[ExtraE]

I think the target market is less “COVID” and more “Beijing air pollution”.

[hedgehog]

Or smoke season sort of anywhere downwind from the west coast of North America.

[redisman]

Respirator masks work much better though and are cheap. I put on my woodworking N99 respirator and it works perfectly for wildfire smoke. This is about the size of a Covid N95 mask

[ExtraE]

> Respirator masks work much better

I haven’t observed this to be true; I generally find them to be very uncomfortable. Do you have a brand recommendation?

I also have a pretty big beard which makes them less effective.

[andbberger]

3m aura

[hedgehog]

100%, and even aside from cost I personally don't want another thing with batteries to manage. Elastomeric respirators can be even more comfortable with a better seal, and cheaper over repeated wear. Probably what I'll do if I need to be outdoors in heavy smoke again this year.

[Zerverus]

No it’s not. China especially is extremely wary of COVID spread more than anything, this product is never going to fly in that market.