Dyson Air Multiplier - Josh Spear, Trendspotting

Look mom, no blades. The future is here. Silent velcro. Space travel. Fanless… fans. And one of them there doohickeys just miraculously showed up on my desk today. Should I dispose of it in a landfill? Should I convince people it’s a space beacon and I’m conducting a wild experiment communicating with aliens?

So, what’s awesome about it? It’s relatively quiet, easy to clean, and I wont chop my hand off reaching through it. What’s not awesome about it? I can’t do the Luke, you’re my father thing. Serious bummer.

The Dyson Air Multiplier™ fan works very differently to conventional fans. It uses Air Multiplier™ technology to draw in air and amplify it 15 times, producing an uninterrupted stream of smooth air. With no blades or grill, it’s safe, easy to clean and doesn’t cause unpleasant buffeting.

The Dyson Air Multiplier (or space beacon if you decide to call it that) costs $299 for the 10-inch model and $329 for the 12-inch. Smart dude, that Dyson guy is.

Tags: Gadgetry, gifts, house

John	Tuesday, 10.13.09 @ 11:14 am
Even after I read the italicized explanation in Dyson’s calming british accent I still don’t get the AM technology. Where’s the YouTube video?

Birmingham AL Cabling - Low Voltage Voice and Data Wiring	Tuesday, 10.13.09 @ 1:48 pm
Neat idea but I think its pointless, if you cant keep your fingers out of the way of the blade you should not use a fan. I mean really, who sticks their fingers in the fan anyways? Again neat Idea but still kinda pointless.

Steve

Tuesday, 10.13.09 @ 8:17 pm

What they don;t tell you is that this “fanless” fan is not in fact fanless… there’s one in the base of the unit that draws air in, and pumps it into the ring. The act of flowing that air out of the ring then pulls *more* air in through the opening, increasing the volume, but not the speed of the air flow. So… it’s nice, it’s neat, but it’s not fanless. And the technology is not new by any means. It’s just the first time it’s been applied to a desk fan… probably because most people figured $300 was a bit much for a desk fan, when you can get one at Target for $10 that will do the job just as well. But, it is neat.

Max Rockbin	Wednesday, 10.14.09 @ 3:44 pm
Easy to Clean? Since the blades are hidden it may actually be impossible to clean. The blades inside might just get dirtier and molderlier till the whole thing is a dark oozing muck. But the outside will be clean and the air passing over that goo will just blow softly on your face.