Unveiling Dyson's new invention
The Dyson Air Multiplier is a "bladeless" fan—but is that something you really need?
Dyson's new 'bladeless fan'
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"The tease is over," said Britain's Mirror. The "mystery gadget" bloggers have been buzzing about the last few days is the Dyson Air Multiplier, the world’s first bladeless, desktop fan. The latest contraption from the vacuum-cleaner maker looks like something from 2001: A Space Odyssey, but it's really fairly simple. The Dyson fan isn't truly bladeless—it has a fan inside its canister base, which blows air through the big hoop on top (Watch the fan in action).
So, it's a "bladeless fan" with blades, said Paul Miller in Engadget. Oh, well, "we can't fault Dyson for chutzpah." Maybe it's a plus that the Dyson fan has "no nasty blades" in the open to slice your fingers. But the price—$300 for the 10-inch model, $330 for the 12-inch—is "quite a steep entry fee for the gentle breezes that emanate out of this plastic wind tunnel."
Sure, the Dyson Air Multiplier is "just a fan," said John Biggs in CrunchGear, and, sure, the price is steep. But the bladeless fan is "well-designed and very cool," so it's worth a look. "I guess you have to pay a price for blowing air the classy way."
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Posted by John Gault, Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 1:30 pm Are all these blogger and writers above complete morons? Did they read the product review? Why don't they pull their heads out of their aes and read the product description. The point isn't that it doesn't have blades. The point of the product is that it produces 15 times with wind power in a constant stream vs. a fan that creates a oscillating and inconsistent air flow.
Posted by don, Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 2:21 pm New invention? This is just a dressed up remake of an airmover which has been used in industry for years for cooling and venting hot and or confinded spaces.
Posted by JonnieReb, Friday, October 16, 2009, 3:53 pm Why is this news? Nothing more than free PR hype. THE WEEK should be ashamed of itself. This is not news. Slow news day? From the lack of comments, no one cares.
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