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Coolest Gadget to Protect Kids from Cell Phone Radiation

June 29th, 2011. By AbiK

You cannot beat this one for its coolness. It’s retro, it’s comfortable to hold, it’s available in a rainbow of colors, and it’s relatively cheap ($29.99 at Amazon.com). And hell, Lenny Kravitz has been spotted using one on the street. In black, in case you’re wondering.

Ahh, but there’s more. The POP Phone—officially, the Native Union Moshi Moshi Pop Phone—has another benefit: it makes it possible to pull a cell phone away from your ear (and that cerebral mass that’s housed just behind the ear) thereby also pulling away that fearsome cell phone radiation that everyone’s been talking about. After all, that’s the greatest beef about cell phone radiation—that the need to hold a cell phone directly against your head doesn’t leave mush travel time or distance for those radiation waves to traverse they skip over to your brain.

Not that there haven’t been alternatives to the POP Phone—and the POP Phone’s been around for awhile, too. But tech gadgets like a Bluetooth earpiece must seem so”oh dad uses that in the car for work” and, therefore, the height of it’s-just-not-cool. Of course, an earpiece or earbuds do allow for that hands-free experience—but in my experience with kids, hands-free means their hands are somewhere else…

Like a steering wheel, and I’d rather my kids have their hands on some bigger, bulkier contraption that might force them to shut-up and drive vs. thinking they’re the kings of multi-tasking behind the wheel. Kids + distraction typically yields not much good—and until we have more stringent laws banning the use of cell phones, smart phones, and any other mobile device that encourages distracted driving, I’m all for phone calls that are more of a pain in the a$$ to make in the car.

Detractors of the POP phone tend to site the “where do you put it?” conundrum—as in, when you’ve ended the phone call. Used to be you’d “hang up the phone”, only there’s no place to hang. I have no doubt that between kids’ ingenuity and a few hot designers from Target, that problem won’t be a problem for long.

Tags: Amazon.com, Cell Phone Radiation, Hands-free Phone, Lenny Kravitz, Native Union Moshi Moshi, POP Phone
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New Meaning to “Shut Up and Drive” Cell Phone Bumper Stickers

March 8th, 2010. By AbiK

As Maine continues to debate a proposed bill that would require cell phone manufacturers to put warning labels on cell phones and packaging stating that they can cause brain cancer, particularly in children, it’s a good time to review some tips—some of which may surprise you—on how you can try to reduce your risk of radiation exposure from your cell phone.

The bill, by the way, is sponsored by Rep. Andrea Boland—and has strong supporters on both sides of the debate. Boland was quoted in an Associated Press article as saying that the US lags behind other countries that have either mandated similar warnings or endorsed policies warning the public about cell phone use. The article also quotes supporters of the bill as referring to continued unregulated cell phone use as  “playing Russian roulette”, and that “We can do nothing and wait for the body count.”—likening the situation to big tobacco. Meanwhile, those in opposition to the bill cite lack of conclusive scientific research.

The following list of tips for reducing cell phone radiation exposure is from the Environmental Working Group (EWG):

1. Buy a low-radiation phone. Do your research—EWG publishes lists of the highest and lowest cell phones Read the rest of this entry »

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Cell Phone Radiation: 10 Best, 10 Worst

September 14th, 2009. By LucyC

So, in case you missed it—and I very nearly did—the Environmental Working Group (EWG) put out 2 lists last week ranking radiation levels emitted from cell phones—the 10 least dangerous and the 10 most dangerous. 

They EWG evaluated over 1000 different types of phones—who knew there where than many to choose from? How could any consumer possibly figure out the dirty on that many phones? Thank you EWG! 

Bottom line, while the EWG boffins could not find conclusive proof that cell phones cause cancer —specifically brain cancer—they couldn’t give the devices  a clean bill of health either.

But you may want to know, your kids are most at risk for cell phone radiation-related health problems because their skulls are thinner and softer-so they absorb radiation more easily.

So without further ado, here’s the EWG’s list of the 10 best phones in terms of radiation levels:

Listing is based on phones currently available from major carriers.

            1.         Samsung Impression (SGH-a877) [AT&T]

            2.         Motorola RAZR V8 [CellularONE]

            3.         Samsung SGH-t229 [T-Mobile]

            4.         Samsung Rugby (SGH-a837) [AT&T]

            5.         Samsung Propel Pro (SGH-i627) [AT&T]

            6.         Samsung Gravity (SGH-t459) [CellularONE, T-Mobile]

            7.         T-Mobile Sidekick [T-Mobile]

            8.         LG Xenon (GR500) [AT&T]

            9.         Motorola Karma QA1 [AT&T]

            10.       Sanyo Katana II [Kajeet]

For the top 10 worst cell phones for radiation emission, look here.

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Cell Phone Radiation: More Than Just a Headache

September 8th, 2009. By LucyC

So it’s back to school this week, and many parents will have armed their kids with the latest in cell phone technology to help protect them from potential threats to their safety. But there may be a bigger price to pay than user fees, and that is the development of brain cancer. 

Admittedly, there’s still no clear answer on whether or not cell phones can cause brain cancer. But there’s a mounting body of evidence to suggest that cell phones are seriously dangerous to our health. 

The telecom industry has funded studies to identify any possible health risks, but just how capable are they of objectively evaluating the risks when they stand to either lose or make millions of dollars from the findings?  Read the rest of this entry »

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