Nothing beats a cordless vac for convenience, but few have enough power to act as more than mere spot-cleaners. No more, says Dyson. The company claims that its latest model, the DC59, is 50% more powerful than any cordless model it's produced before, and it has power to rival a full-size corded household vacuum cleaner.The lightweight unit looks like a slim stick vac, with the motor and dust chamber in the handle that attaches to a removable wand and cleaning head. (Minus the stick, it converts into a supercharged hand vac.) Most of the weight is in the handle, meaning it'll be easier to lift the vacuum to clean hard-to-reach spots like curtains and cobwebs in corners and maneuver under and around furniture. (We tried it out, and found that the weight felt quite manageable.) It comes with a wide nozzle — 10 inches wide, to be exact, similar to a standard upright model — and a more energy-efficient digital motor.If you're the type that likes to take on marathon cleaning sessions, this model might disappoint — though its 26 minutes of battery life is very good for a cordless unit, it may not cut it if you're looking to clean a whole house in one go.

And it'll only last 8 minutes in the more powerful "max" mode. Still, the vacuum charges in just over three hours, and it stores in an included, wall mountable holster. This model runs on a lithium ion battery (similar to what you'll find in your smartphone or laptop); you can let it constantly charge whenever it's not in use so it'll always be at full power.The DC59 will be available starting today for $499.99. You can also pick up the handvac version for just $249.99. vacuum cleaner bags hoover type sCheck out the video below to see the DC59 in action.vax vacuum cleaners parts accessoriesTELL US: Would you be willing to ditch your household vacuum for a slimmer stick vac?vacuum cleaner for above ground pool

The Best Ways to Try the Cold Brew Coffee Trend How to Keep Mosquitoes Away 6 Tasty Tipples for St. Patrick's DaySkip to Main Content Hot Topics: How to Fix Bluetooth Problems | How to Cut the Cable Cord | Best Fitness Trackers Under $50 | Complete Guide to Facebook Privacy Dyson Introduces its New-for-2015 Vacuum and Fan Heater Models Dyson is a popular brand around my parents’ house – the love how well the company’s bizarre-looking vacuums performs. This week, they'll be glad to learn that the luxury brand has added three new items to its lineup: the AM09 Hot + Cool Fan Heater, the cordless V6 Absolute vacuum and the filterless Cinetic upright. The Dyson AM09 Hot + Cool Fan Heater acts as a safe alternative to dangerous space heaters in the winter, especially for families with small children. There are no spinning fan blades for little fingers to get pinched by, no exposed heating elements and a fail-safe turn off should it get knocked over on its side.

You choose the temperature setting that’s right for the room, and choose whether you’d like a focused, directional airflow or a wider diffused projection that fills the whole room. When things get warmer in the summer, the Dyson AM09 works as a powerful air circulation fan capable of pushing 7 gallons of air per second. The lightweight (5 lb.), cordless Dyson V6 Absolute vacuum comes with a soft roller cleaner head (shown above) that’s great at picking up large piles of debris from hard floors. When it’s time to clean your carpets, switch it out for the powerful direct-drive cleaner head, with bristles that dig deep. Its HEPA filtration system removes 99.97% of particles, so you know the vacuum isn’t just recycling allergens into the air. When you’re done cleaning, you hang the vacuum on its included docking station to charge its lithium-ion battery. Each full charge nets you about 20 minutes of run time – not a lot, but more than enough to complete the smaller cleanup tasks (like those hard-to-clean hallway steps) the vacuum was meant for.

The Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy upright, like many of the company’s other uprights, makes the claim that it will never lose suction. That’s because in the Cinetic, there’s no filter to get clogged. It offers whole-machine HEPA filtering, solid performance on any surface (from wood to stone to carpet and more) and easy navigation thanks to the ball-mounted design. Dyson is a brand known for quality – and for being incredibly expensive. It should come as no surprise, then, that these devices don’t come cheap either. The Dyson AM09 Hot + Cool fan heater retails for $499.99 ($439.99 on Amazon), the Dyson V6 portable will cost $599.99 ($319.00 on Amazon), while the Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal + Allergy upright will retail for $699.99 ($569.99 on Amazon). Leave a Comment HereJames Dyson is having a ball. The ball in question is ribbed and comes in yellow, white and purple. It's the heart of the latest Dyson vacuum cleaner, doubling up as both its wheel and motor casing.

And Mr Dyson has a lot riding on the success of his latest invention. It took nearly four years, 182 patents and �25m to get the "Dyson DC15 The Ball" from scribbled sketch into department stores. "We have no sales target, but personally I believe the Ball will account for 50% of all upright vacuum cleaners we sell," Mr Dyson tells BBC News. Last year, the company sold two million of them, and hopes to better this number in 2005. But once the dust kicked up by Monday's launch ceremony has settled, it's up to the customers to decide whether "The Ball" is just another vacuum cleaner or worth the premium price - �319.99 for the basic "all floors" model, and up to �349.99 for the extra-clean "allergy" and "animals" versions. And they have to decide whether they want to have an upright vacuum cleaner in the first place. The future belongs to those who use their brains best - rise up engineers! Read James Dyson's speech "Engineering the Difference"

Because in a risky move, Dyson's marketing people are telling customers that upright cleaners are quite a drag. With a layout that "hasn't changed significantly in the last 100 years" and that "can be hard going" because "tiring" uprights "do not steer," as the company asserts, why should customers invest in an upright - dual cyclone or not? James Dyson gambles that old habits die hard: "Our two biggest markets are the United States and Britain, and both are strong on uprights; elsewhere, in Europe, Japan and Russia customers prefer cylinders" - the kind of vacuum cleaners that hug the floor and trail a long hose. This preference for cumbersome uprights makes the DC15 "a very important product for our company", says Mr Dyson, and hopes the ball can inject the "swoosh" into uprights that has been lacking so far. Having the motor in the ball lowers the centre of gravity - and thus gives the vacuum cleaner, which weighs 8.5kg (18.7lb), a lighter feel than other uprights.

Coupling the ball with a pivot point allows the DC15 to zigzag through domestic obstacle courses - past children's toys, under tables and behind the television. What you see is what you get Upright vacuum cleaners have fans; their suction power is superior to that of other vacuum cleaners. And if you have suffered through years of using an upright cleaner, steering the DC15 is indeed a revelation. But if your cleaning needs are not quite that fastidious, you may yearn for the lightness of a hose attached to a machine resting firmly on the ground. And then there is the famous Dyson design. "What you see is what you get," says the Dyson engineer taking me through one of the obstacle courses set up for the DC15 demonstration. There are no covers hiding the internal workings of the machine or the dust collector. On this machine form follows function more than ever before. Dyson has kick-started the campaign for "The Ball" with a television spot showing a swerving yellow ball.

The launch publicity also featured three large inflatable yellow balls which were floated down the River Thames in London. Friends and relatives who saw the TV advert thought the ball was the whole vacuum cleaner, maybe some clever machine to be let loose at home, eliminating the need to push it around. "We don't want to shock people with our cleaner," laughs Mr Dyson, "this is not a gimmick... we are in the business of doing things that work". Things that work also turn a tidy profit, �102m last year alone. The profit bonanza is the result not just of superior cleaning technology, but some controversial "offshoring" as well. Dyson cleaners are not made in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, any more. At the loss of 865 manufacturing jobs, production was moved to Malaysia three years ago. This boosted profits, which allowed the company to grow and expand into the United States - where it became market leader in just two years. But going to the stock market to fund further expansion is not on the cards, says Mr Dyson.