September 21, 2004
New German Mobile Phone to Detect Bad Breath
Reuters in Berlin reports that Siemens is developing the first mobile phone that will detect unpleasant odors.
"A research team in the southern city of Munich is developing the device using new sensor technology.
It examines the air in the immediate vicinity for anything from bad breath and alcohol to atmospheric gas levels," the spokeswoman said. "Some people take smelling good rather seriously."
Related: Pantech unveiled an Aero Phone just a few days ago - that measures air pollution.
Cell phones have reportedly been used to repel mosquitos, log sunshine reports to avoid sunburn thanks to tiny ultraviolet light sensors, act as a smoke detector or be used as a lie detector. And down the road, research is working on cell phones which can warn of gas leaks (thanks to sensors that verify changes in the atmosphere) and cell phones that will be able to warn about the presence of bacteria and viruses (thanks to bio-sensors) or detect dirty bombs (thanks to detectors that can upload information to a central database). Wild. cf Cell Phones - for so much more than just talking .
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