I Can't Live Without These Now - Dreo Smart Fans
Summary
TLDRIn this review, the presenter initially dismisses the idea of reviewing smart fans, but is blown away by the aesthetics and performance of the Dreo Falcon S and Polyfan Max S. These smart fans offer touch screen controls, Wi-Fi connectivity, and IR remotes, with features like auto-adjusting fan speed based on temperature and schedule. The review highlights the fans' quiet operation, extensive oscillation options, and compatibility with Amazon and Google voice assistants, showcasing the smart features that make these fans stand out and worth the investment.
Takeaways
- 🌀 The smart fan from Dreo was initially dismissed by the reviewer as unexciting, but upon testing, it exceeded expectations.
- 🎨 The Falcon S table fan has an MSRP of $100 and comes in silver or gold, featuring a sleek design that impressed the reviewer.
- 🔋 It has a motor speed that can reach up to 1280 RPM with nine speed settings and six modes, including automatic adjustments based on temperature or schedule.
- 🔊 The fan is ultra quiet, even at medium speeds, and can circulate air throughout the entire room effectively.
- 👀 The Falcon S offers extensive oscillation options, with 120 degrees of horizontal movement and 90 degrees of vertical movement.
- 🏠 For those without a side table, the Polyfan Max S is an alternative, costing $40 more but including a stand and increased motor speed.
- 📱 Both fans come with a touchscreen control and an IR-based remote, as well as Wi-Fi connectivity for app-based control.
- 🤖 The Dreo app is powerful, offering features like temperature sensing, auto mode, sleep mode, and customizable oscillation patterns.
- 🗣️ Voice assistants are compatible with the fans, allowing for control via Amazon or Google, including setting routines and automation.
- 🌡️ The built-in temperature sensor is a standout feature, allowing the fan to adjust its speed automatically based on the ambient temperature.
- 💤 Sleep mode gradually decreases the fan speed every 30 minutes until it reaches the lowest setting, making it nearly inaudible.
- 🛠️ The engineering of the fans is of high quality, with nearly silent operation and robust components, providing a sense of luxury.
Q & A
What was the initial reaction of the reviewer to the idea of reviewing a smart fan?
-The reviewer initially declined to review a smart fan, explaining that smart fans might not be an exciting topic for many people.
How did the reviewer's opinion change after unboxing the smart fan?
-After unboxing the smart fan, the reviewer was blown away by its appearance and even more impressed after using it, leading to a change of heart and a desire to review it.
What are the two smart fan models mentioned in the script, and what is the main difference between them?
-The two smart fan models mentioned are the Falcon S and the Polyfan Max S. The main difference is that the Polyfan Max S is $40 more expensive, comes with a stand, has an increased motor speed, and a few changes in available features.
What are the key features of the Falcon S table fan?
-The Falcon S table fan has an MSRP of $100, comes in silver or gold, has a blade length of nine inches, a maximum motor speed of 1280 RPM, nine speed settings, six modes, and ultra-quiet operation. It also has a horizontal and vertical oscillation feature that allows it to move 120 degrees horizontally and 90 degrees vertically.
What is unique about the smart fans' touch screen control and remote control features?
-Both smart fans come with a touch screen control on the fan itself and an IR-based remote. They allow for sound operation, panel brightness adjustment, and other basic features and settings through their Wi-Fi connection and the Drio app.
How does the Drio app enhance the functionality of the smart fans?
-The Drio app provides powerful controls, including the ability to turn the fans on and off, adjust fan speed, switch between Auto and normal modes, set timers, and control horizontal and vertical oscillation. It also offers additional modes like natural, sleep, and automatic, and integrates with voice assistants for further control.
What is the significance of the temperature sensor in the smart fans?
-The temperature sensor is significant as it allows the fan to adjust its speed based on the room temperature. This feature can be used in Auto mode or through a custom mode in the Drio app, making the fan more responsive to the user's comfort needs.
How do the smart fans integrate with Amazon and Google voice assistants?
-The smart fans can be controlled using Amazon and Google voice assistants, allowing users to change the fan speed, turn the fan on and off, and control the vertical and horizontal oscillations independently. They can also be integrated into Amazon routines for automated control.
What is the sleep mode feature of the smart fans, and how does it work?
-Sleep mode is a feature that gradually reduces the fan speed every 30 minutes until it reaches the lowest speed, which it then maintains until the fan is turned off. This ensures a quiet and comfortable environment for sleeping.
What are the reviewer's thoughts on the engineering and design of the smart fans?
-The reviewer is impressed with the engineering and design of the smart fans, noting their high-quality motors, luxurious appearance, and nearly silent operation even at higher speeds.
What limitations or suggestions for improvement does the reviewer have for the smart fans?
-The reviewer suggests that compatibility with more traditional smart home hubs and exposing the temperature sensor to other platforms could be improvements. They also mention that while the panel brightness can be adjusted, it doesn't change significantly.
Outlines
🌬️ Smart Fan Impressions and Features
The reviewer initially dismissed the smart fan as an unexciting product but was pleasantly surprised by its design and performance after testing. The smart fan, sponsored by Drio, comes in two models: the Falcon S with a high-end price tag and impressive features like nine speed settings, six modes, and a motor that can reach up to 1280 RPM. It's ultra-quiet and has a wide range of horizontal and vertical oscillation options. The Polyfan Max S, priced forty dollars higher, includes a stand and enhanced motor speed. Both models offer touchscreen control, an IR remote, and Wi-Fi connectivity with the Drio app, which enables advanced features and automation.
🔧 Advanced Smart Fan Controls and Customization
The script delves into the advanced control options available for the smart fans, including the use of Amazon and Google Voice assistance for hands-free operation. The Drio app allows for precise control over fan speed, oscillation, and various modes such as natural, sleep, and automatic, which adjust fan speed based on temperature. The sleep mode gradually reduces fan speed over time, and the custom mode lets users set fan speed according to temperature preferences. The reviewer highlights the fine-tuned vertical and horizontal oscillation feature, the temperature sensor's role in controlling fan speed, and the potential for automation with voice commands and routines.
🛠️ Quality and Silent Operation of Smart Fans
The reviewer emphasizes the high-quality engineering of the smart fans, noting their near-silence even at higher speeds and the lack of noise during oscillation. The motors are of high quality, and the physical components are superior to standard fans, offering a sense of luxury. Despite being more expensive than a typical fan, the reviewer does not consider them overpriced given the features and performance. The only suggestions for improvement are compatibility with traditional smart home hubs and exposure of the temperature sensor to other platforms for broader utility. The review concludes with the assertion that the smart fans are reliable, maintaining a stable Wi-Fi connection and seamless integration with voice assistants.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Smart Fan
💡MSRP
💡RPM
💡Oscillation
💡Touch Screen Control
💡IR Remote
💡Wi-Fi Connection
💡Voice Assistance
💡Temperature Sensor
💡Scheduling
💡Sleep Mode
💡Turbo Mode
💡Natural Mode
💡Child Lock
Highlights
The smart fan was initially dismissed as unexciting, but upon testing, it exceeded expectations.
The Falcon S table fan has an MSRP of $100, with a blade length of 9 inches and a motor speed that can reach up to 1280 RPM.
The fan offers nine speed settings, six modes, and features that adjust fan speed automatically based on temperature or schedule.
It operates ultra-quietly, even reaching the entire length of the home at medium speeds.
The fan includes impressive horizontal and vertical oscillation options, with 120 degrees of horizontal and 90 degrees of vertical movement.
The Falcon S is visually appealing but large, prompting the introduction of the Polyfan Max S for those without a side table.
Both fans come with touchscreen controls and an IR-based remote, offering Wi-Fi connectivity and app control.
The Drio app allows for detailed control of the fan, including speed, modes, oscillation, and a timer.
The fan can be controlled with voice commands through Amazon or Google Voice assistance, integrating with smart home routines.
The onboard temperature sensor can be used to adjust fan speed automatically or through custom settings based on temperature.
The fan offers natural, sleep, and automatic modes, with sleep mode gradually reducing speed until it reaches the lowest setting.
The engineering of the fan is nearly silent, even at higher speeds, and the oscillation movement is barely audible.
The fan's design and components suggest high quality and luxury, justifying the price over standard fans.
The fan does not currently work with traditional smart home hubs or have Matter compatibility.
The fan has been reliable, maintaining a stable Wi-Fi connection and seamless integration with voice assistance.
The review concludes that the smart fan is a complete buy, offering significant value and a luxury feel in the home.
The reviewer hopes the detailed review was beneficial to the audience and encourages feedback.
Transcripts
I try to limit our reviews to products
that you're going to be excited by so
when dreo asked me to review a smart fan
I explained very nicely that the smart
fans just aren't going to be an exciting
topic for a lot of people I told them no
but they sent the products anyways then
I took it out of the box and was blown
away by how it looked then I plugged it
in and I was literally blown away then I
worked with it tested it thoroughly in
begged drio for forgiveness and to make
this review they accepted my plea for
forgiveness accepted my mistake and even
sponsored today's video so thanks to
drill for that and I promise you'll be
amazed when you see more of what these
smart fans can do
drio sells five fans today with two
having smart features now the Falcon s
table fan sitting over here has an MSRP
of a hundred dollars comes in silver or
gold carries a blade length of nine
inches and drives those blades using a
motor speed that maxes out at
1280 RPM it features nine speed settings
and six modes with some automatically
adjusting fan speed due to temperature
or schedule or in other automated ways
it's ultra quiet it's running here
beside me and that's a term I don't use
lightly as I'm annoyed by most noises in
my home yet the air coming out of the
fan actually reaches the entire length
of my home even at medium speeds plus it
features one of the most incredible
horizontal and vertical pen and tilt
options that I've seen today allowing it
to move 120 degrees horizontally and 90
degrees vertically and there's more to
that feature that I'll explain later and
you're probably noticing if you're
watching here it's not going that far is
it now the Falcon s is gorgeous but it's
a little large and for those of you
without a side table to sit that fan on
you can get the polyfan max s now it's
another forty dollars but it comes with
a stand an increased motor speed and a
few changes on the features available
here
both of them come with touch screen
control on the fan itself and both come
with an IR based remote you can run them
with sounds adjust the panel brightness
a bit and you have other basic features
and settings through their Wi-Fi
connection and the drio app but that's
where we start to get some pretty wild
physical attributes and some of the
smartest features I've seen ever on a
home appliance so I need to show you
what these things can do in person okay
so I've got this running and it's just
an on and off right here as you turn it
on and off you can see it's actually
moving back to kind of a central place
now I can adjust fan speed as I'd like I
can go all the way up to level nine and
you can see the result right there I
have the ability to adjust between Auto
and normal modes here on the display and
I have horizontal and vertical
oscillation you get a little icon for
each of those on here and you also have
a timer so I can go by hours
and I can go all the way around back to
zero now each button has a hold function
so if I hold I can go to turbo mode
now that is above level nine that's as
fast as you can get this thing going you
also have the ability to turn on and off
beeps on here you can see I've turned it
on so it's muted this is how you
configure it for Wi-Fi when you're
getting it set up and here's a child
lock so that this won't work anymore
now when you're turning these on and off
you can see that one's running that
one's running I turn this off and it's
going to kind of re-center itself same
thing takes place here if I turn that
off it's going to kind of re-center
itself we also have a remote with all of
the functions now the funny thing is
this specific remote came with that you
get one in each box but I can turn them
both on with the same remote so there's
nothing stopping me from turning them
both on with one press or multiple of
these and you have all of the same
controls on this remote as you do on the
physical device
now the drio app is quite powerful so
here's the tall fan
and here's my air circulator so that's
this one and then you saw the other one
now you could just turn these on and off
very quickly there it goes it's running
already it's instantaneous what you
might be noticing on this page is that
you get a temperature sensor that's
important for later but if you ever want
to go in and do more of the functions
you know here they all are now the two
interfaces are exactly the same I can
crank that up to eight
and I can crank that down but you also
have three other modes natural moves
between different fan speeds it'll kind
of act like the wind out doors you have
sleep mode that just reduces over time
the speed of the device and you have an
automatic mode that auto mode adjusts
the fan speed a little bit based off of
temperature and that sensor that's on
the device you also have the ability so
I can control move this left or right so
I moved it a little left or right but
it's still vertically oscillating there
so you have this ability to control it
manually or you can turn on the other
oscillations and now it's going to move
left and right and vertically there's a
turbo mode
obviously that's going to drive it up
and there's a custom mode that I'm going
to show you a little later but this is
based off the temperature in your space
or you can set it based off of the
schedule
you can also adjust how this oscillation
works so you don't have to have it
oscillate all over the place voice
assistants are extremely powerful with
this turn off tall fan
there it goes now you have way more
commands that you won't expect with
those voice assistants so I'm going to
show you that as we continue here with
our review there are five things that I
am blown away by and I promise I'm done
with that pun but this vertical and
horizontal oscillation feature is
something that has been fine-tuned
within drios app you can choose both at
the same time and you can also limit
that movement to exactly the way you'd
like so if you don't want to blow away
the papers on a table you just limit the
fan from going there that's what I've
done here so it's not hitting me and
that leads me to the second thing that's
really impressive that is the control
that's possible with Amazon or Google
Voice assistance or within their app the
voice commands you get with drills fans
allow you to control the fan change the
speed turn on and off that vertical and
horizontal oscillations independently
and as is usually the case Amazon can
run those features within their routines
so you can have these automated methods
like pushing buttons from across the
room or even using more sophisticated
methods like presence or motion sensors
now a great idea for Amazon as well is
to use the onboard temperature sensors
in their Echo speakers to make this fan
behave exactly how you'd like
but that's actually not even required
because of the third thing that I find
really impressive I was really surprised
by this but drios included their own
temperature sensor and then made really
good use of it you can use that sensor
through the drio app and this allows you
to adjust the fan speed based on
temperature so if you put the fan in
auto mode and then let it run throughout
the day it'll adjust the fan speed on
its own a little bit up and a little bit
down as the temperature changes but
there's a more in-depth custom mode that
allows you to set the fan speed exactly
based on temperature this works really
well with air conditioning units to have
the fan speed up when that turns on and
it's an absolute godsend when your home
fluctuates quite a bit in terms of
temperature because you can drive up the
fan again when it gets too hot now of
course with every smart device today I
can schedule the fan over the core
course of a day but I think the
temperature control for me is what I'm
going to use and you also have two other
modes now the first one is called the
natural mode which changes the fan speed
every few seconds like you experience in
The Great Outdoors but the fourth thing
which is called sleep mode leads me into
another really impressive thing about
these that mode will drop the fan speed
every 30 minutes until you get down to
what is the lowest fan speed then it
will leave it there and run until you
want to shut it off now the reason that
this is important is because it's so
ultra quiet in these lower speeds you
really can't hear it and you basically
just feel it a little bit and that is so
different than every other fan I've had
now the fifth thing is really related to
the engineering they've been engineered
to be nearly silent and I don't hear the
movement when it's oscillating either
vertically or horizontally and it and I
barely hear it even when we get up to
higher speeds which speaks to what I
think is a really high quality design
from a physical perspective the motors
are definitely high quality and just the
way these fans look and the components
even being used on the outside are just
a little bit better than you're going to
get with a standard fan that speaks a
lot to the value and I don't see these
as being overpriced in a world where a
lot of things are overpriced and
obviously it's more expensive than a 20
fan but that's a pretty hard product to
come by these days and honestly there's
a real feeling of luxury with these
products around your home if I had any
requests or anything to say about these
I might stop you from looking at them
when you need a fan it's that they don't
work with more traditional smart home
hubs today they don't seem to have any
matter compatibility on the way and I
would like to see that temperature
sensor exposed to the other platform so
I could use that in other ways now the
panel brightness stays fairly consistent
on this and even though it says it will
adjust it but these are all minor things
because it works on its own with those
onboard temperature sensors and it's a
top-notch smart product it's been
reliable I haven't seen it go off of the
Wi-Fi connection and the connection to
the voice assistance has been perfect so
to me these are complete buys and I
really hope me taking the time to
produce this review was worth it to you
personally in fact after you're done
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