New cell phone to detect bad breath

[BaseLine]

New cell phone to detect bad breath

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German telecommunications company said on Tuesday it is developing the first mobile phone that will alert users when their breath is bad or if they are giving off offensive smells.

The phone will use a tiny chip measuring less than one millimetre to detect unpleasant odours, a spokeswoman for Siemens Mobile said. A research team in the southern city of Munich is developing the device using new sensor technology.

"It examines the air in the immediate vicinity for anything from bad breath and alcohol to atmospheric gas levels," the spokeswoman said. "Some people take smelling good rather seriously."

link (http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/21/news/funny/bc.odd.germany.smell.reut/)


Ingenious.

[Tjapu]

And they say Science and technology are approaching their limits !! Pshaw.
With things like this coming on the scene every so often we can be sure that the research grants will keep getting larger.

[AgentSun]

this is right up there with the square watermelon.

[trubador]

But.. if you're talking on the PHONE what does it MATTER if you have bad breath!

[Third EYe]

But.. if you're talking on the PHONE what does it MATTER if you have bad breath!


if you're standing next to me, it matters a great deal.

[faustus]

one question. WHY?

[Antrobus]

It examines the air in the immediate vicinity for anything from bad breath and alcohol to atmospheric gas levels

Does that include old lady perfume?


"Some people take smelling good rather seriously."

So, does that mean that there are others who take smelling bad seriously? Are there people who go out of their way to smell unpleasant on purpose?
I wouldn't think so, but....:faint: