Will.i.am wearing the Xuper mask.
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If you have to wear a mask, you might as well make it look cool. Enter Xupermask (pronounced “supermask”), a new face mask developed by Will.i.am in partnership with Honeywell, a company that is well versed in personal protective equipment and air purifiers.
Xupermask has LED lights (of course) and noise-canceling Bluetooth headsets that magnetically fit the mask when not in use. The mask also has dual 3-speed fans for ventilation and replaceable HEPA filters that can be changed every 30 days.
While Will.i.am may be better known as a technology entrepreneur and leading member of the Black Eyed Peas, Xupermask looks more like something that electronic music pioneers Daft Punk would use. That’s thanks to Xupermask’s creative director, Jose Fernandez, who designed some of Hollywood’s most iconic superheroes, like Batman and Spider-Man, space suits for the Falcon 9 rocket crew, and, interestingly, fantasies for Daft Punk.
“Most of the things you wear look very clinical, medicinal,” Fernandez said in an interview with CNET. “This one, I think, has a nice factor.”
A silicone face seal, elastic strap and two size options mean that Xupermask is likely to fit a variety of head shapes. You will need to charge the mask, but the battery lasts up to 7 hours at a time. In addition, you can charge it while using it.
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Until after receiving the coronavirus vaccine, you still need to wear a mask in public, says the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. And there is no shortage of high-tech facial masks ready to hit the market to help make your experience a little more chic. The gaming company Razer announced Hazel Project, a transparent mask with LED lights and audio processing algorithms to make your voice clear. LG also has a battery powered mask with built-in air purifier. There is even this mask from Blanc that is also ready to help you pay tribute to Daft Punk.
But Xupermask will be available for purchase before any of these, at least in the US. It hits stores on April 8 at xupermask.com for $ 299 (£ 215) with shipping to the US, Canada, the UK and Europe. But what do you like to wear? Stay tuned while we test one.
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