Video offers close look at Apple-designed face mask
A video posted to YouTube by unboxing specialist Unbox Therapy on Thursday shows off Apple's in-house designed Face Mask and recently adopted ClearMask.
The rather lengthy video offers the first close look at Apple's face mask, designed by the company's Engineering and Industrial Design teams specifically for use by corporate and retail employees during the coronavirus pandemic.
Each box comes with five sealed masks and adapters that allow users to join the ear loops behind the head for a more secure fit. Instructions printed on the sealed packages are done in typical Apple fashion and inform users to wash their hands, open the mask, and adjust the straps to fit.
Similar to Apple's consumer offerings, the boxes are emblazoned with the familiar "Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in China" notice and what appears to be a serial number, lot number and production date stamp.
Unbox Therapy notes the mask is made of three pieces of high quality fabric, a material that feels superior to generic over the counter products. Apple does not provide a classification rating, such as N95, but anecdotal testing finds the membrane effective at blocking air moving out of a user's mouth.
The Apple-designed mask comes in a variety of sizes and can be washed up to five times.
A report in early September detailed the mask effort, noting Apple was careful to source materials in a way that did not disrupt manufacturers of medical-grade personal protective equipment.
Whether Apple intends to market its mask design to consumers remains unclear, though the project is likely a one-off effort to aid employees.
The YouTube channel also took a look at ClearMask, a consumer product designed to enable visual communication with people who have hearing impairments. Apple selected ClearMask by working with students from Gallaudet University, a school that specializes in educating the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
The rather lengthy video offers the first close look at Apple's face mask, designed by the company's Engineering and Industrial Design teams specifically for use by corporate and retail employees during the coronavirus pandemic.
Each box comes with five sealed masks and adapters that allow users to join the ear loops behind the head for a more secure fit. Instructions printed on the sealed packages are done in typical Apple fashion and inform users to wash their hands, open the mask, and adjust the straps to fit.
Similar to Apple's consumer offerings, the boxes are emblazoned with the familiar "Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in China" notice and what appears to be a serial number, lot number and production date stamp.
Unbox Therapy notes the mask is made of three pieces of high quality fabric, a material that feels superior to generic over the counter products. Apple does not provide a classification rating, such as N95, but anecdotal testing finds the membrane effective at blocking air moving out of a user's mouth.
The Apple-designed mask comes in a variety of sizes and can be washed up to five times.
A report in early September detailed the mask effort, noting Apple was careful to source materials in a way that did not disrupt manufacturers of medical-grade personal protective equipment.
Whether Apple intends to market its mask design to consumers remains unclear, though the project is likely a one-off effort to aid employees.
The YouTube channel also took a look at ClearMask, a consumer product designed to enable visual communication with people who have hearing impairments. Apple selected ClearMask by working with students from Gallaudet University, a school that specializes in educating the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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The guy is one of the biggest iHaters on YouTube.
If they can be found, N-95's are the proper choice. I still have two dozen left give or take, so starting to run low. FWIW they can be cleaned and "recharged" at least a couple of times.
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment-infection-control/n95-respirators-surgical-masks-and-face-masks#s4
An ASTM Level 3 mask would be appropriate for most use and is far more comfortable. They can be bought from any number of suppliers. Just because many of the masks being sold LOOK like an ASTM Level 3 mask does not mean they need the standard.
Apple had sued companies for 51% similarity, and yet this is 99% similar to the Korean masks.
For one thing, this is being made for its own employees safety, not as a public product for sale.
Don't forget $29.95 for AppleCare+
I find disposable more comfortable -- probably because the air goes (filtered) through the mask rather than out the top to fog my glasses. And, it's easier to breath while doing some personal training.
There is nothing wrong about copying. More than 50% of every single iOS update was copied from Android, and more than 50% of Android was based on iOS.
My only beef is Apple claiming that it's designed by Apple. They even printed it on the packaging.