Thursday, October 19, 2006

suck it up



Although this device may look like a pimped out super soaker or a body-busting relic from the Terminator movies, it's actually Dyson's new Root 6 hand vacuum. (Hasta la vista, Dust Buster!) I tested a pre-release model a few months ago, and it definitely performs better than the average hand-vac (powerful cyclone technology, never losing suction, blah, blah), but honestly ... is this really necessary? I mean, just look at this thing. It looks like it's designed for warfare and combat rather than picking up bread crumbs in my kitchen. Granted it is ergonomic, easy to use and can get into narrow corners with the angled brush tip. And I guess it's handy for those people with cars or who live in small spaces. And for $150, it's a heck of a lot cheaper than the regular ol' Dyson upright. Okay, so maybe this guy makes sense after all.

xxx