Samsung has just released a new UV sterilizer for their Galaxy Smartphones to cash in on the COVID-19 pandemic. Wearing gloves and masks has made consumers super-aware of the world of germs around them. Samsung states that you can banish 99% of bacteria and germs at the touch of a button.
Samsung further notes that 'The UV Sterilizer effectively kills up to 99% of bacteria and germs, including E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans, according to tests done by two independent test and certification institutes, Intertek and SGS. That’s not all – we’ve designed it to fit a variety of device sizes so you can sterilize many of the products you use the most."
It sells at a few Samsung stores for about US$70. You have to wonder at that price how much cleaning power does it really have.
As Samsung introduced their new UV sanitizer a hyper report found on Yahoo Finance came to light under the title "Your Apple iPhone is as a dirty as a toilet seat and is covered with 'fecal matter." Ew - I don't think I'll view my dirty iPhone screen the same way ever again!
CEO of disinfecting firm Vioguard Chris Barrow stated for the report: "You just have to understand how filthy and disgusting your iPhone is. I mean, your phones are really, really dirty. Like not just a bit dirtier than the toilet seat, but 10 to 20 times dirtier than a toilet seat. How many people really use their phones while they’re sitting in the bathroom and on the toilet, and that’s kind of part of the issue. Half of phones that were tested by a number of different studies tested positive for fecal matter on the phone. Phones are really, really dirty."
Barrow added that "Hospitals have known for years that UVC technology works very effectively. We’ve been selling this product at hospitals for a long time, and hospitals love the technology. They know it works. What’s happening now is people are recognizing that’s the most effective way to kill and disinfect your phone in non-medical settings as well." The Yahoo report provides an interview with CEO Chris Barrow if you want to learn more.
In March Unbox Therapy reveiwed one of these kinds of UV cleaners and you can check it out below and skim through what interests you.
Is this a trend that Apple should support? Will they offer such cleaners at Apple Stores in the future? Will Apple consider launching their own UV cleaning device? With Apple closely monitoring visitors to their physical stores and employees around the world, it almost seems like a natural product to promote in one way or another. While COVID-19 may end some time in the future, germs in general will be around forever.
A new report from CNBC this afternoon stated that "The vast majority of Apple stores closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic are located in the United States, according to a new analysis from Morgan Stanley.
One hundred Apple retail stores were closed around the world at the end of last week, and 92 were located in the United States, according to the note. Apple has 510 stores worldwide and 271 stores in the United States.
The company’s stores are often in major malls or business districts, making it a key indicator of how smoothly and where retail operations can restart amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The ratio of closures in the U.S. suggests Apple sees a significantly riskier environment for retail in its home country versus the rest of the world.
As of July 7th, 410 of 510 Apple retail stores, or 80% of all stores, are reopened, down from 457 the week prior." For more on this, read the full CNBC report.
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