When someone asks for a tech recommendation, we almost invariably answer with one question: what\u2019s your budget? It\u2019s as true with vacuums as anything else. You can get a pretty good one for not a lot of money. That\u2019s the best option for most people. But those people are not Dyson people.<\/p>\n

The Dyson vacuum is nearly a category unto itself \u2014 a product for people who, for whatever reason, need the sports car equivalent of a home appliance. I\u2019m not knocking it. I have a very visceral memory of driving a premium car for the first time, and it\u2019s a lot like the first time I fired up a Dyson vacuum. It\u2019s suddenly like, \u201coh, I get it.\u201d I never knew I wanted a vacuum with kickback until that very moment.<\/p>\n

This morning (in Singapore, at least), the company announced a revamp of its vacuum and air purifiers. The list includes a new robot vacuum, the Dyson 360 Vis Nav, which it says has \u201ctwice the suction of any other\u201d robot vacuum. As the name suggests, the vision\/navigation systems are the most interesting additions to the high-end Roomba competitor, including a 360-degree camera with a fish-eye lens for a better view of the room it\u2019s cleaning. The company is also talking up the edge detection here, noting that the system is capable of recognizing its position within 71mm.<\/p>\n