http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/ Engadget Comments for Dyson's Airblade dries hands with 400MPH blast of air http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Jan 29th 2008 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Feb 5th 2008 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
I didn't understand most of your comment, but air is indeed a fluid. You're getting "fluid" confused with "liquid." Both liquids and gases fall in to the "fluids" category, because fluids constantly deform under stress, i.e. they flow.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
That's why I use aseptic technique in public washrooms.
Dispense some paper towel before washing your hands, use that paper towel to dispense some more paper towel and turn off the faucet.
Dry your hands with the new paper towel and use it to dispense a little more paper towel.
Use the last piece of paper towel to open the door when you leave.]]>Jun 22nd 2010 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
BEST HAND DRYER I have ever used. None of the potential problems alluded to in earlier posts were noticed. Probably because the engineers/technicians who developed this machine had done their homework. As they should.

IMHO, these machines provide the quickest and most hygienic hand drying method to date.

Cheers.

]]>Mar 28th 2008 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Jun 29th 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Jul 21st 2009 6:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.dysonairblade.com/downloads/US_Airblade_Sales_Brochure.pdf]]>May 7th 2008 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Aug 13th 2008 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Jun 29th 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Surprisingly enough, it preforms just like the specs say... 10 seconds. dip the hands in, dip 'em out and you're done. Meh scheme in my opinion though... But, it was so cool I wanted to wash my hands again just to try it!

]]>Sep 12th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Sep 23rd 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Jul 21st 2009 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
Did you *measure* it??]]>Jun 29th 2009 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
Am I the only person who sees something wrong with this concept?]]>Oct 3rd 2006 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
Seriously though, looks cool. And to telepheedian's fear... you don't have to touch anything, all that will be touching your hands is 400 MPH blasted air.]]>Oct 3rd 2006 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/The first picture makes it look like it has eyes...]]>Oct 3rd 2006 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/2. it looks easy to accidentally touch the edges of the opening (unhygenic).
3. people won't want to stick their hands in holes where they don't know what's going to happen. most people like to see their hands.
4. sounds like if they put these in public bathrooms, people are going to have a ball with messing the devices up by sticking other random goo into the hole. i mean, you know it's going to happen in high schools. although arguably this would be a cool addition to a home, most people probably just use their towel after washing hands well, which is a lot less wasteful than anything else.
5. i think napkins are less wasteful than electric hand dryers. it takes me on average about 5-10 button pushes (say around 5 full minutes) to get my hands completely dry with the typical electric hand dryer. this a ridiculous amount of electricity.]]>Oct 3rd 2006 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/ agreed! I think that not just the water, but the hands too are "disbursed into the air as a fine mist" imagine how much crap is going to end up being tossed into the trough at the bottom too...good idea guys]]>Oct 3rd 2006 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
The biggest problem with current tech driers is that people leave before their hands are properly dry. Research in the UK has shown that germ transmission is higher through damp "clean" hands rather than dry dirty ones. I shudder every time I pull open the washroom door and find that it is wet.]]>Oct 3rd 2006 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
c'mon, someone must remember Spaceballs!]]>Oct 3rd 2006 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
We had them in Singapore years back already in a shopping centre named "Plaza Singapura".

400mph?!!!
That thing might rip your hand apart!
lol.

]]>Oct 3rd 2006 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
Neat design, probably won't find me using it.]]>Oct 3rd 2006 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.exceldryer.com/Products/xlerator.asp ) for a little while now - those things are wicked powerful and dry your hands in no time. I am also not too hot on the idea of sticking my hands inside the Dyson and, despite what people say about only the air touching your hands, I can see everyone resting their palms or grabbing on to the left hand piece of the dryer, which can't be terribly sanitary (though perhaps more sanitary than working out on exercise equipment at a fitness club or using a plain-old porta-john, I guess). YMMV.]]>Oct 3rd 2006 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
Are they really only in NY? really the only place I've seen them is at RIT so I know I haven't seen them outside of NY anywhere.]]>Oct 3rd 2006 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Two observations however: as the speed of the air is increased and the size of the outlet is decreased, the noise volume will become an issue. As it is now, the slow evaporative dryers aren't too quiet at all, and those high speed dryers I mentioned were atrociously loud.
Second: life-cycle. How long will they last without repair in a hostile environment like a public restroom?

Still, I'd like to learn more, specifically price.]]>Oct 3rd 2006 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Jun 29th 2009 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
Frankly, inside my pants is the cleanest part of me during the day anyway. If anything, you should wash your hands before you touch yourself. ]]>Oct 3rd 2006 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/
Put me down as another person who likes the concept, but only for the home.]]>Oct 3rd 2006 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/03/dysons-airblade-dries-hands-with-400mph-blast-of-air/Oct 3rd 2006 12:39PM