Dyson Launches Its First Wireless Headphones That Double as a Portable Air-Purifier!

Citing theever-increasing market for wearables and hearables, popular appliance maker Dyson has jumped on board with the launch of its first wireless headphones that double as an air purifier. Dubbed the Dyson Zone, the pair of Bluetooth-based headphones offer a variety of features, including ANC, filter-based air purifying, and many others. Check out the details below.

Dyson Zone Air-Purifying Bluetooth Headphones Launched

The Dyson Zone is essentially the result of 6 years of engineering development. The companysaysit built 500 prototypes of headphones before coming up with the final product. The Dyson Zone is designed toprovide high-quality audio as well as purified air to users on the move. It comes with an over-the-ear design along with a built-in “visor” that covers the mouth and nose of the users.

There are a couple of miniaturized motors inside the earcups that blows two streams of purified air into the users’ mouth and nose. The miniaturized motors or micro-compressors suck in the surrounding air into the headphones.It then uses Dyson’s existing air-filtration technologies to capture 99% of the pollutantsfrom the air, including dust, pollen, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and other city gases. The purified air then blows into the users’ mouth and nose through the front visor that covers the mouth and nose.

There arefour purification modes for different levels of exertion and environment. These include low, medium, high, and auto. Furthermore, the Dyson Zone has in-built accelerometers that enable the headphones to automatically switch between low, medium, and high modes, depending on the outside air conditions.

Now, coming to the audio aspects of the Dyson Zone wireless headphones, they featureneodymium driversto deliver a neutral sound signature, as per the company. It also hassupport for Active Noise Cancelation (ANC) with three separate modes– Isolation, Conversation, and Transparency. The Isolation mode blocks most of the surrounding noise and the Conversation mode amplifies the voice of other individuals using the in-built mics. The Transparency mode, on the other hand, focuses on environmental sounds to let users be aware of their surroundings.

Other than these, the Dyson Zone offers low distortion while delivering audio wirelessly. Users can alsoturn off the air purification function and detach the front visorto use it in an audio-only mode.

Now, coming to the price and availability, Dyson is yet to reveal details about them. Currently, you cango to the company’s official websiteand register to receive updates about the headphones, going forward. So, stay tuned for further updates, and let us know your thoughts on the Dyson Zone in the comments below.

Dwaipayan Sengupta

A geek at heart, you’ll find me fidgeting with an iOS device or sitting in front of the laptop, scouring the internet to find interesting technological innovations. In my free time, you’d find me playing Valorant or listening to Pink Floyd.

Add new comment

Name

Email ID

Δ

01