Dreo’s new fan blasts out an ultra-refreshing, fine mist – I could have stood in front of it all morning

On day four of CES, I was flagging. I was still waking up at 4am every day (thank you, jet lag) and the combination of dry Vegas air and dry air-con air in the convention hall meant I was starting to feel unpleasantly crispy. Then a tour of the Dreo booth managed the impossible: it perked me right up.

It was all thanks to a new series of fans called the TurboCool, six examples of which blasted me with a powerful wave of air, all while enveloping me in a dreamily cooling haze of fine mist. I could have stood there all morning.

Misting fans are having a bit of a moment right now, thanks perhaps to the popularity of the Shark FlexBreeze (which sits at the top of my best fan guide). But in many ways, Dreo’s version is better – especially if misting is your priority.

There are three models in the range. My favorite is the 516S – a cheaper, more compact version designed for indoor use. However, if you want more intense indoor cooling, there’s a tower version (the 765S). And you can even take the party outside with the 765S – a misting tower fan for outdoors.

All three have integrated water tanks and misting built-in as standard – although it can of course be switched off. One big USP here is how the misting is handled on the indoor options.