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In a surprising announcement by the Black Eyed Peas rapper, will.i.am, the Xupermask is a collaboration with Honeywell and would be released by Thursday, April 8 to ship to the country. What sets the Xupermask apart is that its announcement was released as it draws near its expected arrival in stores, allowing people to purchase and use it immediately.
The smart mask would have an active HEPA filtration system that can be replaced with filters inside its breathing holes for regular and daily use. What will.i.am boasted off is that the Xupermask would provide a snug fit, along with the bundled TWS Bluetooth earbuds that can easily connect to the smartphone, providing a solution to the face mask and earphones combo.
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Will.i.am launches smart mask with built-in headphones and charging port
By Bang Showbiz
will.i.am is launching a smart mask.
The Black Eyed Peas rapper has joined forces with Honeywell and costume designer Jose Fernandez on a XUPERMASK, which protects you from coronavirus as well as featuring noise-cancelling headphones, a charging port and LED lights.
He told the New York Times newspaper: We are living in sci-fi times. The pandemic is straight out of a friggin movie. We are wearing masks from yesterday s movie. So I wanted to make a mask to fit the era that we re in.
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Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am is seen wearing a smart mask at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.MTV video still
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The future is now – and rapper will.i.am is here to help usher it in.
The Black Eyed Peas frontman is the person behind the world’s first “smart mask.”
When he wore a gas mask-like contraption during the group’s performance at the MTV VMAs last year, he reportedly caught the attention of Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.