Thank you for your support in voting for SteriPEN as the top water purification choice in the About.com. 62% of the vote! (more…)
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SteriPEN wins top water filter/purifier in 2013 about.com Hiking Readers’ Choice Awards!
SteriPEN wins top water filter/purifier in 2013 about.com Hiking Readers’ Choice Awards!
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SteriPEN Ultra best in show at Canoecopia 2013
SteriPEN Ultra best in show at Canoecopia 2013
By Lou Dzierzak
Every March, more than 20,000 Midwestern paddlers make an annual pilgrimage to attend the Canoecopia expo in Madison, Wis. The parking lot is filled with license plates from Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, and Ontario, which document Canoecopia’s appeal. Over the three-day event, paddling enthusiasts at this weekend’s show visited more than 200 exhibitors to check out the latest canoes, kayaks, paddles, apparel, gear and accessories. (more…)
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SteriPEN Ultra named 2013 ISPO Award Winner
SteriPEN Ultra named 2013 ISPO Award Winner
BLUE HILL, MAINE, USA, February 8, 2013 – The SteriPEN® Ultra, Hydro-Photon, Inc.’s newest portable UV water purifier, has received the 2013 ISPO Award for the Outdoor category in Munich,Germany. ISPO MUNICH’s panel of judges evaluate hundreds of the most exciting and exceptional new sporting goods products each year. (more…)
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SteriPEN wins TGO Magazine’s Great Outdoors Award 2012
SteriPEN wins TGO Magazine’s Great Outdoors Award 2012
BLUE HILL, MAINE, USA, November 27, 2012 – Hydro-Photon, Inc.’s SteriPEN® portable UV water purifier has been recognized at the first inaugural TGO Great Outdoors Awards for its contribution to safe, fun and comfortable experiences outdoors. (more…)
SteriPEN Adventurer Opti Receives Desnival Award
SteriPEN received word that the Adventurer Opti was chosen as one of the 15 best new products (out of 250) in regard to innovation, functionality, design, quality of materials, durability and sustainable manufacturing. These are selected and tested by an independent panel of experts that includes profesional climbers / mountaineers, mountain guides, skiers and trail-runners. (more…)
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Mens Journal tags SteriPEN Freedom in “Gear of the Year 2011″
Mens Journal tags SteriPEN Freedom in “Gear of the Year 2011″
Over the past 12 months, Men’s Journal editors, writers and correspndents torture-tested hundreds of new products and SteriPEN Freedom made the grade. (more…)
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SteriPEN recognized in Time Magazine’s Top 100 All-Time Gadgets
SteriPEN recognized in Time Magazine’s Top 100 All-Time Gadgets
Recently TIME Magazine selected SteriPEN to be included in their list of “All-TIME 100 Gadgets” – “the 100 greatest and most influential gadgets from 1923 to the present.” Previously SteriPEN was honored by TIME Magazine as one of the “Best Inventions” of 2001.
This year not only were SteriPEN water purifiers judged by Time editors and writers. Online readers of Time were allowed to participate in the voting and SteriPEN was still among the top vote-getters! (more…)
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Featured in Blue Ridge Outdoors
Featured in Blue Ridge Outdoors
Honored to be featured as #4 on the Blue Ridge Outdoors Top 40 Outdoor Gear accesories (more…)
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SteriPEN Freedom featured in Travel+Leisure as a “Best Travel Accessory”
SteriPEN Freedom featured in Travel+Leisure as a “Best Travel Accessory”
Far-flung travel and outdoor adventures are fabulous opportunities for contracting a water-borne illness. But giardia or cryptosporidium don’t have to interfere with your plans. Hydro-Photon’s handheld water purifiers use ultraviolet light to render harmless more than 99.9 percent of potentially hazardous microorganisms in about 48 seconds….
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SteriPEN Adventurer Opti named Editor’s Choice in 2011 Backpacker Magazine April edition
SteriPEN Adventurer Opti named Editor’s Choice in 2011 Backpacker Magazine April edition
The SteriPEN Adventurer Opti was named Editor’s Choice 2011 in Backpacker Magazine April edition. Check out the video presentation at backpacker.com
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Outdoor Life names SteriPEN Classic Editors Choice for Water Purifiers
Outdoor Life names SteriPEN Classic Editors Choice for Water Purifiers
Outdoor Life recently gear tested 5 of the leading water purification devices.
The Editor’s Choice is the SteriPEN Classic UV water purifier.
The gear review included:
- MSR Hyperflow
- Platypus Gravity Works
- Katadyn Hiker Pro
- MSR Miniworks
- SteriPEN Classic with Pre-Filter
Outdoor Life evaluated each system against output time, ease of use and durability in settings ranging from a clear mountain stream to a filthy beaver pond. Devices were also used with known contaminated water and all technologies were evaluated for effectiveness by the Colorado Safe Drinking Water Laboratories.
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Trail Runner Magazine names Adventurer Opti as Editor’s Choice
Trail Runner Magazine names Adventurer Opti as Editor’s Choice
View the feature in the print edition of Trail Runner Magazine. (more…)
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SteriPEN Adventurer Opti earns 2010 Outdoor Industry Award
SteriPEN Adventurer Opti earns 2010 Outdoor Industry Award
In its fifth year, the OutDoor Industry Award, represents an important endorsement of quality among manufacturers, dealers and consumers. It stands for outstanding quality in design and provides consumers with orientation on a widely diverse market. Of the 412 entries in 2010, the jury selected a total of 47 award winners. Eight of the entries, including SteriPEN Adventurer Opti, also took home a Gold Award for outstanding achievement in design and innovation.
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Gear Junkie names Adventurer Opti in ‘Top 10′ Gear of 2010
Gear Junkie names Adventurer Opti in ‘Top 10′ Gear of 2010
View the feature at gearjunkie.com. The article was also re-publsihed on Outside Magazine.
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2009 Travel + Leisure Design Award
2009 Travel + Leisure Design Award
The SteriPEN Journey was named Best Travel Gadget in 2009 by Travel + Leisure magazine
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SteriPEN® Journey LCD Honored with Women’s Adventure 2009 Editor’s Choice Award
SteriPEN® Journey LCD Honored with Women’s Adventure 2009 Editor’s Choice Award
Blue Hill, ME – April 22, 2009 – SteriPEN®, produced by Hydro-Photon, Inc., the leader in handheld water purifiers, is pleased to announce the selection of the SteriPEN Journey LCD by Women’s Adventure magazine for their the first-ever Spring 2009 Editor’s Choice Awards. Women’s Adventure conducted a comprehensive search for the best of the best outdoor equipment and products for active women. The editors tested over 1,000 products, publishing the winners in the April 2009 issue.
The SteriPEN Journey LCD was selected for its speed, reliability and easy to use interface. “If you’re headed overseas – or anywhere you feel you might need extra backup in the water safety department – the Journey LCD should make its way into your bag,” according to editors of Women’s Adventure.
The SteriPEN Journey LCD uses century-old technology, ultraviolet (UV) light, to destroy the DNA of disease-causing bacteria, viruses and parasitic protozoa. By using universal symbols, the Journey LCD takes the guesswork out of the water purification process. The Journey’s innovative LCD screen displays the volume selection, battery status and
countdown timer. The Journey will purify 16 oz. of water in 48 seconds or 32 oz. (1 L) in 90 seconds. The LCD screen also tracks the number of uses and signals when lamp usage approaches its life limit. Providing over 8,000 treatments, the lamp life for SteriPEN Journey LCD will provide safe drinking water for years.
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Buyer’s Forum Seal of Approval for SteriPEN Traveler
Buyer’s Forum Seal of Approval for SteriPEN Traveler
Frontier Brands is a magazine serving the travel retail industry. They hold a competition, called the Buyer’s Forum, periodically to find leading products for travel retailers. The judges are three senior buyers from leading travel retailers. In 2007, the panel selected the SteriPEN Traveler as an outstanding product.
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SteriPEN Journey earns 2008 Outdoor Industry Award
SteriPEN Journey earns 2008 Outdoor Industry Award
The Outdoor Industry Awards are announced each year at the Outdoor Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The awards recognize innovation and design in the Outdoor Industry and companies submit their best products to compete for this honor. 280 entries were submitted this year from 25 countries. SteriPEN Journey was chosen as one of the 27 award winning products.
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Derryck Draper Award
