Dyson Airblade

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by Mark R in Electronic Gadgets, Miscellaneous Gadgets

0621091553 I figure that handwashing hasn’t changed in the past few decades. The only advancement that I have seen is those blower things in public restrooms. I suppose these are to replace those weird cloth towel things that were oddly and sadly in my dorm room in college. Even though blowers may save more trees than paper towels, the energy burned by them often goes to waste.

This is why Dyson made the Airblade hand dryer. This device uses eighty percent less energy than most blowers, provided it is used properly.

I recently encountered this device at a new movie theater that I attended last weekend, and had to take the photo that you see there. It was, of course, a risk to take a photo in a public restroom, I know, but it isn’t every day that I see an advanced blower. Oh man, did that come out wrong!

Anyway, I got a chance to use it, and this Airblade is what it says: it blows a blade of air (not to sharp, by the way) on your hands. This blade of air is so strong that it wrinkles my hands when I stick them in. I’m sure I wasn’t supposed to keep my hand there for too long, because the Airblade is supposed to work fast. New users will probably waste energy with their curiosity.

So if you see a Dyson Airblade in your local restroom, try it out, for gosh’s sake! Go ahead and leave a comment to describe your experience.

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17 Comments on “Dyson Airblade”

Richard Cephalon Says:

June 23rd, 2009 at 8:58 am

I was quite happy to find one of these in a men’s room in a museum in Chicago. The first time I dragged my hands through the blade I noticed the wrinkling you mentioned above. I did this so fast my hands were still partially wet, so I did it again. Dry as the desert, unlike the traditional hand blowers you see. I immediately made plans to purchase one for my house, a plan put on hold when I learned the retail price of these hand dryers.

Joey Says:

June 23rd, 2009 at 9:18 am

Ikea has these.

Nick Says:

June 23rd, 2009 at 10:13 am

Had these at my last place of work HSBC’s IT HQ in Sheffield, England. they are great. The best way to use them is put your hands in at the sides about wrist deep. Then over about 10 seconds remove your hands keeping your fingers spread. Hey presto dry hands.

Mark Says:

June 23rd, 2009 at 10:18 am

So cool you posted about this! I love these hand dryers. They have them at the V&A here in London and well…I never pass up an opportunity to use one. So innovative. These Airblades really do work! Completely dry in less than 15 seconds. I always have a moment of hesitation before using one though as they’re shaped like some medieval torture device, like stocks or a hand guillotine.

DorkStar Says:

June 23rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm

I used one just today, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Very effecient – just move your hands quickly up and down inside it. Much better than traditional air-driers IMO.

jason Says:

June 23rd, 2009 at 4:21 pm

we’ve had these in the UK (in certain restaurants and cinemas) for a few years ago. Dyson is a famous british inventor. It’s actually exciting to dry your hands now! (added by Mobile using Mippin)

Morten Says:

June 23rd, 2009 at 5:45 pm

I’ve tried one of these powefull blowers as well.

it was acutally a big surprice, as I found it in a public rest room at a picnic area along the highway. I never imagined finding such a thing at such a remote place.

This hand dryer is actually the first and only one worth recommending to others. It works, and it works very well.

Regards
Morten

teddy Says:

June 23rd, 2009 at 9:25 pm

Where the Hell do you live? The Ozarks? Those have been around forever. What movie were you seeing-Saturday Night Fever?

bob Says:

June 24th, 2009 at 3:05 am

Seen these in public restrooms in china, 3 years ago. Was cool when i first saw them though.

El Says:

June 24th, 2009 at 5:11 am

There is one in the men’s room of the new Whole Foods in Annapolis, MD. When I first saw it, it reminded me of those boot dryers you see at ski lodges!! Works quite well.

BAr Says:

June 24th, 2009 at 9:35 am

this are really old. saw them first in england some years ago and they are like 2 years old in some malls in romania.

WTJ Says:

June 25th, 2009 at 3:58 am

I live in Los Angeles, and just saw one of these for the first time last month. Found it in the Long Beach airport. So, cool I made my sister go try it out.

AirBlade Says:

July 3rd, 2009 at 2:30 am

The Dyson Airblade really is something else. I have had the joy of using one before. I have to say it makes a massive change from the normal hand dryers. Also stops them annoying queues for the hand dryers!

GD Says:

July 6th, 2009 at 7:50 am

Having lived in Japan for the last 6 years i was amazed to learn the hysteria caused by the dyson airblade on a recent visit back to the UK.

Wherever you go across Far East Asia you are bound to encounter the Mitsubishi Jet Towel hand dryer. Mitsubishi first released their Jet Towel hand dryer in Japan back in 1993 and are now in their 7th generation of dryers.

So for Dyson to claim this is his orginal technology is a far cry from the truth. Personally i find the Dyson a very noisy and messy operation, where water droplets sprayed all over the place as the dryer doesnt appear to have a drip tray unlike the Mitsubishi dryer!!

Wayne Says:

July 21st, 2009 at 7:53 am

I agree with GD…the Mitsubishi Jet Towel hand dryer is soo much better than the Dyson.

The Dyson airblade is extremely loud (85dB after some research) whereas as the Jet Towel is a quiet 59db. I found that with the Dyson water blows all over the place and leaves walls and the floor wet whereas the jet towel simply collects excess water in a drip tray.

One of the main things which i have noticed recently when i have come across the Dyson is the level of mould both inside and outside of the dyson dryer, who claim to have produced the most hygienic hand dryer. I thought i’d take a photograph the next time i came across this common problem:

http://s895.photobucket.com/albums/ac158/glend09/?action=view&current=DysonAirblade.jpg&newest=1

Fernando Says:

July 21st, 2009 at 8:00 am

Dont like these dryers. Prefer the Mitsubishi dryers we have here in our NJ office.

KaTom Says:

October 22nd, 2009 at 9:03 am

We have a Dyson Airblade hand dryer at work and it’s awesome. You don’t have to touch anything, your hands are dry in like 10 seconds and the air is HEPA filtered so you are not getting filthy air blown all over your hands. This is perfect for germophobes who don’t want hot germy air blown all over them and certainly don’t want to spend a bunch of time trying to dry their hands, only to give up and wipe them on their pants anyway. Now if only we could solve the “ugh, I still have to touch the doorhandle” problem.