World’s first phone with Radiation Detection

Japanese mobile operator Softbank will launch the world’s first phone that can detect radiation, the company announced.

The model is built by Sharp and belongs to the Pantone line. It has a special chip that is able to detect gamma radiation in the air for levels between 0.05 and 9.99 microsieverts per hour. It takes about ten seconds until the detector makes a reading. The level of radiation is then placed on a map, after localization of the physical position through GPS.

It also has finger print scan to lock you phone.


[link to www.tokyotimes.co.jp]