Is Dyson bringing an electrical toothbrush to market? The hearsay has come from an unlikely supply: gossip publication Popbitch, as noticed by Stuff.
However though the hearsay’s supply is a bit on the market, the idea itself isn’t. An electrical toothbrush would slot in with Dyson’s rising lineup of magnificence tech merchandise, the primary of which was the game-changing Dyson Supersonic hair dryer.
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Though that was a leap by way of product classes (from vacuums and followers to hair styling), it wasn’t by way of tech. It was simply Dyson making use of to a brand new market its experience in transferring air round. Since then, the model has produced extra hair dryers, stylers (together with the viral Airwrap) and straighteners.
We’ve reached out to Dyson for remark however till the model confirms it, its electrical toothbrush is nothing greater than a hearsay and we’re merely speculating. Nevertheless, if Dyson does announce one, we now have some predictions on what to anticipate.
1. It’ll have a particular design
Sure, it’ll have a luxurious construct. Sure, it’ll have all of the options that rivals have (a two-minute brushing timer and strain sensor, for instance). And given our expertise of different Dyson magnificence tech, it could possibly be fairly heavy.
However each time Dyson launches a brand new product, it tends to look considerably totally different – or strikingly totally different – from present fashions available on the market. Dyson’s strategy tends to be to start out with the issue the product ought to resolve after which discover a technique to do it, relatively than begin with a regular hair dryer physique, for instance, and see what they’ll cram into it.
The model’s tagline might simply be: “By no means knowingly under-engineered”.
This has led to some design reinventions, comparable to its distinctive loop-shaped followers, or the (now much-copied) whacking nice doughnut gap in the midst of the Supersonic.
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If the Dyson patent utility that Gizmodo noticed means again in 2021 and Stuff lately resurfaced is a clue, the large distinction between the Dyson electrical toothbrush and rivals might nicely be an inbuilt water flosser that expels water proper by way of the center of the comb head.
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Brushes with inbuilt water flossers do exist (the Soocas Neos, for instance) however they’re fairly area of interest and a Dyson brush with inbuilt water choose would represent one thing new if Dyson is competing with huge manufacturers comparable to Oral-B.
Plus, as Dyson now has multiple moist vacuum – fashions embody the WashG1 and the V15s Detect Submarine – we all know that the model has been experimenting with merchandise that transfer water round.
Wanting on the patent once more, there’s additionally the distinctive ball form in the midst of the comb, which we don’t doubt can be intrinsic to the comb’s functioning and which echoes the designs of the Huge Ball vacuum cleaners and the Huge+Quiet air air purifier.
2. We’ll study a brand new enjoyable science reality
The perfect factor about new Dyson merchandise is the reason of the science that underpins the way in which they work.
Everyone knows concerning the cyclone expertise that helps to make sure that Dyson vacuums retain suction whereas the dustbin fills up. However the Airwrap and the Flyaway Supersonic attachment each use the Coandă impact to tame hair.
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The Coandă impact is the phenomenon by which a jet or air or fluid will comply with a close-by curved floor – and it’s the rationale that, in case you’ve ever tried to pour espresso from one mug to a different, it’ll run down the aspect of the mug and throughout your kitchen counter, making you want you’d by no means acquired away from bed.
If Dyson launches an electrical toothbrush with a water flosser, we are able to anticipate one other attention-grabbing lesson in fluid dynamics.
3. It’ll have an absurd color scheme
Did I say absurd? I meant daring: a color scheme that sits someplace between Duplo and a migraine. It’s a part of the model identification that you could possibly spot a Dyson equipment from outer area.
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As a result of if there’s one final prediction I’d make a couple of potential electrical toothbrush, is that it’ll be dear. And in case you’ve simply spent an arm and a leg in your new electrical toothbrush, you’ll need everybody to realize it’s a Dyson.
Within the meantime, take a look at our round-up of the perfect electrical toothbrushes and the perfect Oral-B brushes for our prime suggestions.
You’ll be able to see the unique hearsay on Popbitch, and skim the Stuff article that first noticed it.
