be quiet! Announces Zero Wings AI, an AI-Controlled Bladeless Fan

[Tsing]

It may only be March 30, but for whatever reason, be quiet! decided to celebrate April Fool's Day early this year. The German manufacturer for premium PC components published a video today about Zero Wings AI, a bladeless fan powered by FANOS, a proprietary AI, but it, unfortunately, appears to be completely imaginary as far as anyone can tell, having been given a release date of April 1, 2023, by the company. On a more serious note, be quiet! does have a new, actual product to advertise in the form of the Light Wings White, a new color option for its award-winning ARGB fan series. These will be available beginning April 11 in 120 and 140 mm sizes, with prices starting at $79.90.

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[Brian_B]

in 120 and 140 mm sizes, with prices starting at $79.90.

F'n hell $80 for a fan? ??

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Yeah, no.

 

[Zarathustra]

"bladeless"

Then the specs talka bout a 7 blade and a 9 blade version.

 

[Zarathustra]

in 120 and 140 mm sizes, with prices starting at $79.90.

F'n hell $80 for a fan? ??

Those are for 3 packs, but still, that is $27 per fan, which is still nuts.

 

[Burticus]

April Fools already?

 

[Grimlakin]

I was gonna say I'll spend 100+ for a good oscillating fan for my bedroom. (Have one called the hurricane... my wife and I love it.) My most recent one was 120 I think.

 

[Tempest]

As Zarathustra said, the $80 is for a 3-pack, but that's still a ripoff. They look like cheap run-of-the-mill rifle-bearing fans whose primary selling point is the lighting.