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Vornado 133DC
E9 · Level 2 · A quiet chip Dependable doofus

Vornado 133DC

Vornado 133DC Energy Smart compact air circulator.

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A low-power DC motor controlled by a variable dial. A small chip runs the motor. It is quiet, cheap to run and has no idea what the internet is.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisVornado 133DC
What it replacesSmart oneDreo smart tower fan
2
Power cut
FALSE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
#DEPENDS
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
#DEPENDS
#DEPENDS
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
4 of 64/6and one maybe
0 of 60/6and three maybes

The smart one is the Dreo smart tower fan.

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A DC motor and a dial with endless speeds. No app, no remote.

Vornado 133DC

$45
Vornado 133DC$45
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