Gizmodo: purifier

BottomsUp Purifier Lets You Drink City Water, Possibly Urine

Sean Fallon — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:30:07 EST

If you have a phobia regarding your drinking water, this BottomsUp concept may be right up your alley. All you need to do is screw the filter onto any standard PET bottle and the water that emerges on the other side should be nice and clean. You can also attach a PET bottle on either end for an easy transfer. Something tells me that this idea is good enough to become a reality—my only question is, what the hell is in that bottle on the right? Additional picture after the break.

[Yanko Design]

USB Car & Computer Air Purifier

Jason Chen — Wed, 31 May 2006 20:20:23 EDT

We love a nice USB gadget as much as the next guy, but we have to draw the line when it comes to USB gadgets for the car. Understood, it can "[circulate] millions of negative ions inside your car or open area", and it can "remove many types of particles & pollutant [sic]", but where the hell are you going to plug this into? Are you going to take your laptop into your car just for this? Well, maybe you can make yourself a portable USB charger.

The upside is this also "works" in the office. So we suppose you can just keep it indoors. – Jason Chen

IAP565A Car & Computer Air Purifier [via Coolest Gadgets]

SteriPEN UV Water Purifier

Jason Chen — Tue, 30 May 2006 07:30:07 EDT

Ever find yourself in [undefined country] and run out of bottled water to drink? Use the SteriPEN Water Purifier to kill bacteria, viruses and protozoa without using chemicals or boiling. Simply stir for less than a minute and the water's safe to drink.

We wonder how the [undefined country residents] can drink their water every day. They must have guts of steel. Damn [undefined country residents]. – Jason Chen

SteriPEN [Magellan's via Shiny Shiny]