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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
3,923 views, 37 comments

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

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
2,913 views, 40 comments

essay

Dear Iran: Barbie Ain't So Bad, But Robot Vacs Are Evil

This week, Iran told Barbie, "We have to talk." It's not an all-out Dear John situation, but the blonde dolly may need to tread lightly in the country. She's not the only one: Spider-Man, Batman and Harry Potter are already on the clerical watch list. Yep, the country that brought you carpets, backgammon, ethanol, windmills and carrots—one that until the Islamic Revolution in 1979 was the most progressive state in the Islamic world—is considering a Barbie Ban. When I saw that, I wondered what other products had been branded off limits, and which gadgets were left for the Barbie-less boys and girls to play with. Turns out, the mullahs might not have their priorities straight. More »

11:00 AM on Sun May 4 2008
By AddyDugdale
8,604 views, 49 comments

Latest by daniel: @FY9: I don't need to Google it. I know what a "mutawa" is. I visited Saudi, was out in plain sight during prayer time. Never gotten questioned, or harassed. Went to stores, went to restaurants. Nothing whatso ever. As for the dictatorship regimes. Egypt more »

gadgets

Toilet Vacuum Sucks Up All the Crap on Your Desk

It's a mini tabletop vacuum that's shaped like a toilet. Yep, that's pretty much it. Except! There is a large piece of shit floating in it when you lift the lid. And that's what makes it worth posting, really. It's $14 priceless for the next time your mom drops by your disgusting living space. [Smutty Gifts (Probably NSFW) via Nerd Approved]

9:45 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By matt buchanan
4,771 views, 15 comments

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
8,657 views, 34 comments

urine luck

Dirt Devil Portable Extractor Illuminates Your Pet's Evil Side

If you have dogs or cats that like to sign their names—and by that I mean piss—in every corner of the house, Dirt Devil has a potentially miraculous solution for you. The $100 Purpose for Pets Portable Extractor has a 3" brush with mounted blacklight LED for illuminating stain patches that may be easier to smell than spot. The thing shoots out cleaning solution to finish the job. Question is, when the cleaning is done, can we use the blacklight system for an impromptu Laser Floyd show? [Dirt Devil via UberGizmo]

9:42 AM on Wed Nov 28 2007
By Wilson Rothman
2,016 views, 9 comments

Latest by darex: Will Bissell be suing Dirt Devil for totally copying their Little Green/Spot Bot? Looks just like theirs, except for the black light, but you can those in the "as seen on tv" section of your local CVS for $10. However, as an more »

frankenscooter

Scooter Made of Reconstituted Appliances

The taillight is made of old vacuum parts. The side cowling covers are made from a porch light, cut in half. The entire project is a Frankenstein's scooter, the monster's trademark stitches replaced with welds, his green skin replaced with stainless steel. And when the project is finally done, the maker will surely take one good look at the scooter and ask himself, "Why the hell didn't I make a motorcycle?" [project via bbgadgets]

8:50 AM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Mark Wilson
2,445 views, 2 comments

from suck to blow

James Dyson Shows Giz His Airblade


Today, we caught up with revolutionary vacuum inventor and impresario James Dyson in a makeshift restroom at the AMC Theaters on 42nd St in New York. Dressed like an off-duty samurai, the smiley and recently knighted Sir James gave us a personal demo of his new hand-drying mechanism, the Airblade. Yes, you've seen it before—now it's coming to America. – Video by Richard Blakeley

1:50 PM on Tue Jun 26 2007
By Wilson Rothman
20,386 views, 36 comments

no master chief here

Halo Ultraviolet Vacuum Is Like Nuclear Man for Germs: Destroys Their Will to Live

The Halo UV Vacuum aims to make paranoid germophobes not flee your home at the site of your carpet, which typically contains 100,000 dust mites per square yard. It claims to terminate the mold, dust mites, germs, viruses, bacteria and other microscopic creepy-crawlers lurking in your carpet and mattress with extreme prejudice—granted, I don't know if anything can kill what's undoubtedly festering in my roommate's mattress. More »

7:40 PM on Wed May 2 2007
By Matt Buchanan
5,023 views, 19 comments

gadgets

Cheeseburger Vacuum Won't Clean Clogged Arteries

I guess designer portable, tabletop vacuums are an area yet to be tapped, until now. This is a miniature vacuum (think Dustbuster), but it is shaped like a cheeseburger. If you didn't feel like enough of a pig before, try cleaning all of those crumbs off your gut with an actual cheeseburger. $20.–Travis Hudson More »

6:45 PM on Tue Apr 24 2007
By Travis Hudson
1,320 views, 6 comments

gadgets

Dyson Secretly Creating Robot Vacuum

iRobot's Roomba is about to get a little competition from the folks at Dyson. Rumor has it that Dyson is recruiting roboticists who can help create a robotic vacuum with autopilot and mapping capabilities, the latter feature being something the Roomba lacks (it relies on bump sensors for direction). More »

1:14 PM on Fri Mar 30 2007
By Louis Ramirez
846 views, 9 comments

gadgets

Kompressor Vacuum Makes Bricks...Of Your Filth

You know that compulsion that forces you to check a Kleenex after you blow your nose? You don't? Yeah...me neither. Some people are freaks. More »

5:30 PM on Sun Mar 18 2007
By Mark Wilson
7,908 views, 19 comments

gadgets

Exclusive Dyson Slim Photos: Meet the Barracuda of Cyclone Vacs

Here's the latest, sleekest Dyson ever, which landed in Giz HQ ("The Dump of Cardboard Boxes and Gadgets") early this morning. The coolest thing, aside from thes new form factor and all that clear/neon plastic detailing all Dysons have, is the flexible foot ball wheel, not found before in a slim vac, and a extension hose that pulls up and out from the standup's handle. More »

Feature

8:24 PM on Thu Mar 15 2007
By Brian Lam
16,122 views, 43 comments

gadgets

Piggy Vacuum: Feel Good About Yourself

I know I'm a pig. The crumbs all over my shirt make that very clear. Does my vacuum really need to reinforce this point? More »

1:30 PM on Sun Feb 25 2007
By Mark Wilson
1,989 views, 5 comments

Would You Buy It? (...I wouldn't) I lied. I totally would. –Mark Wilson 1979 Kirby Hunting Tophy [via make]

17 comments

home entertainment

WiiRoomba


The awesome Wiimote inspired mods keep rolling in. Today we have a Roomba being controlled by a Wiimote. Skip to about a minute into the clip to see the WiiRoomba in action. Awesome—my two favorite devices coming together as one. – Travis Hudson More »

4:42 PM on Tue Dec 26 2006
By Travis Hudson
908 views, 13 comments

gadgets

Sucky Ducky Vacuum: Does Not Suck, But Totally Does

Our keyboard is a gross pile of chips, cat hair and coffee spills topped by a neatly organized layer of buttons. We could use the Sucky Ducky. More »

11:38 AM on Sun Oct 29 2006
By Mark Wilson
412 views, 11 comments

peripherals

Quack! Duck-Shaped USB Vacuum Cleaner Anyone?

Sometimes you'll need to vacuum under tight places, like underneath a PC, the cracks of a sofa, or inside a drawer. This adorable duck-shaped vacuum is perfect for just that. It's USB powered and uses its bill as a suction mechanism. Just think—next time you're doing lines off your TOOL CD during an all-night LAN party with yourself and the cops come a-knockin' because of a noise complaint from your neighbor, you can just plug in this duck and suck it all up. No one will ever suspect you did a thing with a vacuum this cute! More »

9:37 AM on Wed Nov 23 2005
By gizmodo.com
326 views, 2 comments

Latest by cyclopscellist: At least it has more use than the snowman and christmas tree. more »

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