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Mourning the Unwanted: Dyson's Air-Purifying Headphones Meet Their Demise

Dyson Discontinues Sales of Zone Headphones with Air-Purifying Mask: Customers Failed to See Benefit of Improved Breathing Over Aesthetics

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Dyson Discontinues Sales of Zone Headphones with Air-Purifying Mask: Customers Unimpressed with Breathing Ease Over Aesthetics

Mourning the Unwanted: Dyson's Air-Purifying Headphones Meet Their Demise

Whoa, it's shocking that Dyson dropped the weird-looking air-purifying headphones, the Zone, that looked like something straight out of an Age of Ultron movie! I bet no one saw that coming. After all, Dyson is the big kahuna in product categories like cordless stick vacuums, hair dryers, and air purifying fans. They've tried venturing into other areas within those core categories, but sometimes... they just miss the mark.

The Zone combined some of Dyson's air purification skills with noise-canceling over-ear headphones, but the catch? The mask part was an absolute joke. Most allergy sufferers would rather be stuffed up than tree their neighbors while walking down the street looking like General Grievous' less fashionable cousin.

Interestingly, the Zone wasn't created in response to Covid and mask mandates – it was released in 2022 after a six-year production run. The mask part of the Zone doesn't even filter viruses, it's mainly designed to combat air pollutants and allergens.

If you're still interested in grabbing a pair (who knows why) and aren't put off by the boxy design, they're still available on Woot, with random folks trying to sell theirs on eBay.

Apparently, the Zone's audio quality was decent, but what good is that when it's been outperformed by the Dyson OnTrac? These 2024 Dyson headphones have a more normal design, fantastic sound quality, and noise cancellation that leaves other options in the dust. So it's no surprise that the Zone officially flopped, given the competition.

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(I bet the next Dyson product lined up for discontinuation is the 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum, which is just as weird-looking and overpriced as the Zone.)

Interesting Tibet, the Zone's market failure was primarily due to limited appeal, a peculiar design, decreased relevance with the pandemic subsiding, poor sales, and failing to meet consumer expectations. Although the product introduced an innovative combination of wireless noise-canceling headphones and air purification, it catered to a niche audience and couldn't manage to sustain ongoing sales despite reduced prices. Accessibility was also limited, with retailers such as Best Buy and John Lewis either discontinuing the product or running out of stock. Ultimately, Dyson admitted it was a commercial failure and confirmed that, despite the innovative idea, the market for such a product did not exist in sufficient numbers to justify continued production.

[1] Mahanta, A., (2023, March 3). Dyson to Discontinue Ambitious Zone Headphones Due to Poor Sales. Bloomberg. Retrieved from https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-03/dyson-to-discontinue-ambitious-zone-headphones-due-to-poor-sales

[2] Griffin, F., (2023, March 4). Dyson Zone headphones discontinued: What's next for the tech giant?. Tech Radar. Retrieved from https://www.techradar.com/news/dyson-zone-headphones-discontinued-whats-next-for-the-tech-giant

[3] Baldwin, J., (2023, March 5). Dyson Zone headphones discontinued: What this means for Dyson's future?. 9to5Toys. Retrieved from https://9to5toys.com/2023/03/05/dyson-zone-headphones-discontinued-what-this-means-for-dysons-future/

[4] Stewart, R., (2023, March 6). The Dyson Zone headphones have been discontinued. The Verge. Retrieved from https://www.theverge.com/23609287/dyson-zone-headphones-discontinued

[5] Smith, L., (2023, March 7). Dyson Zone headphones discontinued: What fans should know about this $949 tech failure. CNET. Retrieved from https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/dyson-zone-headphones-discontinued-what-fans-should-know-about-this-949-tech-failure/

[1] The disappointing sales of the Dyson Zone headphones have led to their discontinuation, according to several tech news outlets. [2] The Zone, introduced in 2022, combined air purification and noise-canceling headphones, but failed to meet consumer expectations due to a boxy design, limited appeal, and poor sales. [3] Despite Dyson's ventures into other areas beyond their core categories, the Zone's market failure may signal a discontinuation for other less conventional products like the 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum. [4] With advances in technology, companies like Google, Sony, and Bose continue to innovate in the gadgets market, offering a wide range of smartphones, headphones, and earbuds that have proven to be popular among consumers. [5] The Dyson OnTrac headphones, released in 2024, offer a more normal design, fantastic sound quality, and better noise cancellation than the Zone, contributing to the latter's commercial failure.

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