Dyson zone Absolute Sound Clean Air Everywhere

NO2 (Nitrogen Dioxide) is one of the most common gas pollutants in cities.

It is a byproduct of combustion and has resources such as traffic and construction.

The potassium-enriched carbon filters in the Dyson Zone™

specifically target these acidic gases, as well as other acidic gases such as SO2

(Sulfur Dioxide), to meet the challenges of urban air. A built-in sensor monitors the air for NO2

levels and tracks these live alongside real-time environmental noise levels via MyDyson™..

Technology company Dyson has announced that its Dyson Zone air-purifying

headphones are set to go on sale, despite the product attracting

widespread criticism when it was revealed earlier this year.

Named Dyson Zone, the device combines a set of noise-cancelling headphones with

a detachable visor for filtering out air pollutants.

Dyson Zone uses air compression technology to suck in fresh air near the ear cups,

which is funnelled through mesh carbon filters and pumped to the visor.Dyson Zone is set to go on sale in January

"The Dyson Zone headphones are engineered to tackle the dual challenges of city noise and air pollution," Dyson said.

"Following five years of research and development, the headphones

deliver up to 50 hours of ultra-low distortion, advanced noise cancellation and faithful, full-spectrum audio reproduction," it added.

"The Dyson Zone also captures 99 per cent of particle pollution as small

as 0.1 microns, whilst K-Carbon, potassium-enriched carbon filters target

prevalent acidic gases most associated with city pollution, including nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide."

Dyson zone Absolute Sound. Clean Air. Everywhere

When it was unveiled in March this year its unusual look was met with

widespread scepticism.The unusual design attracted widespread criticism

According to the Singapore-based company Dyson, the prototype model

has undergone extensive testing in Malaysia and the UK ahead of its launch.

The latest images released by Dyson show that the product will be available

in three colour options including silver and blue, copper and blue and dark and light blue hues.

"The Dyson Zone noise-cancelling headphones with air purification have

been tested to the extremes – in temperature-controlled chambers, drop-testing,

material and fabric wear testing, button robustness and much more," Dyson said.

"Our expert test engineers in the Dyson Malaysia Development Centre are integral to

this, as is the geography – putting it through its paces in warmer climates and higher

humidity in addition to UK-based testing," the brand continued.It will be available in three colourways

Dyson, which is best known for its vacuum cleaners, hand dryers and hair dryers,

was founded by inventor James Dyson in 1993. The success of its line of products

helped to make Dyson the richest man in the UK in 2020.

Dyson announced plans to make 15,000 ventilators for the NHS to use for coronavirus

patients in March 2020 but the plans were scrapped after demand for the units proved lower than anticipated.

Earlier this year, the company revealed designs for home robot prototypes that

can carry out domestic chores including cleaning, hoovering and tidying, which are not yet on sale.

The photography is courtesy of Dyson.

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