Okay for this particular gadget, I ticked 3 categories. I’m really caught somewhere in between being impressed, confused, and just plain weirded out.

First of all, when I read the name, it really did confuse me. I thought it was a cooler, like… a cooler. Like a mini storage to keep your necktie’s cold. But why would you need cold neckties? Then I thought it was some sort of Engrish wordplay to say that it will make any dull old necktie… well, cool. You know, happening.

But then I actually saw it. The gadget in question.

If you really want to be weirded out, look at these next pictures —

I have no idea what he’s supposedly saying, but I certainly hope it’s not as fruity as it looks. Though I doubt it. Now, I’m guessing you pretty much get the idea behind this gadget, so let’s move this along.

The pros: On a hot day, you can wear this and it’ll cool from the inside of your shirt (I think). It seems like this thing really works, well if you haven’t already noticed from the expression on his face.

The cons: They didn’t really try to make this thing even remotely stylish. So when you wear this, you become cool and utterly uncool at the same time. Also, it’s USB-powered (…) so you basically have to be near a USB port to use this. That would be… in the office… where there’s… air-conditioning. Hmm.

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