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Most hand vacuums run on the same primitive rechargeable batteries found in power tools and cordless phones. Dyson's hand vac, the new DC16 Root 6, has a lithium-ion battery like the one in your cell phone. Regular batteries can take nine hours to charge; the Root 6 charges in three. In most hand vacs, the dust catcher sits between the nozzle and the fan. As the catcher fills up, the fan has a harder and harder time pulling in grit. Dyson's uses the same "cyclone" technology pioneered in his upright vacuum, spinning debris off into a reservoir...
...Dyson vacs generally cost three times as much as the next best thing, and the Root 6, at $150, is no exception. The prices haven't stopped Dyson from becoming a dominant force in Europe's and Japan's vacuum markets. But the price-conscious U.S., where Dyson upright vacs have been selling since 2002, is tougher. Big brands, feeling threatened, are quick to advertise their own Dyson-like benefits at lower costs. Black & Decker already has a Root 6 competitor, the 18 Volt Pivot Vac. There's no lithium-ion battery, but for $60 it picks up dirt using...
...Dyson is unfazed by the competition. "Ultimately, I think true innovation wins over false marketing," he says. "It just takes longer...
...didn't take long for Dyson to reinvent the public-rest-room hand dryer. Most dryers blow hot air on your hands to evaporate the water pooled on the surface. Dyson's Airblade instead blasts the water off your hands with a jet of air traveling at 400 m.p.h. The hurricane-force wind squeegees water into a drain; in a trial run, it took 10 seconds for our hands to go from dripping wet to bone dry. As a hygienic bonus, expelled air and collected water are thoroughly filtered. The Airblade hits gas or, rather, petrol stations in Britain this...