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Air-purifying headphones with active noise cancelling
- thecrumb 5y agoNot April 1st yet...
- wanderr 5y agoMy thoughts exactly! But from watching the video it seems real, they've actually built at least one of these...
- dangerboysteve 5y agoAs soon as I saw the video, I thought they were a few days early.
- jamiemcconnell 5y ago:facepalm:
- netsharc 5y agoThe Guardian's coverage uses a very odd photo of a prototype: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/30/dyson-launches-zone-air-purifying-bluetooth-headphones-with-visor https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/30/dyson-lau... , seems like an unsubtle "fuck this bullshit" from the photo editor there.
- irrational 5y agoI legitimately can’t tell if this is a joke or not. It must be a joke, and yet it seems legit.
- garyfirestorm 5y agoSo close to April 1
- ASalazarMX 5y agoThe function combination is too dystopian. The more I think about it, the more bizarre "luxury headphones with noise cancellation and air purification" seems.
- css 5y agoFrom 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?
- ExtraE 5y agoI think the target market is less “COVID” and more “Beijing air pollution”.
- madaxe_again 5y agoHow sad that we live in a world in which this is a product for which a corporation believes there will be a need.
- ncr100 5y agoBold design. Reminds me of Scorpion and, "get over here" from Mortal Kombat - https://www.deviantart.com/bakerrrr/art/Scorpion-GET-OVER-HERE-471317970 https://www.deviantart.com/bakerrrr/art/Scorpion-GET-OVER-HE...
- throwaway4aday 5y agoI think I prefer the Scorpion design to this
- derekja 5y agoWeird 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!
- Tade0 5y agoSame here. I already have noise-cancelling headphones and live in an area where the smog levels are at times hazardous (100ug/m3+).
- paulcole 5y agoThis is 100% April Fools, right?
- momo93 5y agoRight ?
- chromejs10 5y agoIs this an early April fools joke?
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- jclardy 5y agoJust need some AR glasses to completely seal yourself off from your surroundings.
- sprkwd 5y agoCan’t wait.
- sergiotapia 5y agoTwo days early!
- dia80 5y agoA 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"
- SketchySeaBeast 5y agoI'm not sure how this is more compelling to use when Beijing is already comfortable with using masks, and we all suddenly have a giant pile sitting at home that aren't going to get a lot of use.
- uranusjr 5y agoIf I live in Beijing I’d probably wear a mask _with_ this thing on.
- ortusdux 5y agoI remember similar negativity in the western press when tesla unveiled their 'biohazard mode'.
- captn3m0 5y agoAny day there AQI is below 100 in any of the Indian metros is a good day.
- victor106 5y agoAgree 100%. Visited most cities in India (Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore) and the pollution is atrocious. I wanted to return back but had to stay on due to a business trip. I can't imagine why/how anyone would want to live in any of the big cities in India. Love the country though. There is a strong within our executive team to offshore to Latin American countries.
- hunglee2 5y agoA.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/1509125141439033348 https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/150912514143903334...
- thebean11 5y agoWhat's the issue with the dryers? You use them to dry already-washed hands and the dryers themselves aren't very close to the toilets.
- Mo3 5y agoBacteria -> Your hands Your hands -> Windstream Windstream -> Goes everywhere It's not even about Dyson dryers, but dryers in general
- thebean11 5y agoIt's meant for hands that were just washed. I understand that not everyone does a great job washing, but I have a hard time believing this poses a real threat..
- pfg 5y agoLet's look at some studies: > Participants washed their gloved hands with a suspension of MS2 bacteriophage and hands were dried with one of the three hand-drying devices. [...] Over a height range of 0·15–1·65 m, the JAD [jet air dryer] dispersed an average of >60 and >1300-fold more plaque-forming units (PFU) compared to the WAD [warm air dryer] and PT [paper towels] (P < 0·0001), respectively.[1] Okay, but I'm sure just-washed hands aren't all that dirty, right? > This observational study was conducted to evaluate [...] hand hygiene practices among college students. [...] Overall, 72.9% of students washed their hands, 58.3% practiced hand hygiene (using either soap or hand sanitizer), and 26.1% washed their hands adequately.[2] I couldn't find any epidemiological studies, but this feels like good enough of a reason to stick to other options considering these things are a solution in search of a problem anyway. [1]: https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jam.13014 https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jam... [2]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18538703/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18538703/
- some_random 5y agoConsidering 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
- ExtraE 5y agoI think the target market is less “COVID” and more “Beijing air pollution”.
- hedgehog 5y agoOr smoke season sort of anywhere downwind from the west coast of North America.
- redisman 5y agoRespirator masks work much better though and are cheap. I put on my woodworking N99 respirator and it works perfectly for wildfire smoke. This is about the size of a Covid N95 mask
- hedgehog 5y ago100%, and even aside from cost I personally don't want another thing with batteries to manage. Elastomeric respirators can be even more comfortable with a better seal, and cheaper over repeated wear. Probably what I'll do if I need to be outdoors in heavy smoke again this year.
- ExtraE 5y ago> Respirator masks work much better I haven’t observed this to be true; I generally find them to be very uncomfortable. Do you have a brand recommendation? I also have a pretty big beard which makes them less effective.
- andbberger 5y ago3m aura
- zzzeek 5y agoapril fools ? it's only two days away
- maddynator 5y agoThey 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
- Auracle 5y agoThey’d be perfect for mowing the lawn, and I wouldn’t mind having a pair when flying either.
- HeyLaughingBoy 5y agoThis is actually the first use case that I can take seriously.
- dbreunig 5y agoI'm not optimistic for the lab or workshop use case. The filters in the ears likely don't filter VOCs and in a woodshop you'd be replacing the (likely costly) filters very frequently due to the size and volume of the particulate.
- toomanybeersies 5y ago> labs where they are chemicals I strongly suspect these don't meet OSHA requirements as a respirator.
- latch 5y agoOnly place I ever expect to see this is on an airplane.
- antattack 5y agoNext model will have ozone generator built in, I presume.
- momo93 5y agoApril fools joke
- rvz 5y agoFake news day is two days away.
- _joel 5y agoEven 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.
- stephenitis 5y agoCan you refresh me?
- maerF0x0 5y agoThis _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?
- webmaven 5y agoMaybe. Same time last year they launched the Detect (cordless vacuum with a laser) and I thought it was an April Fools. I think timing product launches to cause such speculation may be a deliberate tactic.
- adhesive_wombat 5y agoThere is certainly a resemblance [1]. [1] https://www.therpf.com/forums/attachments/107e65287a72a2732dd88b6e5b0f8d2f-tom-hardy-mad-max-mad-max-fury-road-jpg.1303619 https://www.therpf.com/forums/attachments/107e65287a72a2732d...
- bXVsbGVy 5y agoThis could be used as cooling in VR headsets. Maybe this is Dyson's ends goal?
- AlexandrB 5y agoReminds me of Hushme: https://www.engadget.com/2017-01-07-hushme.html https://www.engadget.com/2017-01-07-hushme.html I can't believe they're still in business: https://gethushme.com/hushme/ https://gethushme.com/hushme/
- whiddershins 5y agoThis looks absolutely brilliant. A mobile air purifier that doesn’t touch your face. Wow.
- legitster 5y agoMy 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.
- bobabob 5y agoWhat the...
- xiphias2 5y agoAir 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.
- jtwigg 5y agonobody cared who i was until i put on the mask.
- Uptrenda 5y agoToo 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.
- jagtesh 5y agoEarly April 1 prank?
- postingposts 5y ago
- lukestevens 5y agoReminiscent of the extremely cool ‘wearable tech’ art of Ikeuchi Hiroto: https://www.instagram.com/_ikeuchi/ https://www.instagram.com/_ikeuchi/
- RGamma 5y agoWhen reality has become so weird that half of HN can't detect an (albeit early) April fools' joke... Anyway, good job Dyson!
- RGamma 5y agoEdit: Apparently this is real?! https://nypost.com/2022/03/30/dyson-debuts-zone-headphones-with-odd-air-purifying-visor/ https://nypost.com/2022/03/30/dyson-debuts-zone-headphones-w... Joke's on me. Reality is weird.
- richardfey 5y agoI seriously had to check the date, it looked like an early April fools' day post.
- paxys 5y agoThe day I start seeing these in my city I'll know it is time to move
- kazinator 5y agoDyson? 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-fan-was-it-invented-30-years-ago.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6377644/Dyson-fa...
- londgine 5y agoThis 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.
- wodenokoto 5y agoMakes Will.i.am's Xupermask look absolutely practical and well thought out! https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/william-mask-lights-headphones-scifi-b1827866.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/wi...