Gizmodo: ceiling fans

The Hunter Concert Breeze Ceiling Fan Has a Speaker In It

Mark Wilson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:49:11 EST

You think that you can't stick a speaker in a ceiling fan? Well you probably can't. You're timid, weak...soft. You're not like the fearless engineers at Hunter Fans who shatter expectations with landmark products.

The Hunter Concert Breeze fan is half ordinary ceiling fan, half wireless speaker extravaganza. You hook the base station into your audio source of choice and the music is streamed to the Concert Breeze (the speaker is that little circle below the light fixture) via the magic of 2.4Ghz frequencies.

I'm gonna call one of these in for review. Then I'm gonna score a ton of hot chicks. Then I'm gonna write 1,000 posts about it to make you all jealous. Boo. Yah. [Hunter via DVICE]

Brisa 2000 Fan Looks Crazy, Gets the Job Done in Steampunk Style

Charlie White — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:15:00 EST

If you're looking for decorative weirdness around your abode, a strange-looking Brisa 2000 ceiling fan by the Matthews Fan Company ought to fit in perfectly. Imagine a spinning fan, itself orbiting around a counterweighted axis as it fills the room with fresh breezes or draws all that hot air upward, your choice. Available in a variety of finishes, or a special order lets you choose your own finish that matches your eclectic decor. You'll need to bring along at least $1000 for the privilege of having one of these whirling conversation pieces keeping you cool, but just be sure to hang it high enough so it won't take the heads off your basketball-playing friends. [Matthews Fan Company, via Born Rich]

Enigma Ceiling Fan Circulates Air, Slices and Dices

Matt Buchanan — Wed, 23 May 2007 13:15:52 EDT

Ceiling fans are usually staid and boring, despite their obvious pimp-out potential. Enter the Enigma Fan, with a single, swooping five-foot blade that looks like it could roll some serious heads. Besides its boomerang-esque blade, it comes with a halogen light, and can be controlled via remote. Totally worth $800 if you've got it to spend and want your living room to look badass. – Matt Buchanan

Product Page [via Uncrate]

P40 Tigershark Warbird Ceiling Fan, Piloted by Wrong-Way Corrigan

Charlie White — Thu, 17 May 2007 14:40:00 EDT

Who wouldn't want to have a P40 Tigershark Warbird airplane poking through the ceiling, also functioning as a ceiling fan? This $200 prop doesn't include the rest of that WWII hotshot flier, but making up for that is the fact that it only uses the energy of a 75-watt lightbulb.

These fans aren't exactly brand-new tech, but they're cool in more ways than one, and it's just about getting hot enough to need one. Let's just hope that pilot bailed out before he planted his warbird into your roof. – Charlie White

Product Page [Tailwinds, via Oh Gizmo]