Laptop case maker Targus rolled out its UV-C LED Disinfection Light for sale Friday. The CES Innovation Awards Honoree is a no-touch way to reduce pathogens on desktop devices.
Its UV-C Light technology breaks down DNA of microorganisms crawling all over your keyboard and other gadgets.
Targus UV-C LED Disinfection Light
Targus designed the lightweight UV-C LED Disinfection Light to stand between your keyboard and monitor on the desktop to automatically disinfect the surfaces of keyboards, mice and other items. That way, you don’t need to wipe things down as often.
“Maintaining a clean workspace is increasingly important post-pandemic as businesses move back to in-office and hybrid work environments,” said Mike Sexton, Targus’ senior director of Global Product Management & Development.
“Our UV-C LED Disinfection Light delivers the perfect low maintenance, automated disinfection solution for individual workstations to eliminate pathogenic microorganisms on critical high-touch surfaces of items like keyboards, mice, and tablets at the office and at home,” he added.
Kills bad bugs
The UV-C LED Disinfection Light kills or inactivates pathogenic microorganisms, Targus said:
Third-party laboratory testing verified efficacy against Flu Virus (H1N1 Influenza), Staph (Staphylococcus aureus) Bacteria, Pneumonia (Klebsiella pneumoniae) Bacteria, and MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) Bacteria.
The Targus UV-C LED Disinfection Light runs for 5 minutes, every hour, to clean the active disinfection area. When the disinfection cycle begins, the light emits a purple ambient hue, indicating that it is in use.
Auto-shutoff safety feature
Disinfecting occurs automatically with the AC-powered light, reducing the need for manual cleaning.
However, you can start the light manually with the press of a button. It gives you 15 seconds to move away from the “active area.” Motion sensors detect activity within the “safety zone” and trigger an auto-shutoff. After 5 minutes of inactivity, the light will resume its disinfection cycle.
You can pick up the UV-C LED Disinfection Light (AWV339TT) for $199.99 at Targus and its authorized resellers. It does not appear to be on Amazon.
Where to buy: Targus
Source: Targus
