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Dyson shows off space heater that won’t burn you

November 18th, 2011        

Dyson shows off space heater that won't burn you

Not too long ago, Dyson surprised us all with its striking bladeless fan. Now, the company is moving into the space heater market and has introduced an impressive but pricey one based on the same principal as the Air Multiplier fan.

Those of us not blessed with grace, poise, balance or hand-eye coordination are all too familiar with the bumps, scrapes and burns that come with being so damned clumsy. However, a brand new space heater from Dyson could mean less burns for those of us that find staying upright and keeping our hands away from scalding hot objects difficult.

Dyson shows off space heater that won't burn you

The Dyson Hot works the same way the company’s bladeless Air Multiplier fan does. In fact, the company says it took 22 engineers, including experts in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, over three years to adapt the Air Multiplier technology for use in a heater. The product is the Dyson Hot, a heater system that blows air from a sleek oval enclosure and can heat a room to anywhere between 32 and 99F. Because none of the exposed parts actually get that hot, you won’t burn yourself on it. The heater also cuts out when it’s knocked over or senses any sudden changes in temperature. You can set the Hot to rotate from side to side and manually tilt up or down, so the room doesn’t unevenly, and the heater can be controller via remote control, so you don’t have to get up off the couch.



“If you don’t circulate the heat properly, then you’ll get parts of the room that are very hot, and parts that are very cold,” company founder James Dyson is cited as saying earlier this week. “And that’s very inefficient. By circulating the air properly, it’s more energy efficient.”

Of course, anyone familiar with Dyson products will know they don’t come cheap, and the Dyson Hot is no exception. Priced at $399.99, it’s not exactly dorm-room budget friendly, but it’s available this month for those that have the cash and are in need of something like this.

Dyson shows off space heater that won't burn you

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