Mobile Phone for Personal Protection

According to Telecoms Korea, with crimes of kidnapping and assault increasing, more of mobile phones are planning on featuring self-defense functions, according to a local patent authority.

"The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) said Thursday that patent applications regarding to personal protection functions of mobile phones gradually increased from 26 by 2000 to 160 by 2007.

The technologies included a mobile phone making high-pitch alert sound, dazzling flash, a strong electric shock, sending emergency text message, video, locating users by GPS or LBS, said the KIPO."

Picture above is of a pepper spray gun disguised as cell phone

emily | 2:07 PM | Technology |
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