WHAT DYSON REALLY IS
today,isacompanythatdevelops
and implements extremely
powerful and compact electric
motors that drive impellers.
Whether these blow or suck air
simply depends on the application.
Here, at last, is a product that
does both. The Pure Hot+Cool Link
usesacompactmotortosuckair
in through a HEPA filter and blow
it out through the distinctive “air
multiplier”. It’s a fan that looks
blade-less, but in fact the blades
are hidden in the pedestal.
Isthereanapp?Thisis2016,
of COURSE there’s an app. The
purifier now connects via home
WiFi to an iOS or Android device
running Dyson Connect. This app
not only allows control of the
purifier (we can finally lose the
remote and not have to throw the
fanaway!),butalsogoesonlineto
getanestimateoftheoutdoorair
quality in your area.
Using this information, the
purifier will then decide when and
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Anthony
FordhamTHE CAR
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Paradigm Shift
EDDIES IN THE OFFICE
No that’s not apostrophe-crime, we’re talking about air circulation in a partitioned
open-plan office. At Australian Popular Science, it turns out our partition walls
are too high for the design of the aircon system in our building. The result? Some
desks end up trapped in dead-zones with almost zero air movement. Despite the
year-round 23-degree setting, this stillness can become oppressive. The desk
version of the Pure Cool Link ($549) doesn’t heat, but proves invaluable in shoving
our own gross CO 2 -heavy expiration over the partition wall to the guys on PC
Authority, and letting blessedly cool air flow in to take its place.
how hard to run the fan during the day.
So the owner should leave the device on
Auto and let it choose its own fan speed.
Manual controls are available, of
course. Apart from fan speed, there’s
also “beam control” on the Pure
Hot+Cool Link, with a wide dispersal
setting and a more direct “personal”
setting. And a motorised oscillation
control should remind you of the bad
o l d day s b e f o r e du c t e d air c o n.
Despite its diminutive size, the Pure
H o t+ C o o l L ink d o e s a ver y g o o d jo b o f
m ak in g a s t u f f y r o o m f e el f r e sh e r, b y a
combination of simply stirring the air and
also filtering out most of the irritating
dust particles. Its also especially
effective for people who suffer from
al l er gi e s o r mil d a s t hma o ver ni gh t –
there’s a night mode that dims the LEDs
and switches the fan to quiet.
Most serious discomfort on a humid
night can be alleviated by a bit of air
movement, which is why fans have
endured so well into the Age of Aircon.
T h e P ur e H o t+ C o l d L ink i s ex p en si ve a t
$749, but also functions as a little blow
heater in the winter.
Un d er manual c o n t r o l , i t p r o b ab ly
won’t impress overmuch. But the auto
mode, assisted by the app, can provide
24 hour relief, if you’re the kind of
person who needs it.DYSON PURE HOT+COOL LINK Purifier PRICE: $749 WEB: http://www.dyson.com.au16 POPULAR SCIENCE