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Article: SHARPER IMAGE UNVEILS PERSONAL AIR PURIFIER.(Brief Article)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- March 20, 2000
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SAN FRANCISCO-The Sharper Image, which has been making inroads into the home comfort category, is seeking to penetrate deeper into the market with a personal air purifier.
Called the Ionic Breeze Personal Air Purifier, the product has a retail price of about $60 and is available through the specialty retailer's 90 stores, mail-order catalog and Web site, sharperimage.com.
The purifier -- designed to propel fresh, clean air toward the user's nose and mouth -- is worn around the neck and "looks like a pair of binoculars," the company said.
The product is based on technology developed by the company for a room-size air purifier, which has been a ...