Dyson has unveiled a brand new hair dryer, the Supersonic r.
To the uninitiated, it could seem like a little bit of pipe rendered in a well-recognized Dyson colourway however it’s, in actual fact, a cutting-edge styling software aimed on the skilled market. It’ll retail at $569.99 within the US however, as but, there’s no phrase on worldwide pricing.
It’s seemingly known as the r due to its r-shaped kind, and the Supersonic as a result of that’s the title of the unique: the much-copied, mallet-shaped hair dryer Dyson launched in 2016, to common acclaim – and to some complaining about its $429.99/ £329.99 price ticket.
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However the unique was made for the final client market and the r is very a lot not.
With improvement beginning in 2017, it’s been optimised to be used in hair salons. Its weight, form, button placement and filter are designed in order that the dryer might be picked up and used successfully a number of occasions all through the day, with out the hair dryer getting clogged up with bits of hair and product, and with out the stylist getting tennis elbow from wielding a heavy styling software.
The r is 30% smaller and 20% lighter than the buyer Supersonic, weighing simply 325g. The filter pops proper off too, for straightforward cleansing.
Inside, there’s a brand new streamlined heater, comprising 9 0.25mm foils to supply a much bigger floor space to warmth the air and guarantee there are not any sizzling or chilly spots. And it’s all made potential by a slimmed-down model of the digital motor that’s inside each trendy Dyson vacuum cleaner.
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The clever heat-control expertise that options in all of Dyson’s hair care merchandise has been upgraded, too, with RFID (radio frequency identification) chips in all 5 styling attachments included with the hair dryer. The hair dryer will recognise the attachment and modify its settings accordingly – even remembering any changes the stylist made beforehand.
At this level, Dyson appears to haven’t any plans to make the Supersonic r accessible to the buyer market. Nonetheless, we’d be keen to wager that a few of the tech will make its means into our arms in different merchandise on the very least.
To seek out out extra concerning the unique Supersonic, learn our evaluate (spoiler: we expect it’s superb), or for extra suggestions, take a look at our round-up of the perfect hair dryers we’ve examined.