07-11-2003, 06:00 PM
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Repel Mosquitos With Your Mobile Phone?!?
I just couldn't pass on posting about this! Korea's SK Telecom will soon be offering a really unique mobile phone download: a mosquito repellant!
"The service, which costs 3,000 won per download, generates anti-mosquito sound waves to control mosquitoes within a range of one meter. The mosquito repelling service uses a particular spectrum of sound waves, which are undetectable by human ears. But the frequencies annoy mosquitoes, SK Telecom said.
"A disadvantage is that the service takes up more battery power, but customers can effectively use the service with rechargeable equipment."
It is always good to see attempts at pushing the envelope when it comes to new application development, but this one is definitely "out there."
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07-11-2003, 06:02 PM
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Mystic
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Now I am waiting for the first company to make subliminal message sound wave software.... so that you have an edge when going into a meeting to negotiate something :roll:
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07-11-2003, 06:16 PM
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We need this feature in Minnesota! The mosquito venom has been especially vile this year. I'm usually not very sensitive to mosquitoes, but for some reason all the bites I've gotten this year have left huge nasty red welts that lasted for days.
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07-11-2003, 06:17 PM
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If this actually works then it would sell HUGE here in Minnesota....really...I'm serious.
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07-11-2003, 06:17 PM
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Oh boy...
Oh boy...
Just yesterday I was reading an article in the NY Times about dealing with mosquitoes in your backyard... it specifically said that those ultrasonic mosquito repellant contraptions have been tested scientifically and show no repellent effect, though the same tests have shown that some other types of sounds do actually attract mosquitoes...
'Course, the text of the original post said the sound frequencies merely "annoy" mosquitoes... now that could be true...
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07-11-2003, 06:20 PM
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Amen to those MN comments. I was trying to play Soccer in the yard with my Daughter the other day and I thought the Mosquitos were going to carry us away!
Actually, whether this works or not, it is nice to see companies thinking "outside the box" when developing uses for our electric toys. :lol:
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07-11-2003, 06:35 PM
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There was a Slashdot comment that said something to the effect of that Koreans are especially sensitive to mosquitos, and thus will buy anything in masses that claim to repel them. Unfortunately, none of them work.
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07-11-2003, 06:40 PM
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I can see the demo now. It repels 10 mosquitos and then it stops. :mrgreen:
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07-11-2003, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Eitel
I can see the demo now. It repels 10 mosquitos and then it stops. :mrgreen:
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LOL! See the current discussion about software demos here.
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07-11-2003, 06:54 PM
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I think the best way to use a PDA to repel bugs is to squash them with a Palm device!
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