Dyson is about to unveil auto-empty docks for its stick vacs – here's why it could be a game changer

After a period of relative inactivity, Dyson has emerged blinking in the sunlight, and dumped a whole load of new products on us. Alongside an unexpected new robot vacuum and a desktop purifier inspired by a jet engine, there are two new manual stick vacuums – one ultra-pricey new flagship and one reimagining of a Dyson classic.

I've been knee-deep in Dyson news for a fortnight, so I've only just got round to reading the small print on the press releases on the stick vacuums, and it seems like there's an even more intriguing update heading our way.

Tucked at the bottom of the press release for the V8 Cyclone and the V16 Piston Animal, there's a line that says: "Looking ahead, owners will be able to purchase a compatible self-emptying docking station."