Earlier this year, I was plagued with a series of undiagnosable sore throats. While fortified with antihistamines and pain killers, it occurred to me that where I live, in Brooklyn Heights, is only a few feet from the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (it’s something I’m reminded of when I clean the soot from my windowsill).I started looking into air purifiers, and my research led me to a list of effective, compact, and attractive options (cross-checked through message boards and consumer reports alike). Here are our top 10 picks. Above: The Dyson Pure Cool Link Air Purifier has a borosilicate glass HEPA filter that removes 99.9 percent of allergens and pollutants as small as 0.3 microns in size. It acts as a fan in the summer months and links to a Dyson app for remote control; Above: The Viktor Air Purifier from Stadler Form Swizz Style is a compact tabletop filter that removes up to 99.9 percent of harmful particles with five cleaning levels and a black carbon filter for odor;

Above: Designed by Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune, the Blueair Classic Sense Air Purifier quietly removes 99.9 percent of airborne pollutants. The purifier is made from recycled glass and steel, and its filter is also recyclable; $399 from Blueair (a pink model is also available at ABC Carpet & Home). Above: Muji’s Air Cleaner (model MJ-AP1) is currently only available in Japan. It works with a dust-collecting deodorizing filter and can sense both dust and odor; 39,000 Yen ($386) at Muji in Japan. Above: The Alen BreatheSmart HEPA Air Purifier removes harmful particles from the air with the choice of four HEPA filter options: Pure removes dust and allergens, Silver removes bacteria and germs, OdorCell removes smoke and odor, and FreshPlus removes chemicals and VOCs. Prices start at $599 from Air Purifiers America. Above: The Swiss Boneco P500 Air Purifier has three settings—Baby, Smog, and Allergy—for $317.11 at Amazon. Above: The Austin Air Healthmate Junior Plus removes VOCs such as smoke and formaldehyde from the air and cleanses up to 700 square feet;

$419 at ABC Carpet & Home. Above: Designed by Naoto Fukasawa, Plus Minus Zero’s Air Filter uses an antibacterial HEPA filter with an anti-odor carbon filter. You can find the filter for $369 at Japan Trend Shop or by contacting Plus Minus Zero. Above: Also from Blueair, the 203 Slim HepaSilent Air-Purification System has the same HEPA filter as the other Blueair purifiers with a slimmer profile that’s good for fitting into tight spaces; Above: The Winix 5500-2 Air Purifier has a true HEPA, PlasmaWave, and odor-reducing washable carbon filter. It’s $220.58 at Amazon. Above: Our bonus pick: The portable wifi-enabled Molekule air purifier (from a San Francisco startup company of the same name), says its technology is capable of eliminating pollutants 1000 times smaller than what current filters can catch. The second batch (early adopters were able to get in on the $499 price; going forward, it will retail for $799) has already sold out; to join the waiting list, go to Molekule.

Looking to clean up your home environment? Dyson's Air Multiplier tech has been around for a while now. It's that unmistakable blade-free design that defines the brand's fans, heaters and humidifiers . As of today, the team is adding a new product to the Multiplier platform -- an air purifier-fan hybrid called the Pure Cool.If you happen to live in a place where pollution is particularly prevalent, your local media may issue occasional smog alerts suggesting that you stay home. guardian uv air purifierUnfortunately, indoor air quality can be a concern as well.xj 2000 air purifier reviewAccording to Dyson, "The problem is microscopic particles suspended in the atmosphere. defender air purifier priceWhen we breathe them in, they cluster on the lining of the lungs.

Ultrafine particles can travel even further into the lungs - their small size meaning they can collect in the smaller branches and gas exchange regions of the lungs. They've been linked to respiratory problems, heart attacks, and even skin aging." That certainly doesn't sound good.This new air-purifying fan is supposed to fix most of that. It boasts a 360-degree glass HEPA filter that claims to be able to rid your home of 99.95 percent of those "ultrafine particles." Dyson says it put the Pure Cool to the test with cigarette-smoke-enveloped rooms and more, but that the performance of the filter and DC motor remained steady.The Pure Cool is scheduled to make its retail debut in China and Japan in April, with availability in the US and elsewhere to follow. Pricing is set at CN¥5,190 in China (roughly $835, £565 and AU$1,090 at the current exchange rate), and ¥69,984 in Japan ($580, £390 and AU$760). In Singapore you'll pay S$999 ($725) with replacement filters setting you back S$79 ($54).

Given that there's a pretty significant difference between CN¥5,190 and ¥69,984, it's a little tough to lock down reliable estimates for other countries right now. Dyson's existing Air Multiplier products range in price from $300 to $450, so I'd expect the Pure Cool to be priced somewhere in that ballpark. We'll be sure to keep track of international availability and update this piece when we learn more.Dyson launches Pure Cool Link air purifier, a fan that cleans the air in people’s houses The fan also marks the British company’s first foray into the internet of things in the UK, with an app that lets people monitor how much cleaner the air has got since it went into use Thursday 31 March 2016 08:06 BST Dyson has launched a new air purifying fan, the Pure Cool Link, which sucks up air around the house and sends it back out without pollutants. The company says the new fan is an attempt to deal with the problem of polluted air indoors. While outside air has received sustained attention from authorities, indoor air can be five times more polluted and a range of health problems can be caused by the various things found in the air.

But the new fan is also Dyson’s first venture into the connected home in the UK — its 360 Eye robot vacuum also connects to the internet but hasn’t been released outside of Asia yet. The new fan can connect to the internet over Wi-Fi, allowing people to control it remotely but also to check how well it is working, and how polluted the air inside their house is at any given moment or over time. Gadgets and tech news in pictures Those pollutants can come from cleaning products, mould, fibres or animals, all of which the company says will be filtered out by the new Pure Cool Link. While air purifiers are popular in Asia, they are little used in Europe or the US — but Dyson hopes that increasing education about the huge amount of pollutants in the home can also help promote its new cleaning fan. The impact and extent of indoor pollution is little understood, and research has been much less common than that on pollution outside. But reports have shown that unclean houses can contribute towards premature deaths, and lead to respiratory diseases and problems in the shorter term.