Dyson launches Zone air purifying Bluetooth headphones with visor

Air compressors in the ear cups drive purified air to the wearer’s mouth and nose via a clip-on visor, which Dyson hopes buyers will wear while walking or riding public transport. Photograph: Dyson

Dyson has announced its first wearable product that builds the firm’s air purification expertise into a set of Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones aimed at city dwellers wanting to avoid polluted air.

Quite unlike anything the company has made before, the Dyson Zone is sure to draw quizzical looks. It is a set of large, plush headphones with a plastic mask-type contraption that connects from ear-to-ear across the wearer’s mouth and looks like something out of a sci-fi movie.