The Mobile Phone That Tells You If You Stink
from the ah,-feature-creep-meets-stench-creep dept
And some people thought that mobile phone "feature creep" was going too far! Siemens, who has been struggling against the competition in the handset market lately, has decided that it's time to differentiate by offering features on mobile phones that no one else is even coming close to thinking about. Their latest? A phone that will tell you if you have bad breath or body odor. Now here's an application for location-based-services. Once your phone knows that you are in serious need of some mouthwash, deodorant or a complete decontamination, it could inform other location-enabled mobile phone owners to stay the heck away from you.
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