The stainless steel enclosure houses the same 1, 400-watt DC brushless motor as the previous models, dispersing HEPA-filtered "sheets" of air through a single laser-cut slit in each of two wings that extend from the Tap's sides.

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They say air quality is improving, thanks to tighter emissions standards for motor-vehicles and to the moving of one the city's biggest polluters, a steel plant in the western suburbs, to an offshore island.

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It scrapes away (rather than evaporates) water using two jets of HEPA-filtered air that reach top speeds of 430 mph and are powered by a proprietary motor that accelerates from a dead stop to 95, 000 rpm in 0.7 second flat.

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Also being announced are the iON Air Pro 2-the second-generation of the company's flagship Air Pro line, and the iON Speed Pro for motor and marine sports and racing.

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