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Foot-Specific Cooling Fans

The Thanko Foot Cooler is for Hot and Smelly Feet

— September 6, 2012 — Unique
Thanko, a Japanese company that specializes in producing computer hardware and funky USB gadgets, recently released the Thanko Foot Coolers to help prevent tootsies from smelling stinky.

This strange, but useful device is USB-powered and is hooked up to a tube that can be discreetly strapped onto your leg inside your pants. The tube is then inserted into your sock or shoe, it’s your choice. This versatile contraption is designed to drive cool or warm air into your shoe, which can be used to cool sweaty feet or underarms in the summer or dry wet socks in the spring. That way, if you’re off to an important meeting or to someone’s house with moist, squishy socks, you can eliminate the potential of unpleasant odors. The best part is that this fan can even be plugged into your phone so you can have dry feet on the run.

Not a fan? You can also try other ways to use the pump, like inflating party balloons too.
Trend Themes
1. Personalized Comfort Devices - Develop new products that provide personalized comfort to various parts of the body by incorporating cooling and warming technology.
2. Portable Personal Care Gadgets - Create portable devices that can be discreetly used to address personal care needs on the go.
3. Innovative Usb-powered Devices - Exploit the potential of USB connectivity to create new and innovative devices that cater to unique consumer needs.
Industry Implications
1. Health and Wellness - Introduce foot-specific cooling fans and similar gadgets to the health and wellness industry to address hygiene and comfort issues.
2. Technology and Gadgets - Align with the tech industry to develop useful and portable gadgets that cater to personal care needs.
3. Retail and Consumer Goods - Create USB-powered devices that tackle specific consumer needs and market them through retail channels.
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