http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/chip-claims-to-neutralize-phone-radiation/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:06:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/chip-claims-to-neutralize-phone-radiation/#comment-57859 Carl Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:26:25 +0000 #comment-57859 I don't know if the radio frequency emissions of cellphones are actually harmful, but I doubt that the Omega Pharma device actually "neutralizes" harmful radiation. Cellphones operate on specific frequencies, and the transmission power used is based on the signal strength received by the cellphone tower when the cellphone transmits. The Omega Pharma device can't alter the frequencies, and even if it could the cellphone wouldn't work. It can't alter the transmitted power much, or the cellphone tower would instruct the cellphone to increase its transmitted power to compensate for the signal attenuation. So until Omega Pharma can present some convincing rationale for why their device works, and some convincing evidence that it actually does work, I would categorize the Omega Pharma device as a quack product. I don't know if the radio frequency emissions of cellphones are actually harmful, but I doubt that the Omega Pharma device actually “neutralizes” harmful radiation. Cellphones operate on specific frequencies, and the transmission power used is based on the signal strength received by the cellphone tower when the cellphone transmits. The Omega Pharma device can't alter the frequencies, and even if it could the cellphone wouldn't work. It can't alter the transmitted power much, or the cellphone tower would instruct the cellphone to increase its transmitted power to compensate for the signal attenuation. So until Omega Pharma can present some convincing rationale for why their device works, and some convincing evidence that it actually does work, I would categorize the Omega Pharma device as a quack product.

]]> http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/chip-claims-to-neutralize-phone-radiation/#comment-57858 Kevin Bush Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:57:23 +0000 #comment-57858 I've no idea if cell phones actually cause or can cause cancer due to radiation, but this is a pretty cool development. The fact that they can reduce or negate the radiation using a chip is pretty positive news... assuming the harmful radiation even exists. Could just be a faux solution, acting as a placebo I suppose, but who knows. If it does what they say it does and the harmful radiation exists, then this is excellent news. I've no idea if cell phones actually cause or can cause cancer due to radiation, but this is a pretty cool development. The fact that they can reduce or negate the radiation using a chip is pretty positive news… assuming the harmful radiation even exists. Could just be a faux solution, acting as a placebo I suppose, but who knows. If it does what they say it does and the harmful radiation exists, then this is excellent news.

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