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iPhone radiation counter to go on sale in JapAn

Japanese firm makes iPhone radiation counter, SMH 16 Nov 11 A Japanese company has unveiled a cheap Geiger counter for the iPhone to enable people worried about the Fukushima nuclear accident to check their environment for radiation.

The probe, 14 centimetres long by 5cm wide, connects to the iPhone and the screen displays radiation readings in combination with a special app such as the Geiger Bot.

The device was developed on the initiative of a young researcher who wanted to make a cheap and easy-to-use Geiger counter available following the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl…..

The first models for iPhones will go on sale in the next few days priced at Y9800 ($124).
…. http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/japanese-firm-makes-iphone-radiation-counter-20111116-1ni5z.html#ixzz1dvFz1SO7

November 16, 2011 - Posted by | Japan, technology

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