Here’s a really cool water filter device that could save your life the next time you are out in the wild.

Although it costs $460 for one of these, it could definitely turn any yucky water into water you can drink in just under a minute.

The unit uses replaceable filters, which can treat about 4000 liters of water – five and a half years of usage if you drank 2 liters every day. The filter is speedy, too - 750ml of water can be prepared in just under a minute. And users can rest safe in the knowledge they’re getting maximum life out of the product without poisoning themselves, as the unit has a unique feature to shut itself off when the cartridge has expired.

Costing £230 ($460), the Lifesaver isn’t exactly cheap, but it is a world first, and we’re sure the price reflects the genuinely innovative R&D that went into its development. Not only was it featured at Well-tech, it won ‘Best Technological Development for Future Soldier System Enhancement’ at Soldier Technology 2007. It’s ironic that a design that can bring world peace can also support world conflict, but here’s hoping it’s used for the former rather than the latter.

via inhabitat

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This entry was posted by max on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 7:27 pm and is filed under Consumer, Cool, Earth, Educational, Gadgets, Water.