Dyson debuts ‘Zone’ headphones with odd air-purifying visor

Dyson, the corporate finest identified for its vacuum cleaners and hair care merchandise, has unveiled a futuristic tackle headphones – full with an odd-looking, air-purifying visor that’s already drawing comparisons to a sure comedian guide villain’s costume.

The “Dyson Zone” is a pair of noise-canceling headphones that additionally features as the corporate’s first “wearable purifier,” able to filtering out air air pollution and allergens.

Dyson mentioned it spent six years researching the system and developed greater than 500 prototypes earlier than touchdown on the ultimate model.

“The result of over a decade of air quality research and development, the Dyson Zone air-purifying headphones simultaneously tackle the urban issues of air quality and noise pollution,” Dyson mentioned in a launch.

The headset’s unusual look drew quick consideration amongst social media customers – a lot of whom identified that it resembled the masks worn by Bane, the Batman villain portrayed by actor Tom Hardy within the 2012 movie “The Dark Knight Rises.”

“The Dyson Bane, coming soon to an affluent/gullible High Street near you,” one Twitter user joked.

“I mean, we could just clean up air pollution in cities, but no, let’s all just cosplay Blade Runner instead,” another quipped.

Others joked that the gadget appeared like an elaborate April Fool’s Day joke — which Dyson quickly denied.

Dyson mentioned the distinctive visor is “non-contact” and “kept near the nose and mouth” fairly than absolutely masking them. The gadget works by means of compressors contained in every ear cup, which work to “project two streams of purified air to the wearer’s nose and mouth” by means of the visor

The “Zone” is able to filtering as much as 99% of particle air pollution, Dyson officers advised The Verge. The visor will also be eliminated if the wearer prefers to only use the headphones. The gadget is supposed to guard in opposition to air air pollution, to not function a alternative for masks that shield in opposition to COVID-19, in response to Mashable.

Dyson didn’t reveal an actual launch date for its “Zone” headset, stating solely that the gadget can be launched someday in 2022. It’s additionally unclear how a lot the “Zone” will value.