October 5, 2004
Self Sterilizing Camera Phone
SK Teletech is the first handset maker in the world to launch silver-nano coated cameraphone with sterilizing function, the company announced Tuesday, reports Telcoms Korea
The company's new model IM-7400 is a 1.1-megapixel CCD camera phone coated with nanometer (1 billionth of a meter) – sized silver particles that are effective at attacking pathogens and deodorizing.
According to a recent study, a handset is inhabited by 25,000 bacteria on average."
Related articles on germs and cell phones:
-- LG Telecom gets your handset germ-free - As the mobile phone has become a part of our life, it is always exposed to touch of hands. As a result, our handsets are inhabited by about 25,000 bacteria.
-- LG Telecom gets your handset germ-free - As the mobile phone has become a part of our life, it is always exposed to touch of hands. As a result, our handsets are inhabited by about 25,000 bacteria.
-- Sterlize your cell phone while having an ice cream - KTF customers have their mobile phones sterilized by ultra violet light while enjoying ice cream at the Drama House in Myongdong, in August.
-- Cell phones carry germs in hospitals - Cell phones used by healthcare personnel in hospitals can spread dangerous infectious agents, according to researchers in Israel.
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