Product review (1 stars): Extremely awkward at best
This thing is one of the worst tools I've tried.  I'm very practiced at drying my very thick, wavy hair with a dryer and round brush so I thought this could be a great alternative.  I tried it first on dry hair (which should be much easier than wet), on one side only.  My hair had already been blown out yesterday and still looked fairly shiny.  On the side where I used this it was actually not as bouncy and much frizzier/dryer looking than it was to begin with.  There are many issues with this unit but the ones that stood out most to me were the fact that the buttons are very awkwardly placed, especially because the barrel is not terribly narrow so getting your hands around it and on the right button (intended direction) AND getting it placed into your hair correctly is just a messy, messy process.  On top of that the brush is very soft so it doesn't grab your hair enough to straighten and shine effectively. I'm sure they had to do that because of the tendency of this thing to get stuck in the hair - they had to make the brush soft enough to pull out more easily.

To recap, if you're comfortable using a hair dryer and round brush, stick with it.  If you're not, keep working at it because this tool is even more difficult to use with far worse results.