Seven handheld followers and funky devices to beat a heatwave

Some would possibly prefer it scorching however the remainder of us discover plus-30°C temperatures an ongoing trial, particularly in spots the place the set up of aircon is just unattainable – centuries-old townhouses and Tube stations, we’re you. Here’s our information to the very best in pocketable airflow administration that can assist you beat the warmth.

Dyson HushJet Mini Cool fan

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Dyson’s new HushJet personal fan got here to market simply in time for 2026’s wave of scorching climate. Resembling an attachment-free electrical toothbrush, the hand-held gadget weighs in at simply 212g, despite the fact that it incorporates a six-hour battery. The HushJet distils the corporate’s 17 years of expertise working within the fan and cooling trade down right into a tiny machine.

Using Dyson’s personal brushless DC motors, it’s able to spinning at speeds of up 65,000 rpm. There are 5 airflow modes plus a battery-sapping Boost setting for actually scorching spots. Available in three colourways – Ink/Cobalt, Carnelian/Sky and Stone/Blush – the fan docks with a USB-C cost stand and can quickly be supplied with a common mount for attachment to virtually something.

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Sony Reon Pocket 5 private cooler

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Something slightly totally different, from Sony. The Reon Pocket 5 is finest described as a private air conditioner, a ‘wearable thermal device’ that sits on the nape of your neck and stays in place with a particular neckband. A stainless-steel cooling plate makes pores and skin contact, chilling you in simply the correct spot to decrease your total temperature.

Hot air is expelled out of the highest of the unit (there’s even a barely longer vent piece for use at the side of a swimsuit). The Reon Pocket 5 will also be used to warmth you up, a terrifying prospect on the time of writing, however doubtlessly a useful addition to a winter wardrobe.

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Torras Coolify Cyber Fold Neck Air Conditioner

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Another outlier for these seeking to transfer on from the normal hand-held fan. The Torras Coolify Cyber Fold is a neck air conditioner, a collar-like machine that slips onto the again of your neck and almost immediately delivers a cooling blast of air in the direction of your face and neck.

Inside the foldable Coolify Cyber are 4 particular person followers to distribute air evenly with out bothering anybody else. Control is by way of an app and there are additionally onboard temperature sensors that energy the unit’s Auto cooling mode. All-in-all, it’s slightly cumbersome and outstanding, definitely sufficient to lift a couple of eyebrows. But you received’t care about that.

Shark ChillPill

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We can vouch for the efficacy of Shark’s new ChillPill. Launched earlier in 2026, this twin-cylinder design has come into its personal in latest weeks, throughout the UK’s warmth waves. Shark’s compact machine not solely works as an environment friendly high-speed fan however comes with two extra modules that may be swapped out as an alternative of the fan unit.

The first is a mister, which distributes the contents of a modest water reserve in a haze of ultra-fine, cooling mist. The second is a cooling plate, with a a lot smaller floor space than the Sony Reon, however pleasing to press in opposition to the neck, wrist and brow when the warmth will get an excessive amount of. Finally, the ChillPill’s intelligent design permits the fan to be angled variously to determine good airflow.

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JisuLife Ultra2 Portable Handheld Fan

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The Ultra2 from JisuLife presents far more conventional form factor. Although it can’t haul air quite as powerfully as the Dyson, the Ultra2 spins at 43,000rpm, equivalent to a wind speed of 17m/s. The speed controls are represented by a percentage display, effectively giving the fan 100 different levels of airflow, while the big 9000mAH battery gives it plenty of endurance.

In addition to the fan functionality, JisuLife has imbued the Ultra2 with extra tricks, such as attachments that allow it to be used to clean out electronics, blow up inflatables and even as a flashlight and emergency beacon.

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Printworks Fantastic portable fan

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The simplicity and ubiquity of the fan format means you either need to radically innovate (as per Dyson or Shark) or risk your product drowning a sea of identikit challengers in the cutthroat online marketplaces. Fantastic is cheap and cheerful but transcends its Tik-Tok ad/Dropship roots with a set of nicely chosen colour options and a very simple premise; once charged up, Fantastic is free to move to wherever you are.

With colours including Green, Cerise, and Petroleum, Fantastic has three speeds, can be manually moved around 360 degrees and – it is claimed – will ‘operate in absolute silence’. If true, it’s a gamechanger that could solve both video-call miscommunications and the travails of light sleepers.

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Muji Rechargeable Handheld Fan

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This is what the archetypal hand-held fan looks like, so if that ticks your box, why not? With this model – ultra-affordable, utterly simple in design and with USB-C charge compatibility – Muji hasn’t set out to make the best or even the most distinctive solution. Instead, it potentially knocks out all the above options thanks to its folding practicality and familiar, unfussy design.