Dyson turned its skinny PencilVac into a lightweight wet floor cleaner

A single hand holds and steers the Dyson PencilWash floor cleaner. — The PencilWash is designed to be lightweight and maneuverable. | Image: Dyson

Dyson has announced an alternate version of its skinny PencilVac that’s designed to clean spills and stains on hard floors instead of sucking up dirt and debris. Like the PencilVac, which Dyson called “world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner” when it was announced nine months ago, the new PencilWash squeezes a battery, motor, and other electronics into its 1.5-inch-diameter handle. But it trades a dust bin for a water reservoir located in its larger cleaning head featuring a single floor-scrubbing roller.