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Dyson Is Working on an Air Purifier That's Also Headphones

  • Company has submitted patents for a “wearable air purifier”
  • Air purifiers are a big business for Dyson in Asian cities
A man wearing a face mask walks on a footbridge as buildings shrouded in haze stand in Beijing.

A man wearing a face mask walks on a footbridge as buildings shrouded in haze stand in Beijing.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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Dyson is considering developing a wearable air purifier that could double as a pair of headphones, hoping to tap demand from pollution-choked cities in Asia, people with knowledge of the project said.

The U.K. company submitted patents for a “wearable air purifier” this year, according to filings to the U.K. Intellectual Property Office. The gadget is primarily an air purifier, but headphone capabilities may be added, two people said. They asked not to be identified because the project is private.