Sharper Image Ionic Breeze(R) Air Purifiers Are the First to Feature OzoneGuard(TM); OzoneGuard Uses Engelhard PremAir(R) Catalyst to Convert Ground-Level Ozone to Oxygen.

"Ionic Breeze Silent Air Purifiers have always met U.S. governmentsafety standards for ultra-low ozone by-product in electrostatic aircleaners as well as U.S. standards for indoor medical devices," saidRichard Thalheimer, founder, chairman and chief executive officer ofThe Sharper Image. "OzoneGuard reduces indoor ozone levels evenfurther. The Sharper Image is known for incorporating the newesttechnologies into unique products to enhance consumers' lives and hasmade a number of significant improvements to the Ionic Breeze linesince its introduction. Ionic Breeze Silent Air Purifiers are now thefirst and only portable room air cleaners to use the PremAir catalystdeveloped by Engelhard Corporation."

"The Ionic Breeze is an excellent application for PremAir catalystin a consumer product," said Richard Gay, business developmentdirector at Engelhard. "Once the Ionic Breeze air purifier is turnedon, our ozone-destroying technology works on contact with sustainedeffectiveness." Commercial applications were first introduced in 1998on car, truck and bus radiators. The PremAir catalyst is also beingapplied to commercial and residential air-conditioning units.Engelhard PremAir catalyst represents a proven approach in the questfor cleaner air. The Sharper Image will have exclusive rights tointegrate the PremAir catalyst into portable indoor air cleaners.

Ionic Breeze became America's most popular brand of air purifierwhen it revolutionized the marketplace with Sharper Image's exclusive,patented Zenion Effect(TM) technology that circulates airelectronically and in total silence. Ionic Breeze is an electrostaticprecipitator air cleaner that traps airborne allergens and irritantson electrically charged permanent collectors; it requires no costlyreplacement filters. In the Professional Series(TM) Ionic BreezeQuadra(R) and Professional Series Ionic Breeze GP(R) (with germicidalprotection), new OzoneGuard front grills feature a PremAir catalyst.In August, the Sharper Image will introduce an OzoneGuard attachmentthat will mount on the front grill of other Ionic Breeze units,including the popular Ionic Breeze Quadra 4.0. These items will beincluded in the purchase price of new units and will be made availableat a nominal cost to past purchasers. Please visit Sharper Imagestores or http://www.sharperimage.com for more details.

Engelhard Corporation is a surface and materials science companythat develops technologies to help customers in a wide array ofindustries improve their products and processes. Engelhard Corporationhas been a pioneer in clean-air technology for more than 30 years. Thecompany invented the modern three-way catalytic converter now in useon most of the world's automobiles, and continues to develop newpollution-abatement technologies for a broadening array ofapplications and markets. A Fortune 500 company, Engelhard is aworld-leading provider of technologies for environmental, process,appearance and performance applications. For more information, visitEngelhard on the Internet at http://www.engelhard.com.

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