Disbelief over new Dyson headphones
Dyson Zone’s air purifying headphones have finally been released after six years of research.
Designed to purify the air that you breathe and work as noise cancelling headphones, the Dyson Zone was successful following 500 prototypes.
"Developing a non-contact solution was a must for Dyson engineers, to avoid the discomfort and irritation often associated with full-contact alternatives. The visor, therefore, was a critical element," Dyson said of the headphones.
"The airflow pathways and visor design are central to delivering pure air.
"The geometries of the visor and the visor returns, alongside the central mesh that diffuses the two jets of airflow, ensure that the purified air exiting the filters is effectively delivered to the nose and mouth in crosswinds, and for the wearer's specific facial shape."
The company explains how the Dyson engineers took a scientific approach and sought to get the best possible audio.
"A first foray into the world of audio, Dyson engineers took a scientific approach, choosing not to rely on a 'golden listener' approach that many others do," they said.
"Dyson's team of audio engineers and acousticians sought to engineer excellent audio led by metrics, backed up with extensive listening trials. The result: pure, rich audio and advanced noise cancellation."
The inspiration came from the “shape and design of a horse’s saddle” for the headband and will help even out the weight on the person’s head.
The air purifying headphones have however been roasted, with many questioning its need.
“This April Fools is 2 days early,” someone wrote.
“Private affluence and public squalor. Private health and public death. Dyson is everything wrong with capitalism, handily packaged in one unlikeable human,” another commented.
“A phenomenally useful example of a tech-inspired distraction from the hard graft of addressing root cause and systemic failure,” someone else wrote.
“Maybe the most dystopian thing about this pointedly dystopian product is that Dyson had to know that it would be derided as a gross symbol of technological inequality, but its market research indicated that the time was ripe to launch it anyway,” another comment read.
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