Dyson Pure Cool Link

The Pure Cool Link is capable of filtering out 99.97 percent of allergens and pollutants as small as .3 microns

Just last year we brought you news on the Dyson Pure Cool air purifier, a revolutionary invention that was capable of extracting the tiniest of air pollutants to ensure cleaner, healthier air for our homes. Today, Dyson has unveiled a new addition to the Pure Cool family, infusing cutting edge mobile technology into their already exemplary air purifying technology. All the amazing features and abilities of the Dyson Pure Cool is now available with the Dyson Link app (available for both iOS and Android), and has been aptly named the Pure Cool Link.

Dyson Pure Cool Link App

Dyson Pure Cool Link App

The system works through the Dyson Link app, connecting to your Pure Cool Link air purifier to track your room’s air quality.  In doing so, the system perfectly adjusts airflow and ensures pollution levels in your home are minimized as efficiently as possible. In addition to the automatic controls, the app also gives you complete manual control over the fan’s speed, rotation toggle, timer, night-time auto mode and LED display dimmer.

To help bring the Pure Cool and Link app together, Dyson partnered with air quality analytics company BreezoMeter. The partnership has allowed the Dyson Link app to give users an up to the minute comparison between their home’s air quality, temperature and humidity with live outdoor data. Warnings are also sent in the event pollen count is high, giving you the opportunity to increase your purifier settings or pack tissues as you head outside.

Dyson Pure Cool Link

Dyson Pure Cool Link

Despite all of these amazing upgrades, Dyson maintained the functions that we loved about the prior model. The Pure Cool Link is capable of filtering out 99.97 percent of allergens and pollutants as small as .3 microns and 99.95 percent of pollutants and allergens as minuscule as .1 microns, accomplished with the use of Dyson’s cylindrical glass HEPA filter with activated carbon granules. Without getting overly technical, what this means for you is that the tiniest of particles – the ones that are capable of penetrating your lungs walls and entering your body – are eliminated from the air you breath.  Asbestos, tobacco smoke, carbon dust, mold, bacteria or just annoying pollen are just some of what can be captured inside.

Dyson Pure Cool Link

Dyson Pure Cool Link

As of today, you can purchase the Dyson Pure Cool Link directly from Dyson’s US website for $499.99 in blue or silver, the same cost as the original Pure Cool. For anyone that lives in a city, smokes or lives with a smoker, has allergies or simply wants to ensure that the air that they or their family breath is free from harmful pollutants, you won’t find a better or easier solution to your air purifying needs.

Dyson Pure Cool

Think of the Dyson Pure Cool as a fan from the future, capable of eliminating 99.95% of harmful particles currently in your home

Air.  It’s the most essential element of life, and yet for many people, it’s one of the most overlooked areas of their health.  Think about it.  We exercise; we eat healthy; we get our recommended eight hours of sleep.  But how often do we consider air quality as part of the health equation?

It’s something that up until recently I didn’t give much thought to, until we began the process of renovating our home.  I quickly discovered that the more work we did, the more pollutants I was adding to my home, something I was even more attuned to due to my three young kids.  Drywall, paint, wood floors – all things that were part of our home’s renovation, and all things that were making the air in our home more harmful to breathe.  No matter how much we tried to shield our construction work from other areas of our home, the level of dust increased significantly, not to mention the fumes from the various paints and finishes we used.

Wanting to shield my kids from any potential dangers, I began searching for a way to purify my kids’s rooms, and I found the solution in the Dyson Pure Cool.

Dyson Pure Cool

Dyson Pure Cool

As its space-age, modernistic appearance implies, you can think of the Dyson Pure Cool as a fan from the future.  With no moving parts that could potentially be dangerous to young children, the Dyson Pure Cool is perfect for any room in the home (including a nursery), and in addition to helping cool your home in the warmer months, it’s also incredibly effective at purifying your home’s air.

How effective is it?

Thanks to the work of thirty-five dedicated engineers working over a two year period and 450 prototypes, the Dyson Pure Cool is capable of eliminating 99.95% of potentially harmful particles including bacteria, allergens, pollen, pollutants or any other odors you may have floating around your home.  For me the benefits are obvious, as the construction in my home created a heightened level of dust and smells.  But even if you’re not amidst a home renovation, the benefits of the Dyson Pure Cool are still numerous.

VOC’s, the harmful contaminants found in paints and finishes, can be given off for months (or even years), lessening your home’s air quality.  Allergens and dust are another problem in virtually every home, something that the Dyson again helps minimize.  All of these pollutants travel to your lungs, and the results can range from allergy symptoms or asthma to numerous more serious conditions which can be detrimental to your health.  With the Dyson, you’re eliminating virtually all of the harmful particles in your air, including ultrafine particles that many other air filters can miss.

Discussing other air purifiers for a minute, one of the things that drew me to the Dyson was its operation. Unlike other air purifiers that rely on large and  noisy motors and synthetic filters, the Dyson Pure Cool is whisper quiet and energy-efficient, with a DC motor capable of distributing clean, fresh air throughout your room evenly and quietly.  Getting technical, with the Dyson, your home’s air is passed through a 360-degree glass HEPA filter that’s capable of trapping even ultra fine particles (0.1 microns), a feat accomplished thanks to 11.8 square feet of Borosilicate microfibers that have been tightly woven together, pleated 254 times and laid out in a wrap-around configuration, thus providing a much larger surface compared to other purifiers of similar size.  In addition to this borosilicate filter, Dyson also added an active carbon layer to remove odors, fumes, and vapors. They tested the filter with the smoke from 228 cigarettes and never saw a drop in filter function.

And while I’m not an engineer, nor do I know what Borosilicate microfiber is, I will tell you that whatever Dyson did worked, as smells that were present in my kids’ rooms prior to the Dyson Pure Cool are now gone, as too is the dust.  That alone is enough for me to recommend the Pure Cool to you.

Lastly, I should comment quickly on the the longevity, as I can’t tell you how many new things I’ve bought recently that have failed within the first year.  I’m a huge fan of Dyson and I’ll tell you firsthand that their products are built to last, as evidenced by the Dyson vacuum cleaner I have that’s still going strong after three years of use.  With the Dyson Pure Cool, you’ll receive a two year warranty, and the only thing you’ll need to do maintenance wise is change the filter, a process that only takes a minute to do and something you’ll only need to do once every six months.  Not a bad deal to have incredibly clean air in your home.

If you’re interested, you can learn more about the Dyson Pure Cool at the official Dyson website, or buy your own at the Dyson Store with pricing for the Pure Cool currently $499.99.

Dyson CSYS LED Light

Jake Dyson invents the first LED light to combine heat pipe technology and industrial design for 37 years of use in your home or office

In a disposable world where products – specifically pricey tech products – are built to last only a few years, Jake Dyson, son of inventor and Dyson founder, Sir James Dyson, is taking a radically different approach.  He’s created a modern LED light that not only looks sleek and cool, but one that’s built to last approximately thirty-seven years. And while you may think it’s the LED lights themselves that contribute to 3+ decade lifespan, it’s actually much more.  Jake Dyson uses the same LED bulbs found in other products on the market, but thanks to Dyson’s revolutionary design, the CSYS LED will outlast all of them.

Dyson CSYS LED

Dyson CSYS LED

So how did Jake Dyson do it?  As with all great designs, Jake Dyson and his team started out with research, taking apart their competition’s offerings, finding where their weaknesses lied and what they were doing wrong. With the help of a climate chamber built to simulate the high heat generated by the current wave of LED offerings, they found that the main issue with LEDs failing was lack of cooling.  While LED lights themselves are built to last 30+ years, his competitors were housing them in designs built to fail.  Instead of looking at the science of lighting and heat dissipation, they were more concerned about continuing to put out a new product that looked good, not a better product that was more functional.

Jake Dyson’s CSYS LED changes that, utilizing heat pipe technology to protect the LEDs from over heating by directing heat away from them and operating at less than half the temperature. The end result is an extremely efficient and functional light that will output 587lx (lumens per square meter) of warm, white light and will last at minimum, 37 years.

Dyson CSYS LED Lamp

Dyson CSYS LED Lamp

Beyond the technologically advance LED system, Jake Dyson and his design team developed a light that’s extremely functional and customizable when it comes to positioning. The CSYS LED moves on three axes, ensuring the light is exactly where you need it to be, with no screws or adjustments necessary to keep the light in place.  Simply move it where you need and you’re done.  Along its vertical axis, the light uses a counterweight pulley, a system similar to what you would find on a crane, to hold the light in place. Horizontally, the light can extend in and out along anti-firction bearings that are perfectly smooth but also hold the light exactly in its place with no rolling. And one of my favorite features is the lamp’s ability to rotate 360 degrees without turning the cord or sliding on my desk. In addition to being able to customize where the light shines, you can also adjust the brightness to fit your exact lighting needs with a simple touch.

Jake Dyson CSYS LED

Dyson CSYS LED

Add in a sleek, modern, industrial design in your choice of silver, black or white finishes, and you’ve got one of the coolest lamps on the market.

To learn more about CSYS LED technology, watch the video here, or head over to the Dyson shop where you can purchase the CYSYS in either a desk ($649) or floor lamp ($899) configuration.

Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy

The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy pushes the performance of home vacuum cleaners, out cleaning and outperforming its competition

Dyson is a pioneer in the world of vacuum technology, constantly pushing the boundaries of design, performance and technology.  Staying true to their ideal of pushing the performance envelope, they’ve unveiled the nearly maintenance free  Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy.  Simply put, the Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy offers one of a kind technology in a gorgeously designed package, and out cleaning and out maneuvering every other vacuum on the market.

Dyson Cinetic Big Ball  Animal + Allergy

Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy

Making the magic happen, Dyson chose to do away with filters for their latest creation in favor of 35 high frequency oscillating tips (350 times per second) that prevent dust from building up in the system.  With this new system, the vacuum will continue on without ever loosing suction, even when the bin is full. It also means it’s capable of sucking up everything from dog hair to minuscule particles the size of mold spores. The visible result is instantaneous. Within one sweep of our carpeted bedroom, the vacuum removed any existence of our 70 lb black and tan shepherd; which is a particularly tough feat given our dog’s innate ability to shed fur.

The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy upright vacuum cleaner. Hygienic bin emptying - Just push the button to release the dirt.

The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy upright vacuum cleaner. Hygienic bin emptying – Just push the button to release the dirt.

And while I already felt like my house was amply clean, over a few weeks of avid use, my husband and I both noted a significant decrease in our allergies.

The vacuum is engineered to be completely air tight, ensuring no dust or particles escape the over half gallon bin. The concept works great with the bottom hatch designed to release with a push of the button, allowing dirt to fall directly into the trash.  A note on cleanup, if you have pets, the tangle-free turbine attachment is a lifesaver. It utilizes counter-rotating heads with brushes that remove hair from carpets and upholstery, with no brush bar for hair to wrap around and clean off.

The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy upright vacuum cleaner. Self-adjusting cleaner head with a powerful motorized brush bar.

The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy upright vacuum cleaner. Self-adjusting cleaner head with a powerful motorized brush bar.

The vacuum’s other designs features help warrant its price tag. The vacuum rests on a big ball that takes maneuverability to a whole new race car-level. It is easy to reach every corner in record time. Dust collecting spaces under coffee tables, behind couches, and between blinds can be attacked with one of the numerous attachments – a carbon fiber soft dusting brush, a multi-angle brush, and mattress tool, reach-under, and tangle-free turbine tools.

The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy upright vacuum cleaner. Rides on a ball - can be steered around furniture and into difficult places with a simple turn of the wrist.

The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy upright vacuum cleaner. Rides on a ball – can be steered around furniture and into difficult places with a simple turn of the wrist.

I joyfully spent an afternoon vacuuming dog hair from my furniture, removing dust from my ceiling fans, and zealously cleaning once inaccessible nooks and crannies. The vacuum’s main self-adjusting cleaner head is designed to suck up dirt on all floor types from carpet to floorboards. It works; perhaps too well. The difference between a vacuumed floor and a non-vacuumed floor is now too stark to ignore for days on end.

Dyson Cinetic Big Ball  Animal + Allergy

Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy

If you own a pet, have allergies or just love a clean home, I can’t recommend the Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy highly enough.  Spoil yourself and upgrade your current vacuum to the  Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy – $699 (currently $559 on they official Dyson website) and take your home’s cleanliness to a whole new level.

Dyson DC31 Handheld Giveaway – Contest Has Ended

We want you to experience the beauty of Dyson engineering, so we're giving away a Dyson DC31 handheld vacuum

Yesterday we told you of our affinity for the Dyson DC23 Turbinehead vacuum cleaner, and really the Dyson brand as a whole.  While it’s the upright and canister vacuums the company is best known for, Dyson also has a pair of entrants in the handheld vacuum market:  the DC31 and DC31 Animal ($220 and $270, respectively).  Aside from color (the DC31 is yellow, the DC31 Animal is purple), the only difference between the two is that the DC31 Animal includes a motorized brush bar attachment, whereas the traditional DC31 does not.  What they both have, however, is a motor that according to Dyson founder James Dyson, is “the fastest motor in the world.”  It’s capable of achieving 104,000 revolutions per minute – roughly ten times as fast as a commercial jet engine, and roughly five times as fast as an F1 engine.  The result is a supremely powerful handheld vacuum – one that can generate 38 air watts of constant suction in regular mode or 65 air watts of constant suction in high power mode – all while looking like a bad-ass phaser gun straight out of the future.

Around the house, the Dyson DC31 is really one of those things you don’t realize you need until you have one.  I initially questioned spending $200 on a handheld vacuum, but the time and effort it’s saved me on quick cleanups as opposed to having to bring out the full sized Dyson is alone worth the cost.  It’s great in the kitchen – coffee grinds, breadcrumbs, etc. in corners, drawers and other hard to reach places immediately come to mind.  In my home office, I use it to clean my computer keyboard and suck up any other stray dust around the desk.  And of course, it’s fantastic in the car.  Floor mats, the console, the dashboard – I pretty much use it clean anything and everything related to my Merc.  At 2.9 pounds, it’s easy enough to take anywhere I need it, and because it is so portable, I’m far better at cleaning right away.  Before it was more a case of I’ll leave it until I vacuum; now spot cleaning is a 20 second task.  I hate dust and I love saving time at arduous chores, so for me, it’s a win win.

Another thing that I was a little worried about was the relatively short battery life (10 minutes for normal mode, 6 minutes for high power mode).  But after using the DC31, I’ve found the battery life to be sufficient.  Because it’s trigger activated, you’re only turing it on a moment before you actually want to use it, so the numbers don’t tell the whole story.  Half the time cleaning is spent moving from one place to another, so in real world use the DC31 lasts significantly longer than you’d expect.  In cases where I’d need to use it for a straight 10 minutes, chances are I’d be better served using a regular vacuum with an attachment instead, so nine out of ten times the battery is going to be a non-issue.

Overall, the Dyson DC31 a fantastic little vacuum for anyone who hates dust and dirt as much as I do, and like my Dyson DC23 Turbinehead, I recommend it, especially if you’re in the market for a new handheld.  And just to prove how great it is, we’re going to give a DC31 to one of you, our dear readers, so you too can partake in the beauty of Dyson engineering.  The rules are simple:  for your chance to win the Dyson DC31, all you need to do is register for an eMercedesBenz account (if you haven’t already) and leave a comment in this article telling us you want it.  Easy, I know.  The contest will end next Monday (May 24th) at 5:00 PM CST, and we’ll announce the winner the next day.  In addition, we’re going to test a couple of new ways in this giveaway to help you increase your odds of winning.  First, after leaving a comment on this article, you can also become a fan of eMercedesBenz on Facebook and add a comment on the Facebook entry for this article telling us you want it; and secondly, you can follow eMercedesBenz on Twitter and re-tweet the article.  That gives you a possible total of 3 entries in this giveaway, if you use all three methods.

So to recap:  1) Leave a comment on this article and you’re entered; 2) “like” us on Facebook and leave a comment under the Dyson Giveaway Facebook post for a second chance to win; and 3) follow us on Twitter and re-tweet the Dyson Giveaway article for a third chance to win.  If you don’t use Facebook and/or Twitter, you don’t need to use either to be entered in the giveaway, just leave a comment; and if you use only Facebook but not Twitter (or vice versa), you can enter a second time via your social site of choice.  The one stipulation is that you must leave a comment directly on the eMercedesBenz.com article in addition to Facebook/Twitter – using only Facebook/Twitter won’t register you.  And by the way, feel free to let us know what you think of the new Facebook and Twitter giveaway options.  We always want your feedback, so if you love them, hate them, or have any other feelings, regarding them  let us know – our goal is make eMercedesBenz as great as possible for you.

And that’s it.  Get your comments in to get registered, and as always, best of luck to everyone that enters.

Dyson DC23 Turbinehead

The Dyson DC23 Turbinehead is a vacuum offering a tremendous amount of suction in a sleek grey and blue shell

Vacuums are one of those things that don’t really get a lot of love around the house.  When you need one, it’s not exactly the most thrilling of purchases, and once you’ve bought one, it’s unlikely you’ll be inviting your friends over to check out the sweet new vacuum you just picked up.  Enter a little company called Dyson.  They managed to take an otherwise uninspiring sector and transform it into their own personal playground, creating a product range that looks more like rolling contemporary pieces of art than vacuum cleaners while at the same time inventing a technology that allows them to generate über-amounts of suction.

I’ve spent the last several months with a Dyson (the Dyson DC23 Turbinehead, to be precise), and I have to tell you, it has lived up to the hype.  If you’re in the market for a new vacuum cleaner or just want a vacuum that looks flat-out sexy, read on for my impressions of this beautifully designed creature.

Upright vs. Canister

When selecting a Dyson (or any new vacuum for that matter), you’ll first have to select whether to opt for the upright or canister variety.  Uprights typically tend to be a little less agile due to their size and weight, whereas canisters, once in a room, offer a little more flexibility due to the fact you only have to move the hose and attachment (for the most part).  Dyson has made the agility factor even less of an issue, however, by adding a ball to many of their upright vacuums, substantially increasing its handling in tight spaces.  It’s really a matter of personal preference – I opted for the canister simply because my prior house had a central vacuum system, and I grew accustomed to having a disconnect between the motor and vacuum.  Another one of our writers uses a Dyson DC25 Animal (an upright with a ball) and absolutely loves it.  Either way, you’re getting Dyson’s superior suction technology, so it really boils down to selecting the option you feel more comfortable with.

Which Dyson canister?

After settling on either an upright or canister, the next option is selecting a specific Dyson model.  There’s a total of four Dyson canisters to choose from:  the Dyson DC22 Turbinehead and Motorhead and the the Dyson DC23 Turbinehead and Motorhead.  While the DC22 variants cost more ($699 and $799, respectively), the DC23 variants ($399 and $599, respectively) offer a couple features that for me made them the better choice over their more expensive counterparts – namely, bigger bins and a farther reach.  Power across the board is about the same (230 air watts vs. 220 air watts), and all use Dyson’s Level 3 Root Cyclone technology, so picking a model boils down to its feature set as opposed to raw suction.

As for the DC23 Turbinehead verses the DC23 Motorhead, the difference comes down mainly to the attachments – the Motorhead includes the hard floor tool and motorized brush head, whereas the Turbinehead doesn’t.  That doesn’t mean the Turbinehead doesn’t work on hard floors (it does), it just doesn’t have a dedicated attachment to do so.  For my needs, the added accessories weren’t necessary, so I opted for the DC23 Turbinehead; but as I’ll discuss in a moment, there is a case in which the DC23 Motorhead will be the better choice.

Design and Usage

From a design standpoint, Dyson vacuums really are a thing of beauty.  Their design is completely unique and unlike any other vacuum in existence, but more importantly, functionality is in no way compromised as a result.  It’s a fact reinforced when taking the Dyson DC23 Turbinehead out of the box. After spending a few moments admiring its unique shape and glistening shade of blue, I then proceeded to assemble the unit, which took approximately 1 minute, sans looking at the instructions.  The first time using the DC23 Turbinehead, operation was equally as simple, with almost all components being exactly where you’d expect them.  There’s a large foot-activated power button on the canister to turn the unit on and off; the attachment wand is extendable to a variety of lengths, making using the included brush, crevice and stair tools a straightforward task; and when you’re finished, a second foot-activated button rewinds your power cord.  And as is the case with all Dysons, there are no bags.  When the Dyson’s canister becomes full, you simply take out the removable bin and empty it.  Add to that a washable lifetime HEPA filter, and you’ve got a vacuum that requires no replacement of parts during normal use.

Using the DC23 Turbinehead around the house, it’s an exceptionally mobile creature, weighing in at just under 20 lbs.  Because you’re using just the hose and and attachment – which together can lay almost completely flat – the DC23 can reach a variety of places a traditional vacuum can’t (think under beds, under tables, etc.).  Having two small dogs that love tracking pet hair in hard to reach places throughout my house, I can’t tell you how welcome of a feature this is.  Another feature that adds to the DC23’s mobility is the swivel cuff on the handle (this is where the hose attaches to the handle.)  Because it spins freely, you can move the hose to various places in the room without having to fight the hose twisting – a huge plus when needing to switch from vacuuming to using an attachment on the fly.  And then there’s the suction.  Aside from shop vac, this is the most powerful vacuum I’ve used.  After first assembling my DC23, I vacuumed my living area with my old vacuum (a Hoover), and subsequently followed up with the Dyson.  Needless to say, it picked up a ball of pet hair that I didn’t know existed.  It also works great on hard floors – again, having the dogs, pet hair is a consistent problem, but the DC23 handles pet hair on hard surfaces with ease.  About the only problems I have with the Dyson is that to turn off the turbine head, you have to physically switch a disk on the head, and at times moving the canister around a room can be a bit of a pain.  Aside from these minor quibbles, I have to say I love the Dyson DC23 Turbinehead.

That said, there is a case where I would recommend opting for the DC23 Motorhead.  In my home, I have primarily hard surfaces and medium to small pile carpet/rugs.  For longer pile rugs, you’re most likely going to run into some difficulty with the non-motorized brush head, so for you, the DC23 Motorhead is worth the upgrade.  While the DC23 Turbinehead will work on longer pile carpets (I have two in my home), I wouldn’t recommend it for large areas, as that’s not really its main area of expertise.

Conclusion

As I noted earlier, after several months, I’ve grown to love my Dyson DC23 Turbinehead.  It’s lived up to Dyson’s marketing claims thus far; I have a clean house; and in the event anything should go awry, it’s backed by a five year warranty.  Is it worth the $399?  You bet.  And while it may not be quite as awe-inspiring as the new 50″ 3D flat panel you just picked up, for a vacuum, it’s still pretty damn cool.