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The Narwhals

Sports and extreme conditions recovery

Apex Cool Labs

The Narwhals are portable palm-cooling devices that help athletes, firefighters, and workers recover rapidly in heat-intensive environments. Used by professional sports teams and featured by TIME as a top innovation of 2025, the devices lower core temperature through direct contact with copper handles that absorb heat from the palms. Designed as a pair to cool both hands simultaneously, they combine scientific precision, ergonomic refinement, and rugged build quality for reliable, on-demand recovery anywhere.

Client / Manufacturer

Apex Cool Labs

Boulder, CO, US
Design

Hatch Duo LLC

San Jose, CA, USJonathan Thai, Blake Johnson
Date of Launch
2025
Target Regions
North America
Target Groups
Consumers / Users, "Professional/semi-professional athletes and emergency first responders (i.e. fire service)"

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