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Sony Launches $220 REON Pocket Pro Plus Cooler

5/14/2026

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Sony launched the REON Pocket Pro Plus cooler on May 12, 2026, costing £199/€220 and cooling a neck-plate 3.6 °F (?2 °C) colder—a 20% improvement.
Its battery lasts 10 hours on the second-highest setting, while Smart Warm mode offers four heating levels and a U.S. launch is planned for summer 2026.
An 18% smaller Pocket Tag 2 sensor, clipped to a carabiner, and redesigned neckband fins, tiltable vent keep surface in contact and vent warm air away.

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Sony launched the REON Pocket Pro Plus cooler on May 12, 2026, costing £199/€220 and cooling a neck-plate 3.6 °F (?2 °C) colder—a 20% improvement.
Its battery lasts 10 hours on the second-highest setting, while Smart Warm mode offers four heating levels and a U.S. launch is planned for summer 2026.
An 18% smaller Pocket Tag 2 sensor, clipped to a carabiner, and redesigned neckband fins, tiltable vent keep surface in contact and vent warm air away.