We called Dyson’s cordless DC59 Motorhead the first genuine replacement for a full-sized vacuum, even with a few annoying design quirks and limited battery life. It has taken the company almost two years to design a follow-up, but the new Dyson V8 appears to fix most of the complaints we had with the original. The rechargeable battery on the original Dyson DC59 had only about 20 minutes of run time. So you were either highly motivated to clean as much as you possibly could in that limited time frame, or move onto other tasks while you waited for it to charge back up. But thanks to an improved nickel-cobalt-aluminum battery, the new V8 can run for up to 40 minutes at a time, without its suction fading as the battery dies.Like with the DC59, the new V8 also has an optional ‘Max’ mode that boosts suction for dealing with resilient dirt like animal hair stuck to upholstery. On the flip side, it also reduces the vacuum’s overall run time, but the addition of a battery runtime indicator on the V8 provides an estimate of how much cleaning time you’ve got left.

Another big frustration we had with the older DC59 was emptying its collection bin, which would often leave dust and debris stuck on the inside. Cleaning it was no picnic, so with the new V8 Dyson has incorporated a “hygienic dirt ejector.” It’s basically is a rubber collar that slides down the middle of the collection bin to scrape off dust and dirt stuck to its interior, without your fingers ever getting anywhere near it. Other improvements to the new V8 include a more powerful motor but redesigned airflow that it runs about half as loud as its predecessor, a dirt collection bin that’s 30 percent larger to reduce the number of times you need to empty it, and a dust-busting soft roller cleaner designed for hard floors. The kit also comes with the powered cleaner head that the DC59 included. In North America, the Dyson V8 cord-free will be available in Canada starting today on Dyson’s website for $700 and will hit stores in about a month. Availability in the United States is expected closer to September with a price tag of $600 instead.

Will it be worth the premium pricing? We’ll have a review of the new hardware in the coming weeks.hoover upright vacuum cleaner bagsDyson Ball Multifloor Animal Canister Vacuumthe silent vacuum cleaner Dyson AM06 10" Bladeless Desk Fange vacuum cleaner belts Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal Canister Vacuum w/Tools Dyson V6 Absolute Cord-Free Vacuum Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal Vacuum with Tools Dyson DC44 Animal Digital Slim Cordless Vacuum Dyson Cinetic™ Animal Canister Vacuum with Attachments Dyson AM10 Air Multiplier™ Humidifier with Remote Dyson AM09 Heater Fan w/ Jet Focus Dyson Flat Out Cleaning Tool Dyson Pure Cool™ Link Purifier Fan With Wi-Fi Dyson Ball Multifloor Canister Vacuum with Tools

Dyson Tangle-Free Mini Turbine Head Tool Dyson Multi-Angle Brush Tool Dyson Extension Hose for Handheld and Upright Vacuums Dyson Stiff Bristle Vacuum Cleaner Brush Dyson AM06 12" Desk Fan Dyson 360 Eye Robot Vacuum on Sale for $1150 The Dyson 360 Eye robotic vacuum has a machine vision system that maps an entire room from a single camera lens and a lightweight digital motor that enhances battery life. After 16 years and $46 million in research, Dyson‘s first robot vacuum, the Dyson 360 Eye, is going on sale Oct. 23 in Japan for a whopping $1,150 ( ¥138,000), with the rest of the world to follow. Dyson’s 360 Eye robot vacuum enters a crowded market that already boasts numerous models from iRobot, LG, Neato, Samsung and others. So, what will set the Dyson 360 Eye apart from the competition? First, it boasts a 360-degree panoramic camera with eight infrared sensors that take up to 30 images per second of the room it’s cleaning in order to continually relay where it is, where it has been and where it needs to go.

And Dyson has a smartphone and tablet app, called Dyson Link App, that allows owners to remotely control the robotic vacuum cleaner and start cleaning while they’re away from the house. The Dyson 360 Eye sports two different sets of cleaning brushes:Carbon-fiber brushes capable of picking up dirt at the micron level for hard surfacesNylon bristles for carpets. It navigates around on mini-tank treads to help move it around or up and over obstacles.Borrowing from other Dyson vacuum technology, the 360 Eye features a digital V2 motor that spins at 78,000RPM generating the highest suction of any robot vacuum. Additionally, Dyson claims that machine’s Radial Root Cyclone technology pulls microscopic dust and allergens out of the air and into its dust collector. The 360 Eye automatically self-docks and recharges when its battery runs low. The lithium-ion battery is good for 20-30 minutes of run time. The Dyson 360 Eye robot vacuum weighs 5.22 pounds and has a capacity of 0.4 liters of dirt and dust.