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Israeli start-up firm Tawkon has developed software to measure mobile
telephone handset radiation aimed at helping users reduce exposure to emissions
without giving up their phones.
Tawkon's (pronounced talk-on) application is already available for Research
In Motion's BlackBerry handsets and will be launched for Nokia's Symbian later
this year.
"We are the first solution that can be downloaded to a phone," Tawkon
co-founder and CEO Gil Friedlander told the reporters. Until now radiation
emissions were measured with an external device.
In many countries handset manufacturers must disclose the maximum level of
radiation emitted and similar legislation is starting to appear in the United
States, Friedlander said.
The application monitors the phone user and if radiation levels reach a
certain threshold called the "red zone" an alert is emitted along with
suggestions to minimize exposure.
"There are simple things you can do such as changing the phone's position
from horizontal to vertical," Friedlander said.
On many phones the antenna is on the bottom and often covered by the user's
hand, causing the phone to emit more radiation. Connecting an ear piece or
switching on speakerphone will reduce radiation exposure. In addition, Tawkon is
connected to GPS and the software will show users where to move to reach a
"green zone" and reduce exposure.
"We don't want people to stop using phones but to use them more
responsibly," the Canadian-born Friedlander, 44, said.
San Francisco became the first U.S. city to pass a law requiring retailers
to post radiation levels on cell phones and Friedlander said he believes Tawkon
will benefit from this increased awareness.
"It will take a few years until research (on the health effects of cell
phone radiation) will be more conclusive," Friedlander said. "A lot of
regulatory bodies are concerned this will be too late for a whole generation. To
take precautionary measures is the right thing to do."
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发表于 2016-7-10 17:41:02