Vital Lyfe Access

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Huff, M. (2026, October 15). Vital Lyfe Access. TIME. https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/vital-lyfe-access/

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Vital Lyfe Access is a portable reverse osmosis desalinator that can convert saltwater into fresh drinking water. The device, which weighs 25 pounds and is about the size of an ice cooler, produces up to six gallons of water per hour when submerged in seawater. CEO Jonathan Criss emphasizes user-friendliness by designing for simplicity, inspired by his mother's needs. Shipping begins this fall.

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Vital Lyfe Access, a reverse osmosis desalinator and purifier the size of an ice cooler, is now available for purchase. The device, weighing 25 pounds, can produce up to six gallons of drinking water per hour from seawater. CEO and co-founder Jonathan Criss designed it with ease-of-use in mind, specifically mentioning his mother Terry as a user who might benefit from such simplicity. This fall marks the beginning of shipping for the product, which aims to address the challenge that 96% of Earth’s water is undrinkable due to being saltwater.

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2026-09-17

Kerry James Marshall

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Matthew Huff

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🔮 The 25-pound device, set to start shipping this fall, produces up to six gallons of drinking water per hour from seawater.

2026-10-16 · assertive framing · Vital Lyfe Access

The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Terry Vital Lyfe Access

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Jonathan Criss PERSON · 1× Matthew Huff PERSON · 1× Terry PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Vital Lyfe Access, a reverse osmosis desalinator and purifier the size of an ice cooler, can now make even the briniest ocean haul drinkable.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16

🔮 The 25-pound device, set to start shipping this fall, produces up to six gallons of drinking water per hour from seawater.

2026-10-16 · TIME

Vital Lyfe Access · assertive framing

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Vital Lyfe Access, a reverse osmosis desalinator and purifier the size of an ice cooler, can now make even the briniest ocean haul drinkable. asserted

haul → make → cooler

“We design for Terry,” CEO and co-founder Jonathan Criss says of the easy-to-use system. asserted

Criss → design → system

“Terry’s my mom. asserted

Terry → ’ → ?

I love her to death, but she’s not the most sophisticated user.” asserted

she → love → death

The 25-pound device, set to start shipping this fall, produces up to six gallons of drinking water per hour from seawater. asserted

device → set → seawater