Should I buy a mosquito repellent smartphone? This is one question persons that live in Asia and Africa -where malaria and other deadly mosquito borne diseases are prevalent-may begin to think about if the worlds first mosquito repellent smartphone becomes successful.



South-Korean manufacturer LG recently released the world’s first mosquito repellent smartphone, which uses ultrasonic sound waves to keep the pesky bloodsuckers at bay.

Called the LG K7i, the innovative handheld was unveiled at the India Mobile Congress last week, and judging by early feedback, it’s set to become a best-seller in mosquito-infested countries. While advertised as a budget smartphone with relatively unimpressive technical specs, the K7i has a very unique advantage – it features LG’s “Mosquito Away” technology which can allegedly repel mosquitoes with the help of ultrasonic sound waves.

It uses no chemicals and requires no refills. Instead, it pumps 30KHz ultrasonic sound waves through a mesh speaker on the back of the phone to keep mosquitoes away.

The ultrasonic waves are said to be very effective at repelling the pesky pugs, but are “absolutely safe and harmless for humans”. According to LG, it repelled 72% of mosquitoes during tests.

However there’s also a lot of doubt regarding the K7i’s efficacy in keep mosquitoes away. According to CNN, the American Mosquito Control Association cites 10 studies in the last 15 years that have unanimously denounced ultrasonic mosquito repellents as being ineffective. “The fact is that these devices just do not work,” the association states. Time will tell if this is a genuine mosquito repellent or just a clever marketing gimmick.

Although, currently available in India, it would probably find its way into Africa and other parts of the world where the mosquito repellent business thrives.

Cc- laslastica, mynd44, Dominique



Source:http://www.healthx24.com/mosquito-repelling-smartphone/

I am waiting for the China version

nice. although there is an app on playstore wit similar function tho.

mosquito coil 4 life

Mosquitoes be like :

This doesn't stop mosquito from biting you if they want to

well, maybe those manufacturers haven't met with some stubborn mosquitoes, we have different species of mosquitoes here in Nigeria;

Naija mosquitoes don enter one chance cus its like they're now immune to insecticides sef these days