The slow but steady approach of winter means that it’s almost time
for many of us to fire up our heaters — also heralding the return of of
chapped lips and dry skin. Dyson’s new humidifier is one solution to the
problem, but it doesn’t only prevent dry air. It also ensures your home
isn’t being filled with bacteria-ridden moisture thanks to a
germ-killing UV light.
Based on the design of Dyson’s well-regarded bladeless fans and
heaters, the company’s new humidifier introduces a three-liter water
reservoir that uses a piezoelectric transducer (vibrating up to 1.7
million times a second) to produce tiny airborne microscopic water
particles.
But the water in that reservoir is just as susceptible to
infiltration by germs and bacteria as your dry winter sinuses are.
To ensure that its new humidifier isn’t just spreading sickness
around your home, the water in the reservoir is exposed to an
ultraviolet light twice to kill 99.9 per cent of bacteria before the
drops are sent drifting through your home.
So the odds of you getting
sick and missing work are greatly reduced (whether that’s a pro or a con
is up to you). And because the humidifier uses Dyson’s Air Multiplier
technology, it should do a much better job at boosting the humidity
throughout your entire home, and not just around the general vicinity of
the actual device.
Don’t expect relief this season, though, unless you live in Japan. Because like with its new Eye 360 robotic vacuum,
Dyson is holding off on a US release until next year, and its new
humidifier isn’t expect to hit stores hear until the end of 2015. [
Dyson ]
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To ensure that its new humidifier isn’t just spreading sickness
around your home, the water in the reservoir is exposed to an
ultraviolet light twice to kill 99.9 per cent of bacteria before the
drops are sent drifting through your home.
