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Good Idea, but which dumb asshole would call this eco-friendly? A normal umbrella doesnt need energy to fulfill his purpose. It is more eco-friendly to produce plastic bag than producing this.

I mean this umbrella is real nice, but dont call it eco-friendly. If you wann promote it then write that you dont have to dry it and that it lasts longer than a normal umbrella.

Good Idea, but which dumb asshole would call this eco-friendly? A normal umbrella doesnt need energy to fulfill his purpose. It is more eco-friendly to produce plastic bag than producing this.

I mean this umbrella is real nice, but dont call it eco-friendly. If you wann promote it then write that you dont have to dry it and that it lasts longer than a normal umbrella.

Every time I see such an idea where I think this is not thought through very well I expect to read a name from the far east when I scroll to the designer. Graphically nice work but please, PLEASE put more effort in your technical research and concept work, PLEASE! Then maybe I love your design long time

How heavy will it be?

Love the concept and I agree with Marcel, don’t call it eco-friendly.

marvelous design… really.
i’m just wondering, where do you put your batteries?
what happens if you run out of batteries on your way home?

and most important of all.

how is it eco-friendly when it wastes more energy than classic umbrellas?
well… we all know, batteries are much worse than plastic bags

cheers!

If the tech is the only problems you guys are seeing, then you need to think further about the design.

Stop thinking about using this umbrella, and think what it would be to be next to a person using it.

Not only it’s NOT nearly eco-friendly, but it would probably be heavy, and would not work. For the heavy rains we’ve got here in Brazil it would take a massive airflow to divert it, not mentioning it would not be nice to pass by someone blowing the rain on on your face…
Besides, it could suck your clothes’ sleeve into its bottom, cuting the air flow and that’s it for the girl’s straightened hair!

But the idea of the use of airflow to divert falling water is not bad. Maybe the designer can find some good use for it.

不够环保，而且要是下大雨，不知道还能不能用

不够环保，而且要是下大雨，不知道还能不能用

It will needs more energy! It will be dangerous!

That idea is so stupid!

Clever idea, but let’s consider the stumbling blocks:

1) This thing will likely generate lots of noise.
2) How will you keep things from inadvertently being sucked in the bottom?
3) How will you keep people from circumventing your solution to number 2 and intentionally putting things inside (like their male members)?
4) Others have pointed out that those around you might not particularly like being hit by the water that is being diverted.

I wonder where the designer is hiding the 50 hp motor in this thing, and oh yea don’t forget about noise (not that his has a hope in hell of working) just consider how loud the air dryers are in a car wash.

Also consider potential for misuse. It won’t be long before someone tries to pleasure himself by putting his member into the air intake, and then sues you for his injuries.

ya. the air pressure is also something we should think about. it would be so hard that you could hurt other people.

this guy should really just make the concept-art for other peoples designs.

i would hire him!

I will Honestly Pay $1000 to see a working prototype.

Cool concept.This design would probably need a really strong engine, thus because of the power it would probably be too difficult to handle for some people especially for a kid as you’ve got in the picture.

But again, I think its a very cool concept.

WOW! thats the coolest thing I have seen! super cool

what’s with all the people sticking their members into things? sheesh!

Don’t know how well it would hold up in some windy conditions.. it can get pretty gusty in some places, and you’d get drenched every time

who knows in 10 years time the engine will be so small, and very light (not to mention eco-friendly too ;p) even a kid could hold it.

It might sounds ridiculous now but If no one ever think about the concept, no matter how great technology improves, this idea won;t even exist.

do look forward to see a working prototypes ^^

I……LIKE……….PINAPPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no. not even in the future. and it is a stupid idea in general. what makes it better than a normal umbrella? nothing? right. so why.

전 한국사람입니다. 인터넷 뉴스를 보고

구매 하고 싶어서 들어와봤는데 아직 구매는

안되는가요 ???? 할수 있다면 어떻게 해야하나요 ???

전 한국사람입니다. 인터넷 뉴스를 보고

구매 하고 싶어서 들어와봤는데 아직 구매는

안되는가요 ???? 할수 있다면 어떻게 해야하나요 ???

i want buy that

please, reply bt e-mail

저도 한국사람인데요 이제품 구매하고 싶어요 얼마인가요 부탁드려요
tlpjh@naver.com 구매가능한지 메일로 보내주세요

저도 한국사람인데요 이제품 구매하고 싶어요 얼마인가요 부탁드려요
tlpjh@naver.com 구매가능한지 메일로 보내주세요

If they can mate this with those devices found in kinetic watches; charging/powering the device with motions from carrying it, then there could be potential as you would eliminate replacing batteries. Air pressure would be a problem as this would potentially become a weapon if applied incorrectly.

It’s a nice idea, but I don’t think it will work, even in the future.

The motor must be too strong to do this job!

woo…amazing

For those of you wondering about how this umbrella is intended to be eco-friendly, in many countries stores and other large public buildings provide special plastic bags for people to store their wet umbrellas in when they come inside. If your umbrella does not get wet, then you won’t need to use one of these plastic bags (which get discarded when you leave the building). Whether or not the savings in plastic used is enough to counterbalance the electricity involved is a different and complicated question.

Wow! I’ve learned something from this thread: Eco-friendly people aren’t very friendly.

As Daniel says, in many countries – think East, you get a plastic baggy – I used to call them umbrella condoms – for when you go into a shop. Then you take it off, throw it away, go outside, go into another shop, and get another.

There are also a huge amount of very very cheap umbrellas for sale all over, in Japan something like 10billion umbrellas are left behind on the subway each year, and not reclaimed as they are cheap. Why go back for one, when you can buy another for 50UScents to get you home?

So in some situations this would be eco friendly. Relatively.

If a company goes through all the expenses of research, marketing and production, why can’t they spend just a little more to get someone to check their English?

in asian countries, people put their umbrellas in a plastic bag when they go into a mall. So perhaps that is the ‘eco-friendly’ part they are referring to in this design…

Wind > This

ANY Current would disrupt the ‘umbrella’ this is making. Therefore… you would get wet.

Fails its purpose.

i’d like to see that working before i get all blown away by that.
looks too fragile for me.

ps. please cut the crap about environment – this umbrella is working using batteries – that are far less environmental friendly than self-destructible nylon bags for wet umbrella’s.

this is a beautifull idea. thanks very much

The extendable idea would mean that the further it is extended, the greater the power needed from the motors.

As impractical as this may seem, it could actually have a use as a larger, fixed position unit.

Picture, for example, a public square with an array of these, essentially a canopy of air covering the entire area.

clasic umbrella also can be used for protection from sun! meybe this can be used instead of fan when it is hot, or as an adition to beach umbrellas handle to generate gentle breeze while you are naping on the beach or near the pool.

Awesome! Where Can I Buy This?

can u fly with 1000 of these under ur chair?? :O

Great idea~!
Has it produced~? And how much will it be?

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT???

FAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

no seriously?? It is a fake!! It’s just a joke, how can you people believe that actual force-field exist?

They are actually 94 comments bellow me and nobody even cares how this umbrella really works… I am disappointed by you internet.

I’m still stuck on how this thing could, with the right modifications, be turned into a lightsaber. I have seen designs for eral ones and this is remarkably similar.

I’m still stuck on how this thing could, with the right modifications, be turned into a lightsaber. I have seen designs for eral ones and this is remarkably similar.

I like fact that you dont need to shake it off when u complete your journey or find a place for it to drip off properly that does not cause others problems.

I have been poked and dripped on by many normal umbrellas, as well as temporarily entangling my umbrella with anothers. So I would rather have a blast of wind than worry about umbrella prongs in my eyes.

On gadget front, would love to own one just for the wierd looks you would get as you walked down the street with no visable cover but holding a stick in ur hand like u had an umbrella LOL

This idea is retarded. LIttle rain drops will fall relatively slow and might work out (all be it half ass/very shitty), but larger ones falling faster? It'd need to produce air flow more powerful than a damn leaf blower – and I'd rather have it as a sex toy at that point. It'd be heavy as balls, have a short life span, and be loud as f*ck. Come on Asia, this the best you could do? First Toyota, now this. Get with it guys.

Using “ur” for “your” is not a foreigner’s mistake. That’s a native slang term used over the internet. His spelling and grammar is so atrocious nearing the end, I had difficulty simply understanding what he was trying to say. When it gets to that point, you either learn to spell, or go another year in your english class. And again, the mistakes he’s made are not foreigner’s mistakes. His arguments are flat out bad, illogical, and incomprehensible due to his misspellings and grammatical mistakes.

But in other news, if you ask me, this has more potential than the most of you give it credit for. Put solar panels on it and a long rechargeable battery, or a rechargeable battery with a potentiometer to recharge it. As far as wind goes, I guess it depends on the performance alone, but this is an interesting design that shouldn’t be shut down on the spot like you guys are doing.

This idea is retarded. LIttle rain drops will fall relatively slow and might work out (all be it half ass/very shitty), but larger ones falling faster? It'd need to produce air flow more powerful than a damn leaf blower – and I'd rather have it as a sex toy at that point. It'd be heavy as balls, have a short life span, and be loud as f*ck. Come on Asia, this the best you could do? First Toyota, now this. Get with it guys.

Don't fix what isn't broken…

That is so cool. i want one

i guess this could have been a good idea but what happens if it is windy when its raining the whole idea of an air-umbrella is completely ruined

Don't fix what isn't broken…

That is so cool. i want one

i guess this could have been a good idea but what happens if it is windy when its raining the whole idea of an air-umbrella is completely ruined

Um… call me a wet blanket, but is nobody noticing that in order for this thing to work, it would have to basically mount a jet engine? Otherwise you've just got an unusually ineffective (if undoubtedly snazzy) leaf blower.
It might keep you dry in a light sprinkle. But raindrops are heavy. If pieces of–to give a fantastically grisly but hilariously messy example–meat the same size were falling from the sky, you wouldn't try to deflect them with this weird idea, you'd get an umbrella.
People and animals both happen to be made of meat. They also happen to float.
Ergo, water is more dense than the aforementioned meat, and would be even more notably not deflected by this thing, at least not significantly. A person five inches across might be dry under it. Maybe. But anyone else would need the deluxe model with the pilfered F-15 engine providing the air current. Even if the necessary power was made to fit into the handle, this thing could be used to basically strip paint from your front porch, because, ladies and gentlemen…

Wait for it…

Water is dense.

Um… call me a wet blanket, but is nobody noticing that in order for this thing to work, it would have to basically mount a jet engine? Otherwise you've just got an unusually ineffective (if undoubtedly snazzy) leaf blower.
It might keep you dry in a light sprinkle. But raindrops are heavy. If pieces of–to give a fantastically grisly but hilariously messy example–meat the same size were falling from the sky, you wouldn't try to deflect them with this weird idea, you'd get an umbrella.
People and animals both happen to be made of meat. They also happen to float.
Ergo, water is more dense than the aforementioned meat, and would be even more notably not deflected by this thing, at least not significantly. A person five inches across might be dry under it. Maybe. But anyone else would need the deluxe model with the pilfered F-15 engine providing the air current. Even if the necessary power was made to fit into the handle, this thing could be used to basically strip paint from your front porch, because, ladies and gentlemen…

Wait for it…

Water is dense.

Might be loud

Might be loud

It's an umbrella, right?

Water falls on it, right?

Hydro-powered umbrella.

Where's Di Vinci when we need him?

Or, maybe Tesla.

Or, for the steampunkers, make it windup.

It's an umbrella, right?

Water falls on it, right?

Hydro-powered umbrella.

Where's Di Vinci when we need him?

Or, maybe Tesla.

Or, for the steampunkers, make it windup.

Extremly useful design I want this

Extremly useful design I want this

replace the idea with wind shilled wipers in cars. suck the air in from the front bumper air vents, and blow it on your windshield. maybe you need to utilize some battery power usage to re-energize the intake flow. hmmm. I should have become a millionaire by now. haha

Very nice, thanks! stumbled…

you could use butane and a flame to evaporate it

replace the idea with wind shilled wipers in cars. suck the air in from the front bumper air vents, and blow it on your windshield. maybe you need to utilize some battery power usage to re-energize the intake flow. hmmm. I should have become a millionaire by now. haha

Very nice, thanks! stumbled…

you could use butane and a flame to evaporate it

not ecofriendly

not ecofriendly

Yep…too many problems with the design.

Here's a recap.

1. NOT eco friendly
2. Use in public/close places would surely get you beat up.
3. batteries wouldn't last long enough unless motion charged and even then, not likely
4. blockage of bottom would burn out the motor and also render it useless.
5. Apparently people think they can stick their member in the bottom. Not likely.
6. It would take at least 1/3 horsepower motor to operate. Size prevents it.
7. The sound level would be prohibitive.
8. Someone would think you were a witch and hang you.
9. It would end up just another gadget in your kitchen drawer.

what happens if its a windy rain storm? does it still work

Yep…too many problems with the design.

Here's a recap.

1. NOT eco friendly
2. Use in public/close places would surely get you beat up.
3. batteries wouldn't last long enough unless motion charged and even then, not likely
4. blockage of bottom would burn out the motor and also render it useless.
5. Apparently people think they can stick their member in the bottom. Not likely.
6. It would take at least 1/3 horsepower motor to operate. Size prevents it.
7. The sound level would be prohibitive.
8. Someone would think you were a witch and hang you.
9. It would end up just another gadget in your kitchen drawer.

what happens if its a windy rain storm? does it still work

Cool concept, but take a look at the pic of the little girl holding the thing up. Holy photoshoped blur Batman!! They could have done a much better job in making it look more realistic. Still a cool idea

i'd like to recommend a new name for this great product…. " umbAIRella "

Cool concept, but take a look at the pic of the little girl holding the thing up. Holy photoshoped blur Batman!! They could have done a much better job in making it look more realistic. Still a cool idea

i'd like to recommend a new name for this great product…. ” umbAIRella “

its real. so is the flux capacitor

I WANT ONE!!!

its real. so is the flux capacitor

I WANT ONE!!!

i think hes saying that umbrellas use more energy in the entire process to make them, materials gather fabrication transporting asembling transporting shelf life pushed then transported home and then eventually in the garbarge.

i think hes saying u only ever need 1 unbrella ever again, recharable batteries of high efficiency and perhaps and downwar airestream instead to divert instead of deflect.

i think hes saying that umbrellas use more energy in the entire process to make them, materials gather fabrication transporting asembling transporting shelf life pushed then transported home and then eventually in the garbarge.

i think hes saying u only ever need 1 unbrella ever again, recharable batteries of high efficiency and perhaps and downwar airestream instead to divert instead of deflect.

This shows the most common issue with "designers", They have no clue about engineering, It must be nice to only have to design a concept based on idea and looks, and not have to consider the reality that it wont work, the amount of air pressure needed to do this would not be possible without a large air compressor and a lot of noise. what an joke…. When I design things, they actually have to work when im finnished.

This shows the most common issue with “designers”, They have no clue about engineering, It must be nice to only have to design a concept based on idea and looks, and not have to consider the reality that it wont work, the amount of air pressure needed to do this would not be possible without a large air compressor and a lot of noise. what an joke…. When I design things, they actually have to work when im finnished.

Looks like another over-engineered product from Dyson…

Works so well you still need a rain coat with the hood up.

It's only a bit of water. When you're going outside and it's raining or you think it's going to rain then wear a jacket with a hood.

Looks like another over-engineered product from Dyson…

Works so well you still need a rain coat with the hood up.

It's only a bit of water. When you're going outside and it's raining or you think it's going to rain then wear a jacket with a hood.

bamboo umbrella with biodegradable plastic canopy seems like the way to go.

at the beginning, i thought the air coming out will spin like a flat dornado before i read the description, but…….after…….

well, what if the rain drop is as big as your thum, can it still work as you wish?

bamboo umbrella with biodegradable plastic canopy seems like the way to go.

Not really eco friendly!!

i wanna see a v8 version or actually better yet! lets go balls out and get a turbine version that runs on kittens and childrens tears. who cares if its eco freindly it proper cool.

at the beginning, i thought the air coming out will spin like a flat dornado before i read the description, but…….after…….

well, what if the rain drop is as big as your thum, can it still work as you wish?

Not really eco friendly!!

i wanna see a v8 version or actually better yet! lets go balls out and get a turbine version that runs on kittens and childrens tears. who cares if its eco freindly it proper cool.

I think that using THE FORCE is way better

I think that using THE FORCE is way better

Imagine the sound when hundreds of people walking down a street each whit an airbrella.
Imagen the sound when hundreds of airbrella by misstake cuts thru hundreds of heads whit its air presaure.

Amazing..and he plays for Manchester United as well!

Imagine the sound when hundreds of people walking down a street each whit an airbrella.
Imagen the sound when hundreds of airbrella by misstake cuts thru hundreds of heads whit its air presaure.

Amazing..and he plays for Manchester United as well!

beautiful concept you sharing. look like fake

beautiful concept you sharing. look like fake

…nowhere in this does it say that it uses batteries…it still could be eco-friendly…..

I can see this being used, but not to stay dry. stand beside somebody in a rainstorm and switch it on. they are now being pelted by high-speed raindrops (take it from a biker, it's more painful than it sounds). Or, you can take it and shove it up the back of your friend's shirt. Instant Sumo Wrestler. Maybe you could inflate an air mattress with it? perhaps your car tire. Oh, with about this, you're walking down the street with your air umbrella and suddenly, the battery dies. Now you're soaked. I hope it's rechargeable so that once you get to work you can plug it in and use it as a hairdryer….

…nowhere in this does it say that it uses batteries…it still could be eco-friendly…..

I can see this being used, but not to stay dry. stand beside somebody in a rainstorm and switch it on. they are now being pelted by high-speed raindrops (take it from a biker, it's more painful than it sounds). Or, you can take it and shove it up the back of your friend's shirt. Instant Sumo Wrestler. Maybe you could inflate an air mattress with it? perhaps your car tire. Oh, with about this, you're walking down the street with your air umbrella and suddenly, the battery dies. Now you're soaked. I hope it's rechargeable so that once you get to work you can plug it in and use it as a hairdryer….

Another umbrella that won´t work on rainy and windy days…

Another umbrella that won�t work on rainy and windy days…

Yet another ostensibly cool idea that has clearly never gotten to the prototype stage:
1.Forget the sketch, figure on carrying something the size of a small vacuum cleaner in order to generate enough air pressure
to keep you dry on a very light rain day. If it starts pouring, forget it.
2.The sketch shows no space for a battery. For 30 minutes use, it would require probably a 10 pound battery pack
3.Whenever you walked by someone on the street, your Air Brella would shower them with water.
4.As you approach your car, you would have to turn off the Air Brella and get wet to avoid shooting water inside the car.
5.If you forget to turn off the Air Brella as you knock on someone’s door, they will be drenched as soon as they open the door.

Bottom line, a simple half pound, $3 umbrella is far better and will work every time.

Yet another ostensibly cool idea that has clearly never gotten to the prototype stage:
1.Forget the sketch, figure on carrying something the size of a small vacuum cleaner in order to generate enough air pressure
to keep you dry on a very light rain day. If it starts pouring, forget it.
2.The sketch shows no space for a battery. For 30 minutes use, it would require probably a 10 pound battery pack
3.Whenever you walked by someone on the street, your Air Brella would shower them with water.
4.As you approach your car, you would have to turn off the Air Brella and get wet to avoid shooting water inside the car.
5.If you forget to turn off the Air Brella as you knock on someone’s door, they will be drenched as soon as they open the door.

Bottom line, a simple half pound, $3 umbrella is far better and will work every time.

Great idea. It could also be used to clear walkways covered in leaves in the fall – good marketing scheme.

Really useless idea. Not sure why an umbrella uses plastic bags. Also not sure where the poster learnded to speak the good Englersh.

Great idea. It could also be used to clear walkways covered in leaves in the fall – good marketing scheme.

Really useless idea. Not sure why an umbrella uses plastic bags. Also not sure where the poster learnded to speak the good Englersh.

could be a good idea but needs to be improved and it must be silent above my head .
Also umbrella uses plastic bags ? this AirUmbrella does not uses solar power or etc. It uses batteries and also it is not eco-friendly either.

could be a good idea but needs to be improved and it must be silent above my head .
Also umbrella uses plastic bags ? this AirUmbrella does not uses solar power or etc. It uses batteries and also it is not eco-friendly either.

if nothing else, it get your mind gears turning… that's all i ask for. As for the criticism, whether constructive or negative, i agree with what they're saying but it is only a concept. Take the idea and run with it. Out of all of the people to do view this, maybe there is one who can move forward with it.
and for the anonymous commentors that are talking about inserting male members into this for pleasure? You would. You're the ones who thought of it. You're the ones who would try it. Go buy a less dangerous way to get your rocks off.

if nothing else, it get your mind gears turning… that's all i ask for. As for the criticism, whether constructive or negative, i agree with what they're saying but it is only a concept. Take the idea and run with it. Out of all of the people to do view this, maybe there is one who can move forward with it.
and for the anonymous commentors that are talking about inserting male members into this for pleasure? You would. You're the ones who thought of it. You're the ones who would try it. Go buy a less dangerous way to get your rocks off.

That would be a good idea up to the point where someone's hair gets stuck in the intake

That would be a good idea up to the point where someone's hair gets stuck in the intake

woowwwwww
i cant believe you dudeess
how can u believe so much crap what happens if it is a strong rain u are not gonna make it with force field ? are u hahaha
but good concept.

woowwwwww
i cant believe you dudeess
how can u believe so much crap what happens if it is a strong rain u are not gonna make it with force field ? are u hahaha
but good concept.

It's a nice idea, right up to the point I'm walking by and you blow water in my face.

It's a nice idea, right up to the point I'm walking by and you blow water in my face.

awesome idea

awesome idea

COOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want it so badly that my father says that he is going to buy it for me.pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee tell me how to buy it and how much it cost by e-mailing it to me.one more thing,where do you put the battery and what kind of it,last but not least how much does it need and how long can it last????????

COOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want it so badly that my father says that he is going to buy it for me.pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee tell me how to buy it and how much it cost by e-mailing it to me.one more thing,where do you put the battery and what kind of it,last but not least how much does it need and how long can it last????????

That was my first thought too.

i suppose eco friendly would be enduring and/or enjoying the rain

that's Yves Klein's idea. Only he invented air architecture…principle is the same

that's Yves Klein's idea. Only he invented air architecture…principle is the same

beautiful!

I agree…this is not eco friendly. Most umbrellas are made of recycled metal with a wooden handle and wax coated cloth. For the trendy vinyl variety, people need to simply stop buying them and buy the original kind.

By this logic (if i dont really care about what is possible an what is not today) lets play thi son a very conceptual level.. My umbrella would be a small laser gun on top of my hat and it would shoot and evaporate every waterdrop before it hits me. How cool is that!

beautiful!

I agree…this is not eco friendly. Most umbrellas are made of recycled metal with a wooden handle and wax coated cloth. For the trendy vinyl variety, people need to simply stop buying them and buy the original kind.

By this logic (if i dont really care about what is possible an what is not today) lets play thi son a very conceptual level.. My umbrella would be a small laser gun on top of my hat and it would shoot and evaporate every waterdrop before it hits me. How cool is that!

Copy cat concept

What if the umbrella had a wind generator and only worked when it's rainy/windy. So only when you need it! Then it's eco friendly isn't it?

Copy cat concept

What if the umbrella had a wind generator and only worked when it's rainy/windy. So only when you need it! Then it's eco friendly isn't it?

A fabulous concept, but practically it would be irritating.

A fabulous concept, but practically it would be irritating.

Who ever said this isn't Eco Friendly is a little slow in the mind
The plastic used to make the umbrella, and the broken peices of old umbrellas make them less echo friendly than air. Seriously guise, getcha heads in the game.

Should call it the arsehole umbrella, because that's what you are to everyone else standing around you who gets more water on them.

Who ever said this isn't Eco Friendly is a little slow in the mind
The plastic used to make the umbrella, and the broken peices of old umbrellas make them less echo friendly than air. Seriously guise, getcha heads in the game.

Should call it the arsehole umbrella, because that's what you are to everyone else standing around you who gets more water on them.

i imagine it produces gale force winds itself–

what if several people are walking side by side with their airbrellas?

I like the concept. Practically the motor and power supply would be the size of a jet engine *at the moment* however keep thinking… what if the air was ionised or something that actively – at low pressure – repelled water droplets? What if five turns of the hand crank power supply produced enough grunt to last 15 minutes use? (with 100% recyclable windings) What if what if what if… nice concept. Oh and are we agreed then… we don't advocate battery powered anything, a pocket tornado is not a good idea and the sex shop already caters rather well for 'member receptacles'!! And I've been educated: some eco-friendly ppl can be a bit anti-friendly.

i imagine it produces gale force winds itself–
what if several people are walking side by side with their airbrellas?

forced air doesn't bend

batteries are teh worse form of pollution the is, they are heavy metal pills that pollute where ever they are disposed of….horrible, little evil things they are!!!!

I like the concept. Practically the motor and power supply would be the size of a jet engine *at the moment* however keep thinking… what if the air was ionised or something that actively – at low pressure – repelled water droplets? What if five turns of the hand crank power supply produced enough grunt to last 15 minutes use? (with 100% recyclable windings) What if what if what if… nice concept. Oh and are we agreed then… we don't advocate battery powered anything, a pocket tornado is not a good idea and the sex shop already caters rather well for 'member receptacles'!! And I've been educated: some eco-friendly ppl can be a bit anti-friendly.

forced air doesn't bend

Wouldn't it be super loud too?

batteries are teh worse form of pollution the is, they are heavy metal pills that pollute where ever they are disposed of….horrible, little evil things they are!!!!

Wouldn't it be super loud too?

nice design and neat idea, but what about wind? because when there is rain it is usually accompanied by wind. just saying.

nice design and neat idea, but what about wind? because when there is rain it is usually accompanied by wind. just saying.

Nice design and stupid idea.

Nice design and stupid idea.

Not to mention, to put it bluntly, one would look like a douche-bag carrying these around before they were in wide use.
If they were introduced then maybe, 50 years down the track it wouldn't look out of the norm to walk around holding a stick in the air. The problem is before then; the amount of weird looks you would receive would almost make getting drenched seem a more pleasant option.

Not to mention, to put it bluntly, one would look like a douche-bag carrying these around before they were in wide use.
If they were introduced then maybe, 50 years down the track it wouldn't look out of the norm to walk around holding a stick in the air. The problem is before then; the amount of weird looks you would receive would almost make getting drenched seem a more pleasant option.

Why air umbrella when you can have umbAIRella

Why air umbrella when you can have umbAIRella

ok, you can see that it is just an idea, those pictures up there are fake. you wouldn't be able to see the air coming out of it and have it just stop at a certain spot as the shape of an umbrella. its just an idea someone had, I'll believe it when I see one but that will be a long time.

ok, you can see that it is just an idea, those pictures up there are fake. you wouldn't be able to see the air coming out of it and have it just stop at a certain spot as the shape of an umbrella. its just an idea someone had, I'll believe it when I see one but that will be a long time.

There is one doubt…. Suppose if face comes between the air…. Lol!!!!
Nice one!!!!

There is one doubt…. Suppose if face comes between the air…. Lol!!!!
Nice one!!!!

It wouldn't work if it were windy, right?

It wouldn't work if it were windy, right?

design is nice but you cant hide from rain with this do you know how strong it need to be… so next time when you design something look how something works not just design, but idea is very good for designers and their world but in reality things are litle bit difrent

Let's be honest, it will never work .

Let's be honest, it will never work .

Great idea! People will buy it the novelty.

Great idea! People will buy it the novelty.

good idea, but wouldn't it make you cold?

good idea, but wouldn't it make you cold?

I don't think we should criticize someone for attempting to come up with something new. However, I think this is more something for the imagination. Good start, I suppose, but I honestly don't think that this could work. There are a great deal of technical aspects, as well as natural, that one would have to consider. How would it run? What about air pressure? Would it work if there was wind? Is this really going to be affordable? Would people even buy it? How would it affect the people around the person using it? There are many things to consider. This is a start, but it needs to be further developed. Maybe if you think some more about it, you'll come up with a more practical idea.

It will blow water towards people around you, it is not eco-friendly, and who uses a plastic bag as an umbrella regularly? And Ducky… How would a thing like this not have to use batteries? It sucks in air and blows it out AND you can control the air flow… think about it please

I don't think we should criticize someone for attempting to come up with something new. However, I think this is more something for the imagination. Good start, I suppose, but I honestly don't think that this could work. There are a great deal of technical aspects, as well as natural, that one would have to consider. How would it run? What about air pressure? Would it work if there was wind? Is this really going to be affordable? Would people even buy it? How would it affect the people around the person using it? There are many things to consider. This is a start, but it needs to be further developed. Maybe if you think some more about it, you'll come up with a more practical idea.

It will blow water towards people around you, it is not eco-friendly, and who uses a plastic bag as an umbrella regularly? And Ducky… How would a thing like this not have to use batteries? It sucks in air and blows it out AND you can control the air flow… think about it please

Cool idea but don't see how this will actually work especially in a hard rain.

Cool idea but don't see how this will actually work especially in a hard rain.

Wow! This looks like a really fabulous idea! Why didn’t I think of this! Truly revoloutionary! Where can I buy one?

Wow! This looks like a really fabulous idea! Why didn’t I think of this! Truly revoloutionary! Where can I buy one?

And your new ideas commenters?

And your new ideas commenters?

Great idea, tho impractical. Tired of getting wet in the rain? Tired of that old stinking, out of date, wire framed umbrella? Now you can keep yourself dry WHILE shooting anyone near you with hypersonic water droplets. Ensuring enjoyable looks from the average passerby everywhere.

Great idea, tho impractical. Tired of getting wet in the rain? Tired of that old stinking, out of date, wire framed umbrella? Now you can keep yourself dry WHILE shooting anyone near you with hypersonic water droplets. Ensuring enjoyable looks from the average passerby everywhere.

Very interesting! But what will happen in very heavy rain?

Very interesting! But what will happen in very heavy rain?

Great pictures, lousy idea.

Great pictures, lousy idea.

A great idea, but I must ask… If air pushes the rain away from the user, where does it push the rain too? I would not like to be another pedestrian walking past someone with a water-spitting stick.

I must also ask… Has this product been tested for all conditions? Will it protect me equally well in a monsoon and a light spring drizzle? I love the conceptual creativity.

A great idea, but I must ask… If air pushes the rain away from the user, where does it push the rain too? I would not like to be another pedestrian walking past someone with a water-spitting stick.

I must also ask… Has this product been tested for all conditions? Will it protect me equally well in a monsoon and a light spring drizzle? I love the conceptual creativity.

1. You'd spray everyone around you.
2. You drop this in a puddle and this things sucks rainwater in… motor dies
3. Or You drop this in a puddle and this things sucks rainwater in… shoots rainwater all over the place soaking anyone nearby.
4. Say goodbye to wearing hats.

I could go on.

1. You'd spray everyone around you.
2. You drop this in a puddle and this things sucks rainwater in… motor dies
3. Or You drop this in a puddle and this things sucks rainwater in… shoots rainwater all over the place soaking anyone nearby.
4. Say goodbye to wearing hats.

I could go on.

Can you imagine how loud this would be to get a strong enough wind to hold back the water from landing on you???

Cudos for the imagination and dreaming up something different…the rest of you negative fuckers…keep sucking on the world is flat!

Can you imagine how loud this would be to get a strong enough wind to hold back the water from landing on you???

Cudos for the imagination and dreaming up something different…the rest of you negative fuckers…keep sucking on the world is flat!

As an original cute concept, a 10.
As a practical, applicable eco-friendly concept, a big 0.

why?

Applicability / Practicality :
1-Nothing that size, and powered by small batteries could generate enough force to divert free falling rain drops (specially a downpour), maybe just morning dew!
2-As mentioned before, IF it could generate the force to divert rain sideways, you would undoubtedly drench people beside you, including of course, other dolts with this umbrella-turned-lawn sprinkler.
3-IF you could generate enough power for an engine that would be able to blow with such force as to accomplish the feat of diverting g-force downpour to a horizontal direction, small batteries would not last five minutes, even if you pack 10 of them in there.
4-Show me an engine that can generate such force, run on small batteries and fit into such a slim compartment, and I'll show you a looooong line of prospective buyers from all sorts of industries, including, but not limited to: vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, leaf blowers, triple-A, etc.

Eco-friendly:
Honestly, I think it's not necessary to compare a nylon cloth/metal frame with a plastic handle, to a completely plastic structured + electric motor + battery operated gadget.
FAIL!

As an original cute concept, a 10.
As a practical, applicable eco-friendly concept, a big 0.

why?

Applicability / Practicality :
1-Nothing that size, and powered by small batteries could generate enough force to divert free falling rain drops (specially a downpour), maybe just morning dew!
2-As mentioned before, IF it could generate the force to divert rain sideways, you would undoubtedly drench people beside you, including of course, other dolts with this umbrella-turned-lawn sprinkler.
3-IF you could generate enough power for an engine that would be able to blow with such force as to accomplish the feat of diverting g-force downpour to a horizontal direction, small batteries would not last five minutes, even if you pack 10 of them in there.
4-Show me an engine that can generate such force, run on small batteries and fit into such a slim compartment, and I'll show you a looooong line of prospective buyers from all sorts of industries, including, but not limited to: vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, leaf blowers, triple-A, etc.

Eco-friendly:
Honestly, I think it's not necessary to compare a nylon cloth/metal frame with a plastic handle, to a completely plastic structured + electric motor + battery operated gadget.
FAIL!

My o my, do I see a designer troll

My o my, do I see a designer troll

wykop kurwa

wykop kurwa

bla, bla, bla… haterz

I like it, it's a good idea (iUmbrella?) make a socket for iPod,
how much would it cost and where to get it?

And the thing I hate about conventional umbreallas – how is it going to handle strong wind? I usually have umbrella no longer than 1 week, than it's destroyed because I live in Denmark and it blows from every direction almost all the time!!!

However if the turbine is strong enough… also Denmark is leader in all sort of wind technologies – ever considered moving your business here?

you could add this string (wind-powered) generator to recharge battery on the go (it's small and light enough)

magnificent toy, I'd gladly buy one

bla, bla, bla… haterz

I like it, it's a good idea (iUmbrella?) make a socket for iPod,
how much would it cost and where to get it?

And the thing I hate about conventional umbreallas – how is it going to handle strong wind? I usually have umbrella no longer than 1 week, than it's destroyed because I live in Denmark and it blows from every direction almost all the time!!!

However if the turbine is strong enough… also Denmark is leader in all sort of wind technologies – ever considered moving your business here?

you could add this string (wind-powered) generator to recharge battery on the go (it's small and light enough)

magnificent toy, I'd gladly buy one

shut up with the eco-thing..
if it comes out and i hope it does it would be just cool to have it and not many ppl will buy it actually. some people would just have this thing for fun (i'd gladly have one) cause the concept is awesome!!

You guys don't see the point, even if it's not eco friendly, CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW AWESOME IT WOULD BE TO HAVE A FIGHT WITH THESE?! I might get one and pimp it out so instead of streaming out in a dome it streams out in a straight line at much higher speed, so it's like an air sword!

shut up with the eco-thing..
if it comes out and i hope it does it would be just cool to have it and not many ppl will buy it actually. some people would just have this thing for fun (i'd gladly have one) cause the concept is awesome!!

You guys don't see the point, even if it's not eco friendly, CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW AWESOME IT WOULD BE TO HAVE A FIGHT WITH THESE?! I might get one and pimp it out so instead of streaming out in a dome it streams out in a straight line at much higher speed, so it's like an air sword!

Who knows if this is in fact even physically or technically tenable but I’m totally in attraction with the concept and the intelligent behind it. The renderings are mesmerizingly robust executed.

Who knows if this is in fact even physically or technically tenable but I’m totally in attraction with the concept and the intelligent behind it. The renderings are mesmerizingly robust executed.

“Sorry ma'am. Didn't mean to shoot that raindrop into your eye. Would you mind not walking so close to me?”

It is eco-friendly because you don't need any fabric. DUH!

It is eco-friendly because you don't need any fabric. DUH!

The design is nice, could be marketed with themes appealing

Any news about A defector’s strange disappearance?

Where to buy that air umbrelka?

I wonder how loud it is?? If it’s like hair dryer loud, I think that would be acceptable… But if it’s anything like those Dyson hand dryers, then there is no way I would buy one. Not only would it cause hearing loss, but you piss of alot of people on a crowded street…

It’s not products that not “Eco-friendly” It is humanity.

Why is the kid need to be in a plastic poncho if this thing does what it is supposed to? haha, joke.

Plastic= not eco friendly whether it is used for a battery powered umbrella or for a traditional umbrella. I would like to see how an “air curtain” stands up to the horizontal wind that many times accompanies rain. Bubble umbrellas rarely break due to inversion from the wind since they are unlikely to catch the wind. And for the respect of all involved please be polite.

I’ve had my favorite umbrella for about 15 years. Guinness hasn’t contacted me.

It would be considered ECO friendly if you used rechargeable batteries you idiot! Don’t knock it because you are too ignorant to understand what is and what is not ECO. “Technically” nothing ever made “ECO” safe or friendly is 100% ECO. Everything takes energy to make. Your attitude isn’t very ECO. Is it fair to say that and be pissed off about it? Sure why not? I can be a air headed liberalist tree hugger myself you douche bag!

Geez.. all you ppl are so mean.

An idea is an idea. Maybe an engineer or someone else could see this and think of a way to actually help make it work. I think its an awesome concept, that like most concepts, merely needs refinement! Great job!! Please keep creating.

The point IS that we are all very entertained by a bunch of idiots using spell check and dictionaries to argue over a conceptual umbrella that doesn’t even exist yet! Morons! Get a life!

Very good answer!

What about the reverse idea??
We can have a normal umbrella, but it intakes the rain and deposit it from its bottom :>

Wow, definitely time for an engineering reality check. Of course it’s a concept, but sometimes it’s surprising ideas like this even get this far.

Okay, this thing is diagrammed as a slender little wand being held by a child, supporting a few drops of water on a cushion of air. In reality…well…here are a few back of envelope calculations.

Assumptions: Raindrops fall at about 9 m/s, but you want to not only stop them but repel them, so lets say you’re blowing air upwards at 15 m/s and creating an air jet about the diameter of a normal umbrella, say 1m. The air nozzle at the top of the “umbrella” we’re going to estimate at one inch diameter.

1. Spec’ing out the compressor this requires, it’ll need something around a 6 horsepower air compressor, which will weigh well over 300 lbs.

2. That compressor will draw more than twice as much power as a typical household outlet can supply. Clearly AA Batteries are not an option.

3. The air jet’s recoil will be about 70 lbs of force…so a child will not be wielding it.

4. The air jet would be absolutely deafening. I don’t know what formula to use to estimate exactly how loud, but from experience I’d say it would be well into the hearing damage range (>120 dB) if you were close enough to be holding it.

5. Even then it wouldn’t work…here’s why. The intake is moving as much air as the outlet. The air you’re sucking in to feed this device will draw the rain in from around you and also pick it up off the ground. The airflow pattern this would produce will leave the user in the center of a donut-shaped vortex ring of swirling air and water.

Eco-friendly? Who gives a flying poo. This is awesome no more other people’s umbrellas hiring you in the head on crowded streets

Saaaaaweeeet!!! I want one!!!!

Noisy…

Where can i order??

Se funciona pq o japa ta usando uma capa de chuva? kkk

It must be funny cross to the street with a guy carrying this device and to get all the water drops inside.

Or to carry one when you cross with your boss

What about to try to get closer to a friend?

This can never work. But I like playing with Photoshop too.

Eco friendly or not, they just forgotten some tiny thing called physics…

think along… if the compressed air is blowing out from the umbrella “stick” base..in every direction… the water behavior as it comes down into the compressed air would be, in other words, a completely mess, hahaha

the water droplets would be thrown in all directions along with the air, leaving you dry, but watering all around….

unfortunately, cause it IS a very nice concept, but not functional for now.

In Korea, where this idea comes from, everybody puts their umbrellas into specially designed plastic bags before going inside to keep from getting the floor wet. That’s where the eco-friendly part comes into play.

Dude, not to be an ass as you just took that position but you just claimed that it is not echo friendly, and then in your own words said that it would outlast normal umbrella’s. Save 5 umbrellas?

Where can I get the air umbrella? The price?

How long would the efficiently battery last to produce such a high pressure air stream??? Nice idea but I don’t think we have enough battery tech to power this long enough for a smaller rain storm…

How long would the efficiently battery last to produce such a high pressure air stream???

Is it lighter than a normal umbrella? What happens in a windy climate? How long can the battery last?

I was just wondering? Now ??? did anyone think of what should happen to all the Umbrellas , that are still , ok … That is if ” everyone would buy one of these… ( and how come the most people in here are rude to eachother ? ) wouldn’t it be better , if we could give this Idea , a few tip’s … to maybe become a greater Gadget , for our needs and our Planet .

And what is this particular umbrella made of?? Love and kind thoughts about the earth?? Or is it again plastic?

Batteries are extremly non ecofriendly. Between alkaline lithium and lead they are a nightmare to dispose of properly

so does this really exist?

And when the batteries run out you can beat back the rain with your plastic stick.

Nice!
I have the same idea of eco friendly umbrellas. Just don’t use them. LOL

But just loved this design… something that the Jetsons family would have.

This will innovate and mundo.Gostaria very much to know how to get one as soon as they start selling

Eco-friendly my ass. Lets then everybody stop using Cell Phones and begin using normal phones again. You DO that and I can accept you not liking something because it isn´t “eco-friendly”.

Lets stop using cars and airplanes too.

Oh and I forgot Computers!

Yeah stop using all those devices, they are not “eco-friendly”.

Shut UP And CHUP MY BENGS!

Is this for sale yet?

how come im the only one that notices the horrible situation of an individual grabbing one of these for a rainy day, holding onto important files/ etc. and turning it on, after a short time realizes the batteries are dead -_- he forgot to charge it. now he’s fawked.

“pvc in any regard is not eco frendly!”
Okay, I’m not only going to call bullshit on that, but I am going to call bullshit on that with correct grammer and punctuation, so that at least it looks like I’m making an argument that can stand its ground.

Is PVC in truly any use bad for the environment? Even if it’s used to make the Air Umbrella? Think about it for a moment: if it was made of metal, then it would get too cold to touch in cold wet weather, as well as being too expensive for the average Joe to buy. The pictures clearly show that the Air Umbrella is made from plastic, most likely PVC.

“pvc in any regard is not eco frendly!”
Okay, I’m not only going to call bullshit on that, but I’m going to call bullshit on that with correct grammer and punctuation, so that at least it looks like I’m making an argument that can stand its ground.

Is PVC in truly any use bad for the environment? Even if it’s used to make the Air Umbrella? Think about it for a moment: if it was made of metal, then it would get too cold to touch in cold wet weather, as well as being too expensive for the average Joe to buy. The pictures clearly show that the Air Umbrella is made from plastic, most likely PVC.

Why is everyone being so hostile? I understand that spelling is important, but you don’t need to attack this person over it. I don’t think they were trying to insult you, so you shouldn’t insult them either .

Joe. Who are you to judge? I’ll see you at the gates you won’t be entering.

Thats why I just use the force. Save the environment, train to be a Jedi.

What can I do to buy an umbrella?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t believe a bunch of stuck up all-talk-no-action hippies just sat and argued over an umbrella and some grammatical/spelling errors. WOW good job guys, did a lot of good with that.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t believe a bunch of stuck up all-talk-no-action hippies just sat and argued over an umbrella and some grammatical/spelling errors. WOW good job guys, did a lot of good with that.
Read more at http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/01/12/try-air-to-stay-dry/#wlg55sJc0FaI4y8F.99

You make a good point, but why so angry? Kinda aggro with the
“dumb asshole” thing.

Basically, I like the concept but does it really work? I feel like St. Thomas who said: I will believe it when I touch and see it.

Would this still work in a down pour? Does it only work for a light rain? What about those super windy storms that turn you umbrella inside-out. Still work? I’d love to get my hands on one of these to try it. Also, ignore the bad grammar on the description. Obviously this was designed outside the U.S. and the translation is bad. Give them a break.

Where can you buy one?

where canI buyone

where canI buy one

Y’all realize this is all just cute design, and functionally impossible? If you hooked up an air compressor to PVC(which couldn’t stand the pressurization), at even 200psi this wouldn’t deflect water, it would just make a lot of spray. Also, paper laptop?!?! Where’s the paper lithium battery and paper silicon and precious metal motherboard? Do they mine for such things in paper terrorist countries? Cute ideas, though.

http://www.coroflot.com/quentindebaene/DYSON-AIRBLOW-2050

hmm same idea?

Does it spray others around you? (while pushing the air away from you) I like the idea!