Entrak's ventilationVest cools you down, ensures public humiliation
By Darren Murph 
posted Jul 12th 2007 1:14AM
posted Jul 12th 2007 1:14AM
Air conditioned clothing is far from new, but thanks to Entrak, now the civilians in the crowd can don their own AC-equipped vest -- if you don't mind getting stared at while out in public, that is. The aptly-named ventilationVest is dubbed a "personal climate system" wrapped inside of an otherwise vanilla polyester vest, and reportedly utilizes "two battery-powered ventilation units concealed in its side pockets to circulate air" through a permeable liner. Additionally, the vest weighs just under three-pounds with all the gadgetry strapped in, and can purportedly keep a fresh breeze flowin' for a whopping eight hours sans a recharge. Unfortunately, there's no word on how much this fan-filled article will run you, and yes, it looks like that clashtastic blue will be your only color choice when ordering.[Via MedLaunches]
I wonder how much they payed that model.
didn't ever think wal-mart greeter-wear would ever be in fashion
Dang... beat me to it... I was so thinking that looked just like the wal-mart vests. I wonder if they'll eventually release the red ones, so the CSM's can be kept cool too.
But will it blend?
Why would a vest that barely covers any skin need a cooling system in the first place? I can't imagine a situation that a vest doesn't already provide maximum cooling sans electronics. Gortex mesh FTW. Auto-drying outerwear is where it's at.
Might be cool to wear under my riding jacket while on the bike in the summer. It'd have to be covered up tho its fugly as hell
What happens if you fall in the water while wearing this ?
Marty McFly had a version of this in Back to the Future Part 2.. his was much cooler.
LOL @ wal-mart greeter.. seriously though look at the mug on that kid. apparently they didn't pay him enough to unclench. either that or the photographer killed his family & he's about to pull a pistol out of that abomination.
As if that guy was not cool enough already.
It looks like one of those Power Ranger uniforms they wear before they say "Its Morphin' Time!"
Geez, listen to you guys! lol.
For a tech news crowd, I've never seen so much critique or emphasis on "fashion" than ever before.
"Oh my, I wouldn't be caught dead in that!"
"Is it Gucci?! If not, I'm not buying it"
I bet if it was really comfortable and cooled you down during those long nights of intraweb surfin' then those same people would probably put soda-money down on it in a heart beat!
Damn! Someone already beat me to the "Back to the Future II" reference!!! Oh well, I second humpty's comments on Marty's jacket being much cooler...now if only they could offer us those stainless steel "sunglasses" Doc wore, we'd have the perfect dork suit.
Only if I can get the clear plastic tie to go with it. :D hehehe...
supposedly there is some petition out there for nike to make the 2015 air jordans or whatever theyre called from back to the future 2
Come to Texas in the summer. If the damn thing works it could have Hello Kitty printed on it and construction workers outside would be lining up to buy one.
Look at those pants!
What I want to know is why it has a 3.5" floppy drive installed in the front pocket.
That is sooooo nineteen ninty-eight.
If it doesn't use refrigeration, does it really qualify as "air conditioning"?
"Dork thinks he's gonna drown"
fun to tease unless they have MS and then it makes sense...
I wonder if you wash it, still works after drying !
Why would you want to waste more natural resources to power-up your {sarcasm} bad-ass {/sarcasm} ego? The guy in the photo is fearful of either being beaten up by his peers or falling into the water behind him. What a stupid invention! if you need to be cooler (and by no means does this make you 'cool') then move somewhere else.