Funniest Product Review You'll Read In The Next 5 Minutes

Ok, so we here at Vornado try to keep up with what customers are saying about our products. The TVH500 got lots of good reviews- but this review from Amazon.com quite possibly takes home the gold. I must say, it is in honor of Jasmine that I have changed the background image on our Twitter page. Amanda931, if you're out there, please send us a pic of Jasmine. Maybe we can get you a new space heater for your efforts.

Read on...

Jasmine the kitten makes this worthless to me,

January 31, 2008

By: Amanda Peck "amanda931" (Waynesboro) - See all my reviews

I like Vornado heaters a lot. They give out moderately cool air, so you sit around and think "it's not working, it's not working" until you suddenly realize the room is warm. And unlike the imitations, the heat is not as stratified--particularly if you have it set so the fan is always on.

I thought this one might be sturdier than the smaller ones (it might well be) and that the remote would be wonderful.

But...

The top is a perfect place for a kitten to rest, especially when it's heating. And if she wriggles a bit, she presses buttons, any buttons--but particularly mode and temperature. So the remote becomes useless. If I don't know what mode it was in, I can't change it to high heat with the remote (and I certainly haven't gotten used to which way is "up" temperature on the remote).

While I've been writing this she's managed to turn it off completely once, and another time beep the thermostat down below what the fan thinks is the room air temperature (it's at least 3 degrees too high in my space).

I could take it down to a small work-room in the barn, but there's a problem there, too. One that I suspect that Vornado did deliberately, so this would be perfect for supplementary heating in a coolish room. The lowest setting on the thermostat is 65. Way too high to use as an anti-freeze setting when the room is unoccupied.

Jasmine is a really cute and sweet kitten.

Vornado Table Fan Fan - Part Two

"The Turnabout"

Another great group of pics of an antique Vornado table fan, this one is from the folks at vintagefan.com

Quoting the site:
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1950-54c. The O.A. Sutton Corporation, Wichita, KS., U.S.A. Vornado Turnabout Table Fan

"Meet George Jetson" , the Vornado Turnabout Table Fan seems to shout with its Space Age design. The "rocket ship" turnabout model is one of our favorites because its styling represents its era so well. While the cool styling abounds, this atomic age fan moves air like it's rocket powered.

The exclusive Vornado ducted design allows all of the air from the blade vortex to funnel out the front. When used in the upright position, the vortex is directed by a cone to push out around the edge of table.

The Vornado Turnabout table fan is functional piece of furniture and it is especially suited to an enclosed porch or interior space that represents the 40s, 50s, or early 60s design"

There is a wealth of interesting info for fans of fans at vintagefans.com - definitely worth a look.

Some Classic Vornado Design - Vornado Fan Table

Vintage 1950's Era Vornado Table Fan

A big thanks to sharpknees for posting up some pics of his 28F Vornado Fan Table. A little bit Jetsons, a little bit Eames- this is a classic with a unique and functional application of Vornado's Whole Room Circulation. Another "thank you" to fan guru ZacharyDY4's enthusiasm and knowledge on seemingly every fan out there, including Vornado!

Vornado still manufactures a vintage style fan that features the classic design cues of 1940's and 1950's era Vornados. If you have a Vornado Fan or Heater that you would like to show the world, join our Vornado Fan Club group on Flickr, and show us what you've got!

Ultrasonic Humidifier

We just finished up an informational video on our new Ultrasonic Humidifier There are so many ultrasonics on the market, but they share one common problem- the mist just "poofs" out of the system, and much of it ends up on your carpet or flooring. Vornado, with about 50 years of fan design under its belt, solves this problem. The video tells you the rest!

Ok. It's here.

After being chastised by a fellow Twitterer for our presence on Twitter, sans independent blog - here it is; The Official Vornado Blog. Not to sound un-enthusiastic - I've been wanting to set up one of these for awhile. It just took some good old fashioned mockery and harsh criticism from a social networking junkie to make it happen.

It's been busy - we've published a new Vornado website and introduced a ton of new energy efficient space heaters and some cool new humidifiers - just in time for crispy winter air.

Until next time...
V