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If falling asleep is the main goal, I’d try the shelf first since you already have it and it costs nothing. But I’d set it up so the front edge of the fan sits at least a little past the shelf lip, otherwise the shelf itself blocks the downward flow before it ever gets to pillow height. That was my mistake the one time I tried a high spot, the air just skimmed the shelf and never really dropped. You could test it for a night or two before buying brackets, just lie down and see if you feel anything on your face. If it’s weak, it’s probably not the fan, it’s the angle. The remote helps here too since you can tweak the speed from bed without getting up, which is honestly half the reason I’d bother trying it up high at all.
Shelf above the bed probably works better for something like this than people think, but it depends what you actually want from it. My preference is keeping a fan lower, around shoulder height when I’m sitting up in bed, because that air hits me directly instead of drifting down from above. I tried a higher spot once with a different fan and it mostly just moved air around the top of the room. I’d rather have it closer and angled than up on a shelf looking tidy. That said, if the shelf lets you point it down at the pillow, it’s worth a shot before you go buying brackets or anything. Do you mostly want it hitting you while you sleep, or just general air movement in the room?
The shine boost is the part I’d actually expect to notice on a sun-baked daily. A neighbor’s older silver car looked noticeably less chalky after he worked on it, though that could just be the buffing doing the heavy lifting. Whether the water beading survives a couple weeks of heat and washing is the real question mark for me.
I’d be a little skeptical of spending that much for plain desk stiffness. Heat and vibration can be had for way less with a heating pad and a massage ball, and the decompression part is really the pricey bit you may not need.
The button on the cord could just be a reset for the breaker in the plug, so it’s not automatically the same thing. I’d check the little label near the plug end before trusting it. If it doesn’t actually say GFCI somewhere on there, I’d treat it as not one.
I don’t own one but I messed around with a friend’s for a bit while helping him prep dinner. The hole thing was weird to me at first because I kept expecting my finger to catch on the edge, but it didn’t really. What got me was that I naturally choked up my grip without thinking about it, which felt odd since I’m used to holding a santoku further back. Not bad, just different. He’s had his for maybe a year and says he barely registers the hole anymore. I’m still on the fence about buying one myself. Part of me thinks the hole is a gimmick, part of me thinks it might actually help with control once you adjust. If you’re already unsure though, that feeling tends to stick around longer than the knife does.
I’ve been poking around the same thing and the warranty stuff seems to depend on where you buy it. Third party sellers usually have their own return window and that’s about it. If the listing doesn’t spell it out I’d assume there isn’t much.
Depends how small, honestly. I tried one in a spare room and it took the edge off but didn’t really warm it up properly once it got properly cold out. Fine for keeping a small office comfortable, less convincing as actual heating.
Mine picked up the beep pretty quick, but I did a few short sessions in the house first before ever trying it outside. The tone itself is fine, it’s more about whether the dog has connected it to anything yet.
I don’t think the hiding spot itself tells you much, and I’d push back a little on the idea that you need to be doing something different. When I moved with mine last year, she picked the worst possible spot, behind the washing machine, and stayed there almost a week. I kept thinking I was messing it up by not coaxing her out enough. What actually seemed to matter was just being predictable. Same feeding times, same voice, sitting on the floor near her without reaching for her. She came out on her own schedule, not because I found the right trick. The one thing I’d pay attention to is whether she’s coming out at night when you’re asleep, because that’s usually a sign things are moving along even if she’s still skittish during the day. Some cats just take longer than others and there’s not a ton you can do to speed that part up.
I don’t really buy the whole “it draws nothing so leave it plugged in forever” thing. I had a different mat, not this brand, and I unplugged it between uses mostly because the cord bugged me more than anything. But here’s the part I’d push back on. People keep saying the outlet has to be grounded like that settles it, but unless you actually know your wiring is good, the mat is basically a fancy mousepad. My place is old and I found out half the outlets weren’t grounded when I plugged in a tester for something else. So I’d figure that out before spending money. As for leaving it in, I don’t think it matters much either way. It’s not like a charger. I just wouldn’t assume plugging into any random outlet does anything.
I tried a friend’s pair for a couple days and the case didn’t really strike me as bulky in jeans. If anything the old pill cases were worse because they’d roll around. I’d say the screen is worth the slight extra size.
Drafty rooms are exactly where these things struggle. I had one in an old place with bad windows and it ran constantly just to hold a temperature. It’s not that it did nothing, but the cold always won eventually.
Mine came with enough charge to run a session or two right out of the box, so I didn’t bother topping it up first. Not sure if that’s recommended or just how it shipped, but it worked fine.
You can reheat it, it’s not one shot. I fumbled my first mold and redid it the next day without much trouble. It’s not something I’d want to keep redoing forever, but one bad attempt is easy to fix.
I’ve been looking at these too, mostly for the same reason. From what I gather the translation side is really built around conversation, like two people talking back and forth. Movies are a different beast because the audio is mixed, there’s background music, and dialogue overlaps constantly. One thing I read is that the mic picks up whatever is playing around you, so if you’re watching on a laptop speaker it’s basically translating the whole soundtrack, not just the voices. Some people run the audio through the phone app instead, which might work better, but I haven’t seen that confirmed anywhere. For just following the plot I think it could be okay in slower scenes. The chaotic action stuff is where I’d expect it to fall apart. Still on the fence myself since the price isn’t nothing and I’d rather not gamble on it.
I tried mine from a bucket and it pulled water but it was weak, so I mostly just use it hooked to a hose now. If the bucket is the only option it technically works, just dont expect much.
I don’t think you need to worry much about mode switching for plain one-on-one talking, but I’ll push back on the idea that it’s basically pointless in a quiet room. That was my take at first too. I figured if the room is already quiet, what’s the point. Then I actually spent a couple months with a pair and my view shifted.
What changed for me was noticing it wasn’t about noise, it was about the other person’s voice just landing more clearly without me doing that little lean-in thing. I still catch myself doing it out of habit even when I don’t need to. So for me it does something in a quiet room, just not in a dramatic way.
Where I’d disagree with the “just leave it on one setting” approach is that I don’t think quiet mode is automatically the right default for everyone. I ended up preferring a different setting for most of my day because quiet mode felt a bit flat for me. Everyone’s ears are different though, so I get why some people park it and forget it.
The fiddling concern is real but it faded for me after the first week or two. Once I figured out which setting I liked, I pretty much stopped touching it. So the mode thing seems like a bigger deal before you own them than after.
I’ve used it a few times and haven’t noticed any change in how our tank behaves. The thing I’d actually pay attention to is how often you’re reaching for it. If you’re dumping powder down the same slow drain every couple weeks, that’s usually a sign something else is going on, not that the product is wrecking your septic.
I’ve been running mine on the low setting while I work and it hasn’t touched a single sticky note, so I was kind of surprised to see this come up. I usually keep it on the far corner of the desk and let it sort of drift across the keyboard area instead of pointing straight at my workspace. The medium and high settings are a different story though, those push way more air than I expected for something this small. I mostly leave it on low for that reason. Not a dealbreaker or anything, it still does what I wanted it to do, which is keep me from overheating while I’m sitting there for hours. I’d say just try the lowest speed and see if that’s enough for you before messing with the positioning too much.
Interesting, I keep seeing people talk about the battery like it’s all over the place. My own experience has been pretty different from what you’re describing. I’ve had mine for about three weeks now and I think I’ve charged it twice total. I’m not using it constantly, only really when my dog starts up at the mailman or if she gets going at something in the yard.
Honestly, I was kind of expecting to be charging it way more based on the size of it. The thing is so small that I figured the battery would die every other day. That hasn’t been the case for me at all.
Maybe it depends on how sensitive your settings are or how much barking it’s actually detecting. I keep mine on a lower frequency setting most of the time. If you’re running it on the highest level all day, I could see that draining it faster. But two or three charges in a few weeks seems more like what I’m getting.
I’m leaning toward getting one but the size question is exactly what I keep circling back to. My fridge is pretty tight and I already have stuff crammed on every shelf. I’d probably end up shoving it somewhere awkward and forgetting about it until the next time I open the door. So I get why you’re asking before pulling the trigger.
Kinda surprised by this thread honestly. I was looking at these for the translation feature mainly, but I tested them for regular calls too before deciding. My experience was the opposite of what you’re describing, but I think it might have something to do with the noise reduction setting in the app. There’s a toggle in there for call environment or something like that. I flipped it to “outdoor” mode and noticed a pretty clear difference on my end during a test call.
I don’t know if that actually changes what the other person hears though, since I couldn’t exactly hear myself from their side. I just know the person I called said it sounded cleaner after I switched it. Might be worth digging around in the app settings more, since it’s easy to miss that menu. If it’s not there then yeah, probably just the mic design.
I’d say just factor the SD card into the price before you order. The viewing will work fine without it, but once you’re actually out there and see something cool in the dark, you’ll kick yourself for not being able to save it. The internal storage isn’t really meant for keeping much.
