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Best Gadgets 2009 nominations

Here are the nominations for Best Gadgets in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.

The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best gadgets on sale in the last 12 months that are available in the UK.

The nominations are:

Dyson...

How Dyson's Air Multiplier works

So, you've read about the Dyson Air Multiplier, and you've looked at the photos, but you're still baffled about how the damn thing works. You've seen vague promises of "Engineering" being responsible (which we've come under criticism for, for some reason), but here's...

PHOTOS: Dyson's Air Multiplier

Dyson has unveiled its "Air Multiplier" fan and Pocket-lint was on hand to get some snaps of the interesting magnifying-glass-shaped design. The company tried very hard to keep its bladeless fan a secret, but news leaked out some months ago so the eventual announcement...

Dyson Air Multiplier fan goes bladeless to keep you cool

Dyson, as we reported they would some months ago, has today announced the launch of a bladeless fan that it hopes will revolutionise the fan market.
 
Using technology from it's bagless vacuum cleaners the new bladeless fan will be silent, and look more like...

VIDEO: Dyson's mysterious teaser

It seems that James Dyson has got something up his sleeve, and with a global launch planned for tomorrow, a teaser has hit the Internet.

Hitting play on the clip above is your best way to get an idea of the mysterious video that shows a range of seemingly...

James Dyson becomes Conservative's technology tsar

The Conservative party in the UK has appointed Sir James Dyson to become the party's technology tsar as Cameron and his party fight back in the media stakes against Labour's Alan Sugar.

According to the Tories, the taskforce will set out a clear vision for...

PHOTOS: UK folding plug and travel adapter

We brought you the video for Min Kyu Choi's folding plug, but we love it so much, we couldn't help but grab some hands-on time with a prototype of the plug and travel adapter whilst chatting to its designer.

The folding plug system was recently awarded third...

Dyson patents bladeless fan

Dyson could be about to launch a bladeless desk fan to keep you cool based on technology it has previously used in its hand driers and vacuum cleaners.

The details of a new patent and trademark have been filed for a "Dyson Air Multiplier" that suggests a...

Dyson launches DC31 and the DC31 Animal vacuums

Anyone still using their DustBuster? Thought not, but if you were in love with the concept but not with the performance, this new release from Dyson could be the very thing to brush - sorry, suck - your cleaning related cares away.

The DC31 and the DC31 Animal...

Dyson patents cuboid kitchen gadgets

James Dyson is looking to the kitchen for his next innovation, plans for which have been revealed in a recently filed US patent application.

Dyson wants to help homeowners save space on overcrowded kitchen worktops by redesigning our kitchen gadgets into more...

Dyson slams Electrolux eco claims

Dyson has got in touch with Pocket-lint to rubbish some Electrolux claims made when the company launched its "Ultra Silencer" vacuum cleaner recently.

Firstly, Dyson has issues with the Electrolux claim that their machine is the first to be made out of recycled...

VIDEO: Megawhat takes the Dyson challenge

Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles accepted the Dyson design challenge at a recent London event and has to create a useful product from scratch using only bits of Dyson and some cunning. How does he do? Watch the episode to find out...

Dyson looks to young inventors for new ideas

Dyson has launched a new award aimed at finding great inventions.

Aimed at students, the competition, called the James Dyson Award will be open in 21 countries and offer a prize of up to £10,000 to one lucky young inventor every year and a further £10,000 for...

Dyson DC16 gets car power

Dyson has announced that it is adding a car charging kit to its handheld vacuum cleaner.

The new charging gadget will plug directly into a 12V power supply (read cigerette lighter) and give you juice on the go.

It's handy too as the DC16 only gives...

Reactiv cycle jacket wins Dyson award

First prize in this year's James Dyson Award has gone to London-based product design student Michael Chen, whose Reactiv jacket was designed to combat hostile cycling conditions in the city.

The Reactiv jacket uses an accelerometer to sense movement, changing...

Dyson offers "Ball" and "Baby" compact cleaners

Dyson is launching a new range of compact cleaners, the Dyson Baby and Dyson Ball, that the company says maintain the all-round performance of full-size Dyson machines.

The reasoning behind this shrinkage is that the UK has more, smaller households than ever...

Dyson Airblade appears to be a copy of Mitsubishi Jet Towel

It appears that Dyson's new Airblade we reported on at the beginning of the week isn't as new and imaginative as we first thought.

It turns out that Mitsubishi, created a High-Speed Air Hand Dryer that promised to dry your hands in 6-8 seconds over a decade ago....

Dyson unveils the Airblade hand dryer

Having conquered the dirt in your living room James Dyson wants to do the same to your hands after you washed them.

Called the Dyson Airblade the unit is 80% more efficient that a conventional dryer found in public toliets.

The airblade will cost £540...

Water filter wins James Dyson Award

This year's James Dyson Award, that recognises aspiring engineers and students to problem solve everyday situations with a creative solution, has been won for a design for a water filter for bottled water.

Nick Poteraki from the US beat off 12 other entrants...

Dyson reinvents the vacuum cleaner

James Dyson, having used the ball before in one of his designs is turning to it once again. This time rather than a wheelbarrow to spread the load, the inventor has turned the idea to his vacuum cleaner range.

The new model called the DC15 The Ball is based...