You see, this product, dubbed the Dyson Zone, has a removable attachment that is a miniaturized version of Dyson’s air purifiers for the home. The system pulls air from the ear cups of the headphones, pushes it through a 2-stage purifier that uses electrostatic media to attract particles from the air while keeping the filter small and light.

The “visor” as Dyson calls it sits close to the face, but doesn’t actually touch your skin. Design on the Zone was started in 2016, before the pandemic, so it wasn’t designed with masks in mind, but the company does provide attachments that can be used with FFP2 masks.

To help you appreciate how much Dyson had to miniaturize its tech, here are several prototypes developed over the years. These are only a few, there were 500 or so prototypes made before settling on the final design.

The Dyson Zone can adjust itself to deliver the right amount of air whether you’re sitting on your desk or exercising. Also, it is designed to block wind from blowing uncleaned air towards your nose and mouth.

As for the headphones themselves, they feature noise cancellation and use neodymium magnets, but not much else is known about their audio skills besides that. They will deliver up to 40 hours of music playback and quickly charge over USB-C (60% in 20 minutes). You can remove the visor and use them as standard headphones.

But if you use the Zone with the visor attached as intended, it will last 4 hours and a half at the minimum purification setting and 1 hour and a half at maximum. The Dyson Zone isn’t ready for market quite yet, but it will launch later this year. Pricing will be announced later on.

Razer launches new Kaira X gaming headset

Razer today launched the Kaira X, a more affordable entrant in the company's range of gaming headset for the consoles. The Kaira X is priced at $60, making it significantly cheaper than the $100 Kaira and $150 Kaira Pro.

The Kaira X feature Razer's 50mm TriForce drivers that are designed to focus all three portions of the audible frequency spectrum. The headset portion uses a bendable cardioid microphone with noise suppression. On the side are controls for adjusting the volume and muting the microphone.

The Kaira X come in two variants, one for Xbox and one for PlayStation. The Xbox variant comes in five colors, black, white, blue, red, and green, to match the colors of the new Xbox Wireless Controller. The PlayStation version comes in black with white and blue accents to match the new DualSense controller.

However, regardless of which version you get, all Kaira X models use a standard headphone plug, which means they work with any device with a 3.5mm jack.

The Razer Kaira X for Xbox in black and white and for PlayStation are available starting September 23. The Xbox version in blue, red, and green will be available for pre-order starting October 14.

Razer’s RGB face mask Project Hazel set to arrive in Q4

During Razer’s E3 keynote presentation, the company offered an update on one of the products it announced during CES early this year. Project Hazel is a reusable face mask that received a lot of attention from news outlets and fans of Razer alike. The mask features Razer’s signature Chroma RGB lighting, it amplified the wearer’s voice, and it has a transparent mouth cover.

Razer has updated its Project Hazel’s features based on feedback it received from fans. In addition to the dual replaceable N95 filters and the transparent design, Razer has added interior lighting to show the wearer’s face in low-lit situations. The transparent bit of the mask will now feature an anti-fog coating, so breath doesn’t obstruct the view.