The Xupermask

Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has designed a high-tech face mask that looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. Called Xupermask, it has three dual-speed fans to keep you cool, and a design to keep you looking cool. The real money-grabbers are noise-canceling headphones, LED lights for nighttime, and Bluetooth capability. You can listen to music, take and make calls, and put on your own light show while wearing this thing. It doesn't come cheap, but at $299, it costs less than a set of Bose headphones, and a lot less than a mobile phone! And you can use the Xupermask for both, with a bonus face mask thrown in.

The look of the Xupermask was designed by Jose Fernandez. He created Elon Musk's spacesuits, and Marvel characters' costumes in the Avengers, Black Panther, and X-Men 2. So you know it's going to look out of this world.

Fashion and tech companies are betting on face masks being a part of our lives for a while, and that high-tech sci-fi masks will attract consumers with money to spend on The Next Big Thing. Are you one of them?

Discussion: 
Would you wear this mask? Would you spend $300 for it? Why or why not? Edit Homework
Describe the attitude of people in your country to fashionable face masks. Do they like to wear them? Or do they prefer plain ones? What does this tell you about the culture? Do Homework
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