The moment had come to see what the new device could do in dire conditions.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had 10 or 15 Pure A9 air purifiers and turned them all on,\u201d recalls Larsson, engineering director at Electrolux. \u201cThat made a significant change in air quality. We asked her to come into our office, sit down and just work there. She took some deep breaths. She was happy. She stayed for the rest of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n The Pure A9 \u2013 launched March 1 in four Nordic countries plus Switzerland and, previously, in Korea \u2013 removes ultra-fine dust particles, pollutants, bacteria, allergens and bad odors from indoor rooms.<\/p>\n By linking the purifier and its associated app to the cloud, Electrolux<\/a> can show the product\u2019s users real-time data about their air quality \u2013 inside and outside \u2013 while tracking interior air improvement over time. In addition, the Pure A9 continuously monitors its filter usage, alerting users when it\u2019s time to order a replacement filter.<\/p>\n And as a connected appliance, the Pure A9 eventually may have the ability to learn the daily patterns of when household occupants are typically away, enabling the device to run itself on a smart schedule, Larsson says.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we can predict when the house is empty, we make sure not to waste filter by cleaning air that nobody is going to breathe,\u201d Larsson says. \u201cThen we can start the purification so the air is clean when you come home.\u201d<\/p>\n Launch of the Pure A9 marks a fresh phase in Electrolux\u2019s push to provide connected appliances to \u201cmillions of homes around the world, shaping living for the better for consumers,\u201d Larsson says.<\/p>\n He dubs it the company\u2019s \u201cwellbeing journey into IoT, software products, data and apps\u201d \u2013 a process that began two years ago with a cloud-connected, robotic vacuum called the Pure i9.<\/p>\n The triangular device is equipped with a 3-D camera for smart navigation.<\/p>\n Moreover, its Azure IoT<\/a> platform helped get the product to market quickly while also enabling developers to update software and add features after launch, Larsson says. Newer features include a map view showing where the Pure i9 has cleaned.<\/p>\n The roaming robot is now available in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including China.<\/p>\n Cloud data from the device also led Electrolux to launch a unique trial in Sweden: vacuum-as-a-service.<\/p>\n Consumers in that country can buy an $8-per-month subscription to the Pure i9 and get 80 square meters of floor cleaning, Larsson says.<\/p>\n \u201cYou only pay for what you use,\u201d Larsson says. \u201cThis is not possible unless it is connected to the cloud or unless we have the data. With this kind of product, we see business alternatives we\u2019ve never been able to do before.\u201d<\/p>\n That trial underscores the digital ambitions of a 100-year-old brand once known for its canister vacuums<\/a>. Today, Electrolux also manufactures and sells ovens, refrigerators, washers, dryers, water heaters and an array of other household gadgetry.<\/p>\n An app for the Pure A9 gives users valuable data on the state of their air.Following the Pure i9\u2019s launch in 2017, \u201cit soon became clear that this was not going to be a one-off product,\u201d Larsson says. \u201cAn ambitious plan to create an ecosystem of smart, networking products \u2026 started to form.\u201d<\/p>\n They chose the cloud-connected air purifier as their next connected appliance. In September 2018, a team of just three Electrolux developers began building a new Azure IoT platform for what would become the Pure A9. By February 2019, that product was already on the market in Asia.<\/p>\n \u201cAzure enabled them to launch a product to the whole world with minimal development investments and in rapid pace,\u201d says Arash Rassoulpour, a Microsoft cloud solution architect who worked with Electrolux developers on the products.<\/p>\n Electrolux engineers also used the ready-made functions in Azure IoT Hub<\/a>, instead of writing the code themselves, saving them more development time, Larsson says.<\/p>\n To introduce its new air purifier to consumers, Electrolux initially launched in Korea, where staggering air pollution levels have caused what legislators describe as a \u201csocial disaster.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n On March 5, the South Korean government advised residents in Seoul to wear masks and avoid walking outside due to a record level of fine dust particles in the air.<\/p>\n![\"Andreas](\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/electrolux-has-a-smart-air-purifier-that-lets-you-breathe-easy-even-in-polluted-cities.jpg\")
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