Entrak's ventilationVest cools you down, ensures public humiliation

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]

[Joe @ Jul 12th 2007 1:20AM]

I wonder how much they payed that model.

[Craig @ Jul 12th 2007 1:25AM]

didn't ever think wal-mart greeter-wear would ever be in fashion

[Asher69 @ Jul 12th 2007 9:11AM]

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.

[nsdcx @ Jul 12th 2007 1:28AM]

But will it blend?

[Dustin Frazier @ Jul 12th 2007 1:36AM]

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.

[ryanworrell @ Jul 12th 2007 1:41AM]

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

[SAM @ Jul 12th 2007 2:12AM]

What happens if you fall in the water while wearing this ?

[humpty @ Jul 12th 2007 2:13AM]

Marty McFly had a version of this in Back to the Future Part 2.. his was much cooler.

[birddog @ Jul 12th 2007 2:29AM]

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.

[dglaz @ Jul 12th 2007 4:28AM]

As if that guy was not cool enough already.

[LiQuiD_FuSioN @ Jul 12th 2007 5:00AM]

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!

[brad @ Jul 12th 2007 7:17AM]

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.

[Asher69 @ Jul 12th 2007 9:14AM]

Only if I can get the clear plastic tie to go with it. :D hehehe...

[christ @ Jul 12th 2007 12:00PM]

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

[Rand @ Jul 12th 2007 9:07AM]

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.

[Magallanes @ Jul 12th 2007 9:49AM]

Look at those pants!

[Nate @ Jul 12th 2007 9:57AM]

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.

[tiuk @ Jul 12th 2007 10:13AM]

If it doesn't use refrigeration, does it really qualify as "air conditioning"?

[matt @ Jul 12th 2007 10:34AM]

"Dork thinks he's gonna drown"

[bruno @ Jul 12th 2007 11:09AM]

fun to tease unless they have MS and then it makes sense...

[Kamarin Lee @ Jul 12th 2007 12:13PM]

It looks like one of those Power Ranger uniforms they wear before they say "Its Morphin' Time!"

[kombizz @ Jul 12th 2007 12:51PM]

I wonder if you wash it, still works after drying !

[Kade Miller @ Jul 12th 2007 6:31PM]

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.