Dyson has introduced what it’s claiming is the “world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner.” At first look, its new PencilVac seems to be like a brush fairly than a vacuum as a result of the battery, motor, and electronics are all built-in into a skinny deal with that’s simply 38mm in diameter — the identical thickness as Dyson’s Supersonic r hair dryer. It weighs in at just below 4 kilos and is powered by the corporate’s smallest and quickest vacuum motor but.
The PencilVac is designed to be a substitute for the slim Dyson Omni-glide, which launched in 2021 with a cleansing head that used two spinning brushes so it might suck up mud and grime in a number of instructions. The brand new PencilVac isn’t solely slimmer and lighter than the Omni-glide, it makes use of 4 spinning brush bars that Dyson calls Fluffycones.
Because the identify implies, the Fluffycones every function a conical design that causes lengthy hairs to slip all the way down to the slim finish of every brush and fall off to allow them to be sucked up as a substitute of getting twisted up across the brushes. The Fluffycones barely protrude on the sides for higher edge cleansing, and are paired with inexperienced LED lights (as a substitute of the lasers that Dyson’s different vacuums use) that illuminate mud and particles so you possibly can see when flooring have been correctly cleaned.
Different improvements Dyson is introducing with the PencilVac embody a motor that’s simply 28mm in diameter however spins at 140,000RPM to generate 55AW of suction, and a brand new two-stage mud filtration system that forestalls clogging and efficiency loss because the vac fills up. Given its dimension, the PencilVac has a smaller mud bin than Dyson’s different cleaners, however makes use of a brand new design that compresses mud because it’s faraway from the airflow to assist maximize how a lot grime the bin can maintain.
The PencilVac magnetically connects to a ground dock for charging and storage, and incorporates a small LCD display screen that reveals the cleansing mode and an estimate of how lengthy earlier than the battery dies. It’s additionally Dyson’s first vacuum to connect with the MyDyson cellular app, which affords entry to further settings, alerts for when the filter must be cleaned, and step-by-step upkeep directions.
The vacuum’s slim design does include some trade-offs when in comparison with the corporate’s bigger fashions. Its cleansing head is designed to be used on exhausting flooring, not carpeting, and whereas it may be swapped with alternate attachments like a furnishings and crevice instrument, it doesn’t convert to a shorter handheld vac. Runtime can also be restricted to only half-hour of cleansing at its lowest energy setting, however its battery is swappable and Dyson will promote further ones to increase how lengthy you possibly can clear.
Dyson hasn’t revealed pricing particulars but, and whereas the PencilVac will launch in Japan later this 12 months, it received’t be obtainable within the US till 2026.
