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Bladeless Fan 'Mind-Bending Sensation'

But at $300, not a hugely different experience from the $10 you have now

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(Newser) – If you’re in the market for a new desk fan, tomorrow brings a new option: Dyson’s bladeless Air Multiplier. It’s “the most opulent, most eye-catching and”—at $300—“most ludicrously overpriced gadget the company has released yet,” Mark Wilson writes. “And I sort of love it.” The device sucks in air through its base, then pushes it back out something that looks like “a hula hoop on a stick.”

“It’s a mind-bending sensation to say the least,” Wilson writes for Gizmodo on sticking his hand into the loop and feeling the breeze. That said, the price tag is ridiculous markup even from a company known for its pricy, hip-looking vacuum cleaners, Wilson concludes, particularly “when I can get 95% of the experience for $10 at Walmart.”

How a regular fan propels air, left; how Dyson's Air Multiplier does it, right.
How a regular fan propels air, left; how Dyson's Air Multiplier does it, right.   (Dyson.com)
Dyson's Air Multiplier.
Dyson's Air Multiplier.   (Dyson.com)
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paul123
Oct 12, 09 8:36 PM CDT
That thing better blow more than just wind for 300 bucks. Reply
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shonangreg
Oct 12, 09 9:25 PM CDT
It appears to have an open base, so I'm sure some Special Officer Doofy Gilmore (Scary Movie) will give it a try. I bet it blows, though ;-)
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Deebles
Oct 12, 09 10:01 PM CDT
Yeah, it blows your wallet. Dyson--I bought his vacuum. It sucked--not. I went back to Oreck, And, if you need a fan? You don't have three hundred bucks.
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smucker
Oct 12, 09 11:04 PM CDT
"Yeah, it blows your wallet. Dyson--I bought his vacuum. It sucked--not. I went back to Oreck, And, if you need a fan? You don't have three hundred bucks." I call BS, you have never had a Dyson.
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zik
Oct 12, 09 8:39 PM CDT
I think the quote pretty much says it all... Most overpriced gadget ever... Reply
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