As Sarah was walking the city streets on her way to work, a giant puff of bus exhaust filled her longs, 
burned her eyes, and covered her clothes. Between gasping for air, Sarah Tulin mulled over a solution for the increasing amount of air pollution affecting everyone walking out and about. Oxie was born to help protect people from the abundance of harmful chemicals flying around in the air. Oxie is the first smart, wearable, air purifier that “purifies your air without masking your smile”. Tulin designed Oxie so that the purifier could easily fit underneath your shirt collar and remain discrete. Tulin had dust masks in mind when pondering how to reduce the amount of pollution we breathe in, but she was displeased by how unattractive and poorly functioning they were.
Not only does Oxie protect people from harsh chemicals, but it also filters out viruses, bacteria, pollen, and other particles that can make humans feel under the weather. This subtle collar filters everything so that humans can live a healthier lifestyle.
Another interesting feature of this device is that it has the ability to monitor everything. Oxie can track how much pollution is being filtered from your air in real time, which can then be tracked and recorded. This research can be used to monitor how serious the problem of air quality changing, and researchers can determine what pollutants are the most common.
I am curious to see how this product takes off. There is still debate whether people will wear this or not, but I can see the benefit of using Oxie. Not only are you protecting yourself, but you are also contributing to the research going towards air quality. Tulin recognized a serious problem and created a solution that is more effective than the other solutions in this market. Also, she adapted her plan to include how to research and monitor air quality, which is important for the world. Air quality purification is not a crowded market, so I am curious to see how successful this product will be, or if a better designed product will take its place.
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I have never heard of this product before, but it sounds fascinating. I love how the first idea she had was not the one she finally produced. It really exemplifies the entrepreneurial process of experimenting with ideas and then letting them “sit” for a while. It’s a really unique idea and I’ve never seen anything like it before. Awesome post!
I have not heard of this product either, but it is brilliant! It is a bummer that Sarah had to have this experience in order to make a change. This product would be very beneficial for big cities and would protect the thousands of citizens lungs. I hope her product thrives!
Wow what an amazing idea! The amount of work that went into this — from the engineering to the design to the marketing– is impressive. The fact that she was able to design such a sleek product that has real health benefits is so incredible. I definitely expect to hear a lot more buzz about this awesome product!