The rapper will.i.am wants to make face masks part of high technology. The Black Eyed Peas member announced this week that he has teamed up with Honeywell to release XUPERMASK, a $ 299 mask. Smart mask? Yes.
The mask features HEPA filters, a safe type of filter, Bluetooth connectivity option, LED light, audio and microphone options and holds 7 hours of battery life. Mask filters can be maintained for three months.
XUPERMASK was designed by will.i.am, the multinational company Honeywell and Jose Fernandez, the designer behind Elon Musk SpaceX costumes. will.i.am thinks that the world will not give up masks, so ...
"SARS happened in Japan and Southeast Asia, and they overcame the epidemic, but they still wear masks," will.i.am told the New York Times.
CNN reports that XUPERMASK has not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but has been authorized.
Shën.red. In the FDA, approval means that a product is safe and effective to use. Authorization is a product that is allowed to be used in certain circumstances because the benefits of using it outweigh the potential risks.
