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The heat and humidity of a Japanese summer is truly a force to be reckoned with, and each year feels hotter than the last. The only thing going up as quickly as the mercury seems to be the number of cool tech gadgets, hacks and accessories that fill local pharmacies and electronic department stores. However, not all products are equal.

Some are just there to take advantage of our wallets and sweaty desperation. Read on to find out which ones are cool to buy and which ones are hot trash. 1.



Ice Neck Ring No, this isn’t the latest fashion accessory. Ice neck rings are cooling tubes filled with a type of gel that freezes more quickly than water. These items are adjustable according to your neck circumferences, reusable and are said to prevent heatstroke.

Ice neck rings are available everywhere, from online shops to drug stores, Daiso and more. Unfortunately, because of how mass marketed they are, not every product has the same effect. One that we purchased from Amazon failed to stay cool for longer than three minutes out of the freezer.

And despite what the packaging said, it also wasn’t able to self-freeze at room temperature. Not good. Or at least the one we picked up wasn’t anyway.

If you want to give this product a try, we recommend checking out Muji’s neck cooler , which comes in white or gray. It can hold a chill for longer. 2.

Cooling Sprays There are plenty of these cooling sprays on the market. Some have been dubbed “shirt sprays” as they have a deodorizing .

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