Air pollution: it's a hot topic. We're increasingly aware of the dangers of breathing in various nefarious airborne particles over the long-term - and you don't have to be living in New Delhi, by the side of a busy London road, or in the path of a Californian wildfire to be concerned about the quality of the air around you.

Accordingly, with increased consumer interest in a subject comes increased consumer technology to assist us in our quest for a deeper understanding. The market for both air quality monitors and air purifiers is an active one now and, with the View Plus, Airthings has released its most comprehensive monitoring device to date.

Building on its previous air-monitoring devices, such as the Wave Plus (which had no screen, so all data and interaction had to be done via an app on your phone), Airthings is looking to strike a middle ground with the View Plus - a low-power, full-function device but also one with key data feedback...