To help consumers in Japan beat the summer heat, Sony’s First Flight start-up incubator launched the Reon Pocket, a wearable air conditioner that works in tandem with its v-neck t-shirts that can either be worn on their own or under another shirt to completely hide the device from view.

The specially designed t-shirts include a small pocket near the back of the neck, where the slim AC gadget fits snugly. Once activated, the Reon Pocket can be controlled with Sony’s associated app.

As Sony claims. the gadget is capable of reducing the body’s surface temperature by 13°C. In addition to being used inside of Sony’s t-shirts, the mini air conditioner can also be used as a handheld device.

This futuristic thermal device is designed to be held by a custom shirt, which places the Sony Reon Pocket right on your back between the shoulder blades. The real magic, however, isn’t in its placement, but in something known as the Peltier effect:

When an electric current is passed through a circuit of a thermocouple, heat is evolved at one junction and absorbed at the other junction.


The Sony Reon Pocket will run for a maximum of four hours on a two hour charge, monitored and adjusted using an iOS/Android companion app – manual tweaking and automatic temperature regulation modes available.


Why it does matter:

  • To help consumers in Japan beat the summer heat, Sony’s First Flight start-up incubator launched the Reon Pocket, a wearable air conditioner that works in tandem with its v-neck t-shirts that can either be worn on their own or under another shirt to completely hide the device from view.
  • As Sony claims. the gadget is capable of reducing the body’s surface temperature by 13°C. In addition to being used inside of Sony’s t-shirts, the mini air conditioner can also be used as a handheld device.

Currently, it’s retailing for ¥13,000 (US$120) over at Sony’s Japan webstore and ¥14,300 (US$160) over at Amazon Japan. Shirts are sold separately for ¥1,800 (US$20).

Source: Boss Hunting 
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Image credits: Sony Japan for Reon Pocket