Quick hits: February 2023

Dyson announced the complete specifications of the Dyson Zone headphones, proposals announced in recent months which are characterized by the combination of the audio functions typical of a headset and an air filtration and purification device through an integrated mask. They will go on sale from January 2023 in China and from March in the US, UK, Hong Kong SAR and Singapore. The result of five years of research and development, Dyson Zone headphones offer up to 50 hours of continuous audio playback, advanced noise cancellation features and faithful full spectrum audio reproduction.

The headphones also capture 99% of polluting particles down to 0.1 microns, while the potassium-enriched K-Carbon activated carbon filters are able to capture the acid gases most associated with urban pollution. The filters last up to 12 months, depending on the geographical location and therefore the level of pollution in the area where you live. With a product of this type, Dyson aims to offer its customers a solution that limits the effects of urban pollution, linked both to air quality and to the noise that characterizes city centres. More than half of the world’s population lives in cities; it is expected that by 2050 the proportion will reach 7 out of 10 people.

As the urban population grows, so does the as-

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sociated infrastructure transport, construction, traffic - which has an impact on the environment by polluting the air and generating noise. It is significant to highlight how in many geographical areas local pollution caused by man is