"What has Dyson invented now?"

[pulsator]

I just got an email from Dyson USA, apparently they are releasing some kind of new technology in a couple days! I wonder what it could be? Here is the email:

Sometimes the best way to improve an old technology is to completely change the way it works. In 1993, Dyson engineers created the first vacuum cleaner to use cyclone technology instead of bags – because bagged vacuums don’t work properly.

Now we’ve turned our attention to another familiar device - and made it work better by removing something you might have thought was essential. This is a new machine for Dyson. It won't be launched for a few more days, but you can get an idea what it might be on our website.

http://www.dyson.com/teaser/default.asp?utm_source=teaserN149_US&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=n149

 

[cleanteamofny]

Hand dryer maybe?

 

[toggleswitch2]

I've seen Dyson hand dryers in dpearmtent stores.

Ida know, his stuff just doesn't impress me.

 

[gansky1]

A door-less microwave?

I'm not a big fan of their vacuums, but the hand dryers are very cool and seem to work better than most.

 

[supremewhirlpol]

maybe a drum-less washing machine, or a screen-less laptop

 

[hooverwheelaway]

I bet...

..it's a washing machine.

~F

 

[pulsator]

If it's a washer, I wonder what the hell they removed? I swear to the washer gods, if they made a toploader and "removed" the agitator and put a stupid wash plate at the bottom...

 

[scott55405]

I don't think it's a washing machine, as they already tried and failed on that front, and it says its a new product for Dyson. Unless they're thinking its appearance was so short they're hoping no one will remember.

 

[panthera]

What is for sure is

-It will make you go "Wow" - Such a cool idea. Why'd nobody think of that, before?
-It will be colorful.
-It will be fabulously, exotically expensive.
-It will have total snob appeal.

OK, it's beginning to sound like they've designed the newest apple product here so here are the other things you can be sure of if it's Dyson:
-It will be colorful but cheap, cheap cheap plastic of the kind kids used to put up with in the 1950's in the nickel and dime store. Only, not that high grade.
-Customer service will only be possible after calling the arrogant, nasty, rude hotline and having them treat you like something icky you find on the bottom of your shoe in a dirty dog kennel.
-It will break down just about the time you think you've finally gotten your money's worth out of it
-In one year, everyone will be making the same thing in China and selling it for 1/4 the price at Walmart. And soon, even your maid will have one.

Actually, it could be apple. Wonder if the two firms merged?

 

[mrb627]

Contra-Rotator Re-Release?

Well, the Contra-rotator was never released in the US so technically, that would be a new product here. And I do recall mention that they planned to re-engineer it before releasing it again.

 

[iheartmaytag]

What ever it is

I will bet that it is plastic, and over priced.

 

[mysteryclock]

Did their washer work pretty well for its short lifetime? Was it well reviewed? Does anyone here actually have one?

 

[hoover1100]

The washer was voted the most unreliable machine in the UK, the 2 drum mechanism was prone to becoming misaligned, and the repair is to lock the drums together so that it works like any other washer.

Kinda defeats the object if you ask me. Not to mention having 2 motors can lead to repairs being very costly.

I hate their vacuums too, my Mum has a DC01 and it can't pick up a thing, cuts out after 5 mins due to overheating, bits are dropping off it, and it DOES lose suction.

Needless to say, I'm not a huge fan of Dyson products, lol

Matt

 

[electron1100]

Dyson re-designs the world

Odds on it will be another peice of cheaply made overstyled junk that will impress a few plebs and thus sell

 

[scott55405]

I wish manufacturers would just admit that bagless vacuums are a dismal failure (unless of course it's a Rainbow) and move on.

 

[vintagehoover]

The Dyson Air Multiplier...

http://www.dyson.co.uk/fans/

 

[petek]

Funny I'm watching the video all those woman going "oh my God" yet none of their hair is being blown by the fan yet they're standing right in front of it

 

[supremewhirlpol]

"Funny I'm watching the video all those woman going

Maybe that air device thing involves a Magnetron and the women saying "oh my God" must be as a result of their brain being fried from standing in front of it.

 

[danemodsandy]

Thanks For the Laugh!

A "bladeless" fan. That works by means of a bladed fan in the base. Introduced by a multi-million-pound advertising campaign just as the weather is turning cold.

Genius. Sheer genius.

*close sarcasm*

 

[shanonabc]

Just in time for the heat here in Australia!

 

[gansky1]

$316 (today's exchange rate) plus import taxes, etc. There are enough crazy people running around loose that will probably make this a success.

A fixed column of air ten or twelve inches in diameter won't do much good when you have a room full of sweaty people...

 

[panthera]

You have to hand it to them

Dyson has great ideas, neat design, and outstanding marketing.

Would I buy one?

No.

Given my experiences with their vacuum cleaners and the 'service' they give you, my friends' washer in Sheffield which became a big, colorful plastic water toy in only two loads...

By next summer, the Chinese will have a knock off on the market at 1/3 the price and twice the quality. By Christmas 2010, they'll be deeply discounted and we'll pick them up at garage sales next year...for $20...

 

[dj-gabriele]

Eh?! That thing is ugly and costs as much as a portable air conditioner! Sure I wouldn't buy one|!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Dyson...Love them or hate them!!!

Hey Jack, you where right!!! well it is a fan of sorts!!! all those christmas stockings to be filled, I did think it would be the kitchen small apps, perhaps another launch nearer the hols!!!

Enjoy the Launch Party and make sure you get a "Freebie" lol, Cheers, Mike

p.s. with sarcasm and / or irony aside I`d settle for a fraction of his bank balance!!!

 

[vintagehoover]

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[mielabor]

Well, actually I do like the design, but...

- This "multiplication" of air happens in every other fan too.
- I have never experienced annoying buffeting with conventional fans.
- If this compares with jet engines, what does it sound like?

 

[mrb627]

Hand Dryer in the Face?

Isn't this just their hand dryer in your face?

 

[zodawash]

negative

This is a very negative thread I'm finding, So for a positive note I love Dysons. All of them. I've had great service, my dc07 vac works perfectly and always has and James Dyson is an inspiring person. There. That's made me feel better. lol

 

[panthera]

zodawash,

I think part of the problem you are seeing so many of us have with Dyson is based on the fact that they are so pretty, so very innovative...that we get really furious when they don't work right.
And, try to justify them as you might, there are too many reports from independent testing institutes, even in the UK, which back us up on it.

My mother's Dyson picks up cat and dog hair better than any vacuum I have ever seen. It was marketed expressly for that purpose and is the most expensive Dyson you can by in the US.

It has never, not once, not ever run for longer than 3 months without a part breaking or Dyson themselves recalling a major part of the vacuum because of safety or durability problems.

That is a fact. There's a reason for the negativity.

Of course, for me living in Europe, the fact that they let go of all their workers here in the EC to produce their stuff in third-world countries cheaper after cashing in on all sorts of EC benefits didn't help either.

 

[ronhic]

I love their innovations, and kudos to James Dyson for them, but am not a fan of their products...

...give me a Miele with bags anytime...