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Dyson Reinvents the Humble Fan
Author: Gordon Kelly
Published: 13th Oct 2009
You have to wonder about Dyson. The company is every bit as much of a design genius as Apple yet it chooses to make vacuum cleaners and hand dryers. So now the company has chosen to apply its prowess to another area where did it cut loose? FANS!
As you might expect the Dyson 'air multiplier' is no ordinary fan, in fact it is the most advanced fan in the world. Naturally it doesn't look anything even remotely like a fan either with a magnifying glass-esque appearance which does away with blades altogether.
So how does it work? The answer is rather ingeniously (and possibly in part by magic). The air multiplier silently draws in air behind it then amplifies it through the ring by 15x to produce a cool and continuous flow of 405 litres of air every second. This is all powered by a brushless motor and the air speed can be precisely adjusted with dimmer-switch controls rather than the usual two or three settings on regular fans. It's a bit like Stargate!
"I've always been disappointed by fans," said James Dyson. "Their spinning blades chop up the airflow, causing annoying buffeting. They're hard to clean. And children always want to poke their fingers through the grille. So we've developed a new type of fan that doesn't use blades."
Dyson has fine points and from practicality, safety and hygiene perspectives the air multiplier makes a great deal of sense. Because it doesn't involve continuous top heavy motion it can also be made to rotate at the touch of a button and not turn into the whirling blades of death when traditional fans topple over at some point in their noisy lives.
So let's see if you can guess the downside to beautiful design and revolutionary technology with numerous benefits? That's right, price. For while you can pick up a large home fan for little more than £20 the Dyson air multiplier will set you back *deep breath* (no, *deeeeeeeeep breath*) £199! That's £199 for smallest 10in model (the 'AM01') with a 12 incher coming soon.
Yes, there's no way we can justify the cost unless you can afford and justify the cost because if you can you know you want one. And yes, so do we - badly...
http://www.dyson.co.uk/fans/
Dyson Reinvents the Humble Fan
Author: Gordon Kelly
Published: 13th Oct 2009
You have to wonder about Dyson. The company is every bit as much of a design genius as Apple yet it chooses to make vacuum cleaners and hand dryers. So now the company has chosen to apply its prowess to another area where did it cut loose? FANS!
As you might expect the Dyson 'air multiplier' is no ordinary fan, in fact it is the most advanced fan in the world. Naturally it doesn't look anything even remotely like a fan either with a magnifying glass-esque appearance which does away with blades altogether.
So how does it work? The answer is rather ingeniously (and possibly in part by magic). The air multiplier silently draws in air behind it then amplifies it through the ring by 15x to produce a cool and continuous flow of 405 litres of air every second. This is all powered by a brushless motor and the air speed can be precisely adjusted with dimmer-switch controls rather than the usual two or three settings on regular fans. It's a bit like Stargate!
"I've always been disappointed by fans," said James Dyson. "Their spinning blades chop up the airflow, causing annoying buffeting. They're hard to clean. And children always want to poke their fingers through the grille. So we've developed a new type of fan that doesn't use blades."
Dyson has fine points and from practicality, safety and hygiene perspectives the air multiplier makes a great deal of sense. Because it doesn't involve continuous top heavy motion it can also be made to rotate at the touch of a button and not turn into the whirling blades of death when traditional fans topple over at some point in their noisy lives.
So let's see if you can guess the downside to beautiful design and revolutionary technology with numerous benefits? That's right, price. For while you can pick up a large home fan for little more than £20 the Dyson air multiplier will set you back *deep breath* (no, *deeeeeeeeep breath*) £199! That's £199 for smallest 10in model (the 'AM01') with a 12 incher coming soon.
Yes, there's no way we can justify the cost unless you can afford and justify the cost because if you can you know you want one. And yes, so do we - badly...
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