Panasonic unveils hanger that deodorizes clothes
Panasonic has developed a clothes hanger that deodorizes shirts and jackets by releasing nano-sized negatively charged particles into the air around the garment. Called Deodorant Hanger MS, the gadget is said to reduce odor intensity within 5 hours and the Japanese firm claims it works especially well to eliminate the smells of smoke, sweat and grilled meats.
The hanger uses a proprietary technology called nanoe, which are so small, they are invisible to the human eye – and the firm has used this in range of devices such as its hair dryer. The system requires a power source and is equip with a unique cable that is plugged into a wall outlet, but the device also includes pack for batteries in case users are without an electrical socket.
There is a normal mode that operates for about five hours to eliminate smells from the garments and there is also a seven hour mode for more suborn odors such as pollen. Consumers simply place with shirt or jacket on the hanger and push the ‘on’ button.
There is also a clothing over that can be draped over the garment while it is being cleaned to ensure it receives a thorough cleaning. The Deodorant Hanger is available for 20,000 yen, which is about $180, but it is only available in Japan at the moment.
Another Japanese firm has unveiled an innovation to help eases the laundry burden. The Laundroid was developed by Seven Dreams, which is a Tokyo-based group of technologists dedicated to creating novel, world-first products. And the team has been developing its robotic laundry folder since 2005.
'Laundroid is not just a laundry folding machine nor another ordinary house hold electronics like the others,' Seven Dreamers shared on its website. 'It is a new household robot that will bring evolution to every house, having headache with laundry folding. It is a new service we provide to the world to make daily life's easier for everybody.' Users simply load the machine with clean dry clothes and the robot arm inside will do the rest.
Prior to the latest announcement, the machine operated via an app or control buttons on the device. However, by Seven Dreamers teaming up with Cerevo, an IoT consumer electronics firm, the collaboration will make folding laundry even easier.
Under this partnership, Seven Dreamers will integrate Laundroid with Cerevo's Lumigent, a robotic desk lamp with voice recognition and transformation functions. Lumigent lights up automatically when spoken to, enabling Lumigent to command the basic Laundroid operations.
By connecting with various IoT devices in the home, Laundroid will facilitate the establishment of a new relationship between people and robots. However, the announcement has noted that the technology will not work with Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant or any other virtual, Engadget reported.
Laundroid is also designed with artificial intelligence, so it is able to learn the characteristics of clothing. It can fold, depending on the user's preference, fold clothes by item or by family member – it will create separate piles for each person living in the house.
By remembering and organizing clothing that has been worn, Laundroid can serve as an online closet. Seven Dreamers is planning to offer a 'clothing concierge' service that will help users enjoy fashion by providing opportunities for them to wear an almost limitless range of new clothing.
The Japanese firm has proposed 2017 for when it will have a working Laundroid for the market. It has also suggested pairing the machine with Panasonic washers and dryers by 2018, as Panasonic has invested some 60 million into the folding robots.
And Seven Dreamers has also suggested building its Laundroid with every new home constructed in Japan in 2020.
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