This makes it more energy efficient.
The Exhale was inspired by 19th century inventor Nikola Tesla and is the world's first truly bladeless ceiling fan. It utilizes the science of laminar flow between an array of flat disks to efficiently move air throughout your environment. This laminar movement creates a smooth uninterrupted airflow with virtually no noise.
The vortex airflow profile generated by the Exhale fan is unmatched in the ceiling fan industry. Air is not simply directed straight down, but moves around the room in a 360 horizontal flow. The air passes over you from the side as if you were experiencing a cool spring day with its fresh-feeling and calm breeze.
This cyclonic airflow multiplies as the Exhale runs, mixing the air to eliminate hot and cold spots. You can pledge $250 to the Indiegogo campaign to get a hold of one of these fans, with shipments expected in March 2013.
