Even though I’ve been testing fans at WIRED for a year, it's not often a fan stops me in my tracks. Shark's new TurboBlade fan—released in March 2025—surprised me the minute I saw it fully assembled. Photograph: Kat MerckA Different PlaneSo the TurboBlade is unique, certainly, but it is billed as a tower fan. On max speed the TurboBlade registered a respectable 1,043 feet per minute on my anemometer, on par with most classically shaped tower fans. But even on the lowest speed, the TurboBlade's volume was not much less—around 40 dB—likely due to the motor's pronounced, jet-engine-like whine.