STACK #200 Jun 2021

LIFE TECH FEATURE

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If‌‌you‌‌want‌‌to‌‌get‌‌serious‌‌about‌‌your‌‌vacuuming,‌‌there's‌ ‌one‌‌name‌‌you‌‌know‌‌you‌‌can‌‌trust.‌‌Dyson‌‌unveils‌‌some‌ ‌new‌‌flagship‌‌models‌‌to‌‌add‌‌to‌‌its‌‌already‌‌impressive‌‌range.‌ THE‌‌SURFACE‌ ‌PROS‌

L ike‌‌David‌‌Attenborough,‌‌James‌‌Dyson's‌ ‌engaging‌‌voice‌‌has‌‌the‌‌power‌‌to‌ ‌captivate.‌‌Whether‌‌it's‌‌the‌‌genuine‌ ‌passion‌‌and‌‌belief‌‌he‌‌deploys‌‌when‌‌he's‌‌talking‌ ‌about‌‌a‌‌new‌‌product,‌‌or‌‌the‌‌clipped‌‌English‌ ‌accent‌‌that‌‌lulls‌‌his‌‌captive‌‌audience‌‌like‌‌a‌ ‌hypnotist's‌‌pocket‌‌watch,‌‌when‌‌he‌‌talks,‌‌we‌ ‌listen.‌‌‌ ‌Dyson‌‌has‌‌single-‌handedly‌‌turned‌‌the‌ ‌pragmatic‌‌domestic‌‌appliance‌‌into‌‌a‌‌device‌ ‌of‌‌wonder‌‌and‌‌possibility‌‌with‌‌kit‌‌that‌‌not‌‌only‌ ‌works‌‌well,‌‌it‌‌looks‌‌so‌‌cool that‌‌you'll‌‌want‌ ‌to‌‌display‌‌it,‌‌not‌‌hide‌‌it‌‌away‌‌in‌‌a‌‌cupboard.‌ ‌If‌‌you've‌‌got‌‌a‌‌Dyson‌‌product‌‌in‌‌the‌‌home,‌‌it‌ ‌tells‌‌the‌‌world‌‌you're‌‌a‌‌serious‌‌player‌‌in‌‌the‌ ‌domesticity‌‌stakes.‌‌ ‌Dyson's‌‌story‌‌is‌‌well known; an‌‌inventor‌ ‌with‌‌the‌‌irrepressible‌‌desire‌‌to‌‌reinvent‌ ‌the‌‌vacuum cleaner‌, ‌beginning‌‌with‌‌a‌‌bagless‌ ‌design‌‌concept‌‌that‌‌stretches‌‌back‌‌to‌‌the‌‌late‌ ‌'70s.‌‌After‌‌over‌‌5,000‌‌prototypes‌‌and‌‌a‌‌lot‌‌of‌ ‌shoe‌‌leather,‌‌the‌‌bagless‌‌vacuum‌‌technology‌ ‌bit‌‌hard‌‌into‌‌the‌‌domestic‌‌appliance‌‌market‌‌and‌ ‌became‌‌a‌‌global‌‌best-seller.‌‌‌ ‌James‌‌Dyson's‌‌design‌‌prowess‌‌would‌ ‌lead‌‌to‌‌ground-breaking‌‌refreshes‌‌in‌‌hand- dryers,‌‌fans‌‌and‌‌even‌‌haircare‌‌tools.‌‌But‌ ‌even‌‌with‌‌a‌‌successful‌‌billion-dollar‌‌business‌ ‌and‌‌a‌‌Knighthood‌‌to‌‌his‌‌name,‌‌the‌‌British‌ ‌inventor‌‌remains‌‌at‌‌the‌‌ballpoint‌‌of‌‌ingenuity‌ ‌and‌‌the‌‌company‌‌has‌‌just‌‌unveiled‌‌some‌‌new‌ ‌members‌‌of‌‌the‌‌family.‌

‌all‌‌available‌‌dust‌‌wasn't‌‌satisfying‌‌enough,‌ ‌now‌‌you‌‌can‌‌even‌‌identify‌‌what‌‌said‌‌dust‌ ‌actually‌‌is‌‌–‌‌or‌‌at‌‌least‌‌what‌‌category‌‌it‌‌falls‌ ‌under.‌‌Measured‌‌acoustically‌‌with‌‌a‌ ‌custom- designed‌‌sensor,‌‌the‌‌particles‌‌are‌‌graded‌‌on‌ ‌size‌‌and‌‌quantity‌‌and‌‌recorded‌‌on‌‌an‌‌LED‌ ‌display‌‌in‌‌the‌‌top‌‌of‌‌the‌‌handheld‌‌unit.‌‌By‌ ‌analysing‌‌the‌‌size,‌‌it's‌‌possible‌‌to‌‌determine‌ ‌what‌‌is‌‌allergens,‌‌microscopic‌‌dust,‌‌dust‌ ‌mites,‌‌or‌‌sugar‌‌and‌‌fleas.‌‌ ‌Another‌‌worthy‌‌feature‌‌of‌‌note‌‌is‌‌the‌ ‌dynamic‌‌load‌‌sensing‌‌in‌‌the‌‌head,‌‌which‌ ‌adapts‌‌the‌‌draw‌‌power‌‌of‌‌the‌‌V15‌‌depending‌ ‌on‌‌what‌‌type‌‌of‌‌surface‌‌you're‌‌vacuuming‌. ‌So‌, ‌when‌‌you‌‌roll‌‌onto‌‌carpet,‌‌the‌‌suction‌‌is‌ ‌increased.‌‌‌ ‌If‌‌you‌‌are‌‌the‌‌nominated‌‌vacuum‌ ‌cleaner‌‌in‌‌the‌‌house,‌‌you'll‌‌know‌‌all‌‌about‌‌the‌ ‌annoying‌‌coils‌‌of‌‌hair‌‌that‌‌wrap‌‌around‌‌the‌ ‌brush.‌‌Dyson‌‌has‌‌countered‌‌this‌‌with‌‌what‌

V15‌‌Detect‌‌ Outside‌‌of‌‌the‌‌food‌‌crumbs‌‌consistently‌ ‌delivered‌‌to‌‌your‌‌floor‌‌surfaces‌‌by‌‌the‌ ‌mini-humans‌‌in‌‌the‌‌house‌‌every‌‌time‌‌they‌ ‌eat,‌‌much‌‌of‌‌the‌‌dust‌‌around‌‌the‌‌home‌‌is‌ ‌invisible.‌‌Sound‌‌like‌‌a‌‌challenge?‌‌James‌ ‌Dyson‌‌thought‌‌so,‌‌putting‌‌his‌‌shoulder‌‌to‌‌the‌ ‌design-lab‌‌wheel‌‌and‌‌tasking‌‌his‌‌extensive‌ ‌team‌‌with‌‌inventing‌‌laser‌‌dust‌‌detection.‌‌Yes,‌ ‌it‌‌does‌‌sound‌‌like‌‌something‌‌you'd‌‌expect‌‌to‌ ‌find‌‌watching‌ ‌Minority‌‌Report ‌ ,‌‌but‌‌that's‌‌why‌ ‌we‌‌love‌‌Dyson‌‌–‌‌these‌‌products‌‌are‌‌not‌‌only‌ ‌functional,‌‌they‌‌look‌‌fantastic,‌‌too.‌‌‌ ‌Traditionally,‌‌when‌‌you‌‌pull‌‌out‌‌your‌ ‌vac‌‌and‌‌start‌‌cleaning‌‌in‌‌earnest,‌‌cleaning‌ ‌coverage‌‌and‌‌effectiveness‌‌is‌‌a‌‌lot‌‌of‌ ‌guesswork.‌‌And‌‌this‌‌is‌‌where‌‌the‌‌laser‌ ‌detection‌‌technology‌ ‌has‌‌an‌‌edge.‌‌The‌

‌the‌‌company‌‌is‌‌calling‌ ‌a‌‌hair‌‌screw‌‌tool.‌‌The‌ ‌brush‌‌is‌‌shaped‌‌with‌‌a‌ ‌tapered‌‌end‌‌so‌‌that‌‌any‌ ‌hair,‌‌dog‌‌fur‌‌or‌‌string‌‌it‌ ‌picks‌‌up‌‌automatically‌ ‌moves‌‌along‌‌the‌‌brush‌ ‌and‌‌straight‌‌up‌‌into‌‌the‌ ‌bin‌, ‌leaving‌‌literally‌‌no‌ ‌more‌‌tangling.‌‌With‌‌up‌

‌vacuum‌‌comes‌‌with‌‌a‌ ‌cleaner‌‌head‌‌fitted‌‌with‌ ‌a‌‌laser‌‌in‌‌the‌‌corner‌ ‌set‌‌at‌‌a‌‌specific‌‌angle,‌ ‌illuminating‌‌a‌‌pathway‌ ‌of‌‌microscopic‌‌dust‌ ‌destined‌‌to‌‌be‌‌sucked‌ ‌into‌‌oblivion.‌‌There's‌

‌something‌‌very‌‌appealing‌‌about‌‌being‌‌able‌ ‌to‌‌highlight‌‌–‌‌and‌‌then‌‌despatch‌–‌‌all‌‌the‌‌dust‌ ‌on‌‌the‌‌floor;‌‌we‌‌reckon‌‌this‌‌will‌‌be‌‌big‌‌with‌ ‌gamers!‌‌‌ ‌But‌‌wait,‌‌there's‌‌more.‌‌If‌‌picking‌‌up‌

‌to‌‌60‌‌minutes‌‌of‌‌battery‌‌life,‌‌this‌‌top‌‌of‌‌the‌ ‌range‌‌vacuum‌‌cleaner‌‌doesn't‌‌come‌‌cheap,‌ ‌but‌‌in‌‌terms‌‌of‌‌comprehensive‌‌and‌‌innovative‌ ‌cleaning,‌‌it's‌‌the‌‌top‌‌of‌‌the‌‌class.‌

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