Frore Systems caused something of a stir back in 2023 with the announcement of its fanless AirJet cooler. It's a solid-state cooling solution that uses an innovative ultrasonic vibrating membrane to move air in a much smaller package than a traditional fan setup. While it was touted as the potential next step in cooling design, at least for small form factors, I've had my concerns about the AirJet device .
The lack of adoption and similar lack of significant media coverage since then isn't a super positive sign. At Computex 2024 I got the chance to get hands-on with the latest version, the Frore AirJet Mini Slim . I also had the opportunity to chat to Frore Systems CEO, Dr.
Seshu Madhavapeddy, about scalability, use-cases, and exactly what sort of performance the new models can deliver. Surrounded by various devices jury-rigged with AirJet Minis, one of my first questions was about noise. A pet theory, perhaps, but an early assumption I'd made about the lack of adoption was how much noise a jet of air would make, and whether a high pitched whine or similar issue might be holding it back.
I asked Dr Madhavapeddy if I could hear one, up close, moving air at full-tilt. "Of course", he replies. "You're surrounded by them right now.
" While the various Macbook Airs, iPhones and similarly thin devices around me were wearing transparent cases to show the AirJets inside, I'd assumed they were idling, given the lack of fan noise in the room. I picked a laptop up and held it to my ear, .
