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James Dyson Drops the Crap Out of His Own Vacuum Repeatedly

Besides getting the entire video history of Dyson Vacuums as narrated by the world's most boring voice, Crunchgear also get James Dyson to simulate what it would be like to drop the crap out of his own vacuum. The actual "drop test" machine was broken. See how confident Dyson is in his engineering that he's willing to do this on camera. Can we get Bill Gates doing this to an Xbox 360 on video? Or Jobs to a MacBook Pro? [Crunchgear]

5:00 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Jason Chen
4,019 views, 37 comments

Latest by MePerson: So when he starts making cars, we'll be able to drop our cars, too? more »

Dyson Pursuing Electric Cars UPDATED Vacuums, done. Hand driers, done. Now James Dyson is turning his attentions elsewhere. He thinks that he can build a better engine for electric cars. And his plan seems reasonable enough... MORE »

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dyson vacuums

A Video History of Dyson Upright Vacuums

Crunchgear went on a trip to Dyson's headquarters in Malmesbury, England and caught this video of an incredibly soporific employee narrating the entire history of their upright vacs. If you can listen to five minutes of this guy, you'll get a very cool journey through the adventure of cleaning up crap from your carpets. Super neat for fans of Dyson to see how they refined yours from the first few models. [Crunchgear]

1:15 PM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By Jason Chen
3,096 views, 40 comments

Latest by joemin97: This is Gizmodo everything that has to do with Gadgets and Tech will be run here. This is the norm. more »

justice

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Remember the badass mom who put her son's Xbox 360 up on eBay after he broke the vacuum to get out of playing chores and was busted surfing for porn on the web? Well, it looks like being a tough parent pays: Dyson is sending her a $500 DC25 vacuum cleaner free of charge. So remember this lesson, kids: if you're going to be a little brat, make sure your mom is creative and you get punished in a way that garners publicity. That way, she'll profit and you can claim that was your plan from the beginning. The system works!

5:30 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Adam Frucci
25,176 views, 65 comments

Latest by TheMeanMom: The real story: The EBAY auction was to sell the xbox and take the funds to buy a new vaccum. I more »

dyson awards

Dyson 2008 Award Winner Rake n Take: For Picking Up Leaves or Dirty Laundry

You'd expect first place in the 2008 Dyson awards to go something totally insane, like a vacuum that cleans your carpet and your colon simultaneously. But it actually went to this deceptively simple gadget designed by Ryan Jansen, the Rake n Take, which takes a lot of the suck out of raking leaves. Pulling up on the handle clamps whatever you're raking, so you you don't have to stoop and scoop. It would also be great for clearing your disgusting roommate's biohazardous socks out of your living room. Check it out in action after the jump. More »

7:14 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By matt buchanan
7,210 views, 26 comments

Latest by weirded: This is not even new. I used to use something that worked exactly like it when helping my Grampa out more »

clips

George Dyson On the Orion Project: A Nuclear, Saturn-Bound, Hotel-Sized Spaceship That Should Have Happened


The George Dyson video from 2002's TED just went live, describing the Orion Project, a deeply classified space vessel from the Atomic Age. It was nuclear powered. The size of a Marriott hotel and 400 tons. George Dyson's father worked on it, starting in General Atomic in 1957. Did I mention that scientists from the hydrogen bomb worked on this thing? Why? Because the nukes weren't used as fuel like they are at Homer Simpson's workplace. They were hoping to smash the atoms and direct the explosions for 20 megatons of lift! More »

10:53 PM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By Brian Lam
11,095 views, 37 comments

Latest by NeonCat: I would also recommend Poul Anderson's Orion Shall Rise about a post-nuclear Pacific NW project that arouses strong opposition from more »

concept

Dyson Concept Updates the Clothesline: It's Raining Pants

The new "air-line" concept from student designer Daniel Fitzgerald and Dyson offers an eco-friendly and space-saving solution to drying your clothes thanks to a design that functions using the movement of air along with solar heat. In other words, it is a solar-powered clothesline. The one big technological development comes in the form of intelligent sensors that precisely dry your clothes and stop the flow of naturally heated air when the moisture content in the clothes reaches zero. So, theoretically, your clothes should stay nicer longer. UPDATE: Dyson is not officially involved with this concept, they merely affiliate with the group who holds the Australian Design Awards. More »

6:50 PM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Sean Fallon
5,721 views, 17 comments

Latest by Razta: Is it just me? I have no idea where your clothes go? Inside that thingmabob? more »

big ball, more suck

Dyson DC24 Vac: Sir James Brings His Ball Back

The DC24 Dyson vac being introduced today is the first since the large DC15 to roll around the floor on a big orange ball instead of wheels, making it super maneuverable. It's a little vac with a typically high price tag ($400 for DC24; $470 for its larger sibling, the DC25). In many ways it's just another vacuum cleaner, but in its design, it does mark the return of James Dyson's ball. More »

8:00 AM on Thu Jan 17 2008
By Wilson Rothman
9,143 views, 34 comments

Latest by mathew: I'd just like to point out that the DC18 (slim) is ball-based. So Giz are wrong to suggest that this more »

eco

Bel-Air Filtration System Uses Plants to Purify Our Environs

With more than a nod to NASA and James Dyson, French designer Mathieu Lehanneur's Bel-Air purifying system uses plants to keep the atmosphere inside your house clean from nasty pollutants. The pint-sized air-filtration system acts as a miniature greenhouse, stripping the benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene from inside your home using three natural filters. More »

5:43 AM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By AddyDugdale
9,096 views, 19 comments

Latest by KiKadet: Were you chillin out, maxin', relaxin' all cool and shootin' sum b-ball outside o'the school? more »

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Watch The Thrilling Conclusion of the Dyson/Mitsubishi Hand-Dryer Battlemodo

It was a hard-fought battle between two worthy adversaries, but in the end, there could be only one. Was it the ninja's pick, the Mitsubishi Jet Towel? Or was it the choice of soccer hooligans everywhere, Dyson's upstart Airblade? Watch as NYC intern Benny and I let a group of people with wet hands pick the dryer that blows the most. –Video by Richard Blakeley More »

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1:37 PM on Thu Sep 13 2007
By Wilson Rothman
32,895 views, 66 comments

Latest by dmayall123: Is anyone paying attention? The Airblade cost $1400.00 bucks! Now that is what really blows! more »