A lot of negativity here but I guess the target market is locations where the air pollution is bad enough that the benefits of escaping it outweigh looking like an extra from a sci-fi B-movie. I remember hearing on the radio in London how air pollution was going to be very bad one day approaching 10 on some scale. A scientist was being interviewed and was asked "Where would the pollution in Beijing be on this scale?", he replied "About 300"
I legitimately can’t tell if this is a joke or not. It must be a joke, and yet it seems legit.
This _has_ to be an early Apr 1.
Please be an early Apr fool's ...
Has it really gotten this bad? If so I hope this is a wake up call, we don't want to live in a Mad Max: fury road reality, right?
Weird as they are, I need a pair! I currently use a face shield respirator helmet when the forest fire smoke gets bad and I still want to be outside working in the garden, so this would be more convenient!
Bold design.
Reminds me of Scorpion and, "get over here" from Mortal Kombat - https://www.deviantart.com/bakerrrr/art/Scorpion-GET-OVER-HE...
Considering how much backlash there is around valved respirators, a purification system that blasts aerosolized droplets of spit out into the air seems like an obvious failure
The Guardian's coverage uses a very odd photo of a prototype: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/30/dyson-lau... , seems like an unsubtle "fuck this bullshit" from the photo editor there.
I seriously had to check the date, it looked like an early April fools' day post.
Not April 1st yet...
How sad that we live in a world in which this is a product for which a corporation believes there will be a need.
Is this an early April fools joke?
They are definitely not what we are use to when we hear the word headphone but I think they have a specific usecase and market they can address.
I think they are good for anyone doing woodworking, gardening (have pollens), labs where they are chemicals, and similar outdoor work environment.
The problem can be the cost. Dyson are not cheap so and they market that can use is not going to spend that much money.
but the concept is neat. Pushing a boundary
Dyson? That's that company that took a Japanese bladeless fan invention from 1981 and called it their own.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6377644/Dyson-fa...
Air pollution ruined my health and my life as a consequence. Although I don’t see this as the solution (electric cars and normalizing remote work are so much more important), I applaud every company that acknowledges the severity of the problem.
This would be perfect for a noise isolating microphone. Many popular high quality headphones simply have a microphone near the ear. That makes it hard to hear the speaker in a noisy area. There are solutions, such as what tank drivers and pilots use. however, that involves an external microphone which "doesn't look good". But these headphones don't look good anyways, and has something near the mouth. So, they might as well add a good noise isolating microphone.
BTW, if any HNers know of any existing headphones with good noise isolating microphones, please let me know.
Reminiscent of the extremely cool ‘wearable tech’ art of Ikeuchi Hiroto: https://www.instagram.com/_ikeuchi/
Just need some AR glasses to completely seal yourself off from your surroundings.
Even if this is an April fool's I wouldn't give them a penny of my cash.
Not after their Brexit shenanigans and all that crap over the ventilators.
Too close to April 1st for me to know if this is real or not. I can see benefits but it also seems so strange it's hard to tell.
Reminds me of Hushme: https://www.engadget.com/2017-01-07-hushme.html
I can't believe they're still in business: https://gethushme.com/hushme/
Makes Will.i.am's Xupermask look absolutely practical and well thought out!
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/wi...
From the design video, it looks like it forces air in through the ear cones and then expels your exhalation forward with fans. Wouldn't this turn your face into an even more powerful droplet cannon?
When reality has become so weird that half of HN can't detect an (albeit early) April fools' joke... Anyway, good job Dyson!
This could be used as cooling in VR headsets. Maybe this is Dyson's ends goal?
The day I start seeing these in my city I'll know it is time to move
This looks absolutely brilliant. A mobile air purifier that doesn’t touch your face.
Wow.
Next model will have ozone generator built in, I presume.
Only place I ever expect to see this is on an airplane.
nobody cared who i was until i put on the mask.
April fools joke
This is 100% April Fools, right?
Fake news day is two days away.
:facepalm:
Early April 1 prank?
april fools ? it's only two days away
Two days early!
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My first thought is about how headphones have become a tacit treatment for agoraphobia. And agoraphobia is also highly correlated with hypochondria. So if you are willing to pay $500 for noise cancelling headphones that help separate yourself from those around you, I suppose there might be a market for this.
A.K.A 'Snot Cannon'
I can see this has having the similar type of negative public health impact as the Dyson Blade dryers in public toilets, simply circulating fecal matter further in an enclosed space.
Naomi Wu with the critique: https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/150912514143903334...