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Freeman [soylentnews.org] writes:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/lgs-battery-powered-face-mask-will-make-breathing-effortless/ [arstechnica.com]

Big Tech is here to save us from COVID-19! With every responsible, compassionate person running around with a mask on nowadays, it seems inevitable that the phrase "wearable technology" will soon regularly include overly complicated high-tech face masks. One of the first major tech companies out of the gate with a questionably useful product is LG. The "LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier" is a battery-powered face mask that the company says will "supply fresh, clean air indoors and out."
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The mask is out it the fourth quarter in "select markets," but you should probably just wear a normal, lighter, cheaper, more comfortable mask [arstechnica.com]. Please wear a mask.

Call me crazy, but I don't want lithium batteries that close to my face.

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