Matsushita to sell vacuum cleaner that detects allergy-causing dust

Matsushita to sell vacuum cleaner that detects allergy-causing dust

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said April 4 it will put on sale on May 1 in Japan a new vacuum cleaner (in handout photo) that can detect and remove pollens, ticks and microscopic allergy-causing dust. The cleaner, aimed at consumers sensitive to dust, has a sensor that can detect dust as small as 20 micrometers, and it has an indicator that remains lit until such dust is fully vacuumed, the company said. The cleaner is expected to sell for around 65,000 yen.

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