the Body Dryer team has announced that it will not be bringing
the Body Dryer to market despite gathering pledges six times the
campaign goal amount. The corporation launched to manufacture the Body
Dryer is being shut down and assets sold. Contributors will not receive a
full refund, but according to the company they will receive a 100
percent refund for shipping costs, with the remaining money being shared
equally. It is estimated this will see contributors refunded about
US$45 for each unit pledged towards.
From
Dyson’s Airblade
to more straight-forward designs, hand dryers are run-of-the-mill these
days. Now a team of designers out of the US has turned the idea upside
down to create the Body Dryer.
According to Tyler Overk from the Body Dryer Team, the
body dryer is designed out of a need to “replace bacteria filled and
environmentally harmful bathroom towels.”
The Body Dryer is sturdy enough to support a 325 lb (170
kg) person and is reportedly capable of drying a damp individual in
approximately 30 seconds using compressed, ionized air. It has
strategically angled vents to provide optimal removal of the water and
the air stream can be personalized through different shaped nozzles on
the footplate that develop a cylindrical tunnel of air around the user.
There's also the option of hot or cold air and a digital scale is built
into the unit
The Body Dryer team has already more than doubled its US$50,000 crowd funding goal through
Indiegogo. It's anticipated the unit will sell for US$250 should it make it to market.
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