DYSON has unveiled a new high-tech tool that uses augmented reality (AR) to show you exactly where you have cleaned, in real time.
It’s easy to miss a spot, but Dyson wants to help you combat those leftover crumbs with its app.
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The new CleanTrace tool, found inside the Dyson app, can “make the invisible visible,” according to Dyson.
The AR technology will highlight where you have cleaned with each push of the vacuum – leaving the spots you have missed glaringly obvious.
And once you have finished cleaning, you can scan the room with your phone to identify gaps.
These spots typically emerge in hard-to-reach nooks and crannies, between chair legs, under furniture and around pets.
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It essentially removes the guess work – or micro checking – out of whipping the hoover round.
The app is available on both iPhone and Android smartphones.
“We realised that we could all learn a thing or two from the methodical cleaning approach of our robot vacuums,” Charlie Park, vice president of engineering in Dyson’s Home division, said in a statement.
“Unlike most humans doing the cleaning, Dyson robots know where they are in the room, where they have been, and where they have yet to go.”
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The tool will be available from June 2024.
How to use CleanTrace
To use the new tool, you will need to purchase Dyson’s CleanTrace phone clamp, which attaches to your vacuum and the Dyson Gen5detect vacuum cleaner.
After purchasing, customers will be able to open the Dyson CleanTrace software via the MyDyson app.
The tools requires registering a Dyson Gen5detect vacuum for the module to become visible on the app home screen.
The Gen5detect is currently available for £849.99 from the Dyson website.
But shop around, as you might find yourself a deal.
For example, Very has the Gen5detect on sale for £649 – a whopping £200 less.
Virtual Reality v.s. Augmented Reality – what’s the difference?
Here’s what you need to know
- Virtual reality involves using a headset to simulate a virtual world.
- In a VR world, everything you see will be computer-generated
- Popular VR headsets include the HTC Vive and Facebook’s Oculus Rift
- Augmented reality lets you see the real world, but “augments” (or adds on) computer-generated elements
- This means you’ll be able to see computer images overlaid onto your real-world view
- For instance, you could wear glasses that overlay directions onto the road in front of you
- Popular AR headsets include Microsoft’s HoloLens and the Google Glass spectacles
