hand-drying water faucets

Dyson has launched the Airblade Tap - a combination faucet and hand dryer that means people needn't drip all over the floor on their way from one to the other.Thanks to infrared sensors, the water starts when the user's hands are placed beneath the tap; moving them slightly outwards activates the dryer instead. The company claims the hand dryer can do the job in as little as 12 seconds.

The company claims that the device is far cheaper to run than conventional hand dryers or paper towels. While it costs around €1.200 to start with, the running costs are just €60 per year, it says, compared with €1.700 for paper towels. It's up to 69 percent cheaper than other hand dryers, says Dyson, and produces up to 70 percent less CO2.

The company also points out that it saves space that could be used for other purposes 

Source: tgdaily.comAdded: 5 February 2013