Tag: Dyson
Tech Digest daily roundup: Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for outage
Facebook has blamed a "faulty configuration change" for an outage that prevented the company's 3.5 billion users from accessing its apps and services, including Whatsapp and Instagram, for nearly six hours. The platforms crashed on Monday afternoon, with users unable to send or receive messages or refresh their news feeds. In a Facebook post after…
Tech Digest daily round up: Former policeman loses £3K in Royal Mail scam
A retired police officer was left "devastated and embarrassed" when scammers posing as the Royal Mail conned him out of £3,000. The man said he thought the con-artists were "legitimate and credible" when he spoke to them on the phone. He had fallen prey to a scam text message that claimed a parcel was awaiting…
Tech Digest daily round up: Apple patents ‘smart mattress’
Like something out of Wallace and Gromit, Apple has applied to patent a futuristic mattress sensor that can monitor people’s sleep and then wake them up by gently moving them in the morning. The iPhone maker has been working on an “in-bed haptic device,” according to a filing, which would be inserted into a person’s…
Over half of us cleaning more often since pandemic, claims Dyson
Dyson has unveiled the results of its first-ever annual global dust study, which shows that over half of us are cleaning more frequently since last March and that we spend on average 24 minutes vacuuming our homes. Of those surveyed nearly 6 in 10 (59%) across the 10 countries are cleaning more since the pandemic…
Dyson introduces V11 Outsize vacuum with LCD screen
Looking for a big vacuum cleaner to clean up a big mess? Dyson has just launched the new Dyson V11 Outsize cord-free vacuum, a supersize cord-free machine. It even features an on-board screen which shows current performance, including selected power mode and remaining runtime, giving the user more control over their clean. The screen reminds…
Dyson to invest £2.75 billion over 5 years
Dyson says it will invest an additional $3.67bn (£2.75bn) into new technologies and products over the next five years, according to the BBC. It will use this investment money to fund research in robotics, next-generation motor technology, smart products, machine learning and material science. The company will also focus on the commercialisation of its solid-state…
Alibaba’s $30 billion Singles Day helps power UK brands including Dyson, Jaguar Land Rover
Forget Black Friday. Alibaba's Singles’ Day is the biggest online sales day and this year it helped power UK brands as sales topped $30 billion. The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales soared to £23.81 billion ($30bn) last Sunday (November 11th). And the international delivery company ParcelHero says the strong demand for quality products means…
Dyson open £50 million digital motor plant in Singapore
Bagless vacuum cleaner masters Dyson have opened up a new £50 million manufacturing plant in Singapore to meet growing demand for their Dyson digital motors. Increasing production capacity by 100% and creating 210 new jobs, the plant provides Dyson added…
Dyson's Top 10 Best Inventions: Bagless, 'Ballbarrow', boats and more!
James Dyson is a British engineering legend. A graduate of two of the UK's most prestigious design schools (Byam Shaw School of Art – now part of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design – and The Royal College…
Dyson launch £1,000 Airblade Tap that washes and dries hands
Dyson, the British engineering firm that revolutionised the vacuum cleaner, are now looking to overhaul the humble tap with the introduction of their new Airblade Tap system. Costing £26.9 million to develop, the tap uses an infrared system to track…