Dyson shot to fame for its bagless vacuum cleaners more than two decades ago, and in the intervening years the U.K. company has launched everything from hand-dryers and heaters to washing
machines and air multipliers. Exactly a year ago today, Dyson launched its first ever air purifier — the device launched only in China at first, a country long plagued by
pollution, with more than one million premature deaths attributed to bad air, according to some studies. Today, Dyson is introducing a brand new version of the air purifier to the U.S. and other
markets around the world. The $500 Dyson Pure Cool Link is similar to the first incarnation, except this one can connect to your smartphone to let you control the contraption and view stats relating
to all those nasty pollutants in your home. While users can manually control the purifier, an automatic mode can be enabled to react when the air quality hits a predetermined level.
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