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28-06-2015, 12:44 PM
A germ-free smartphone in the offing
TORONTO: The average smartphone may contain thousands of germs, but that could soon change as the Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry is planning to develop a bacteriafree phone, specifically for use in hospitals. BlackBerry CEO John Chen said healthcare industry workers will have one less thing to worry about to wipe clean with the planned bacteria-free smartphone.
A study by the University of Surrey in UK found most of the bacteria found on smartphone are harmless but occasionally disease causing bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus are found. But, doctors' phones could be exposed to a wider variety of bacteria in a hospital, the report said.
BlackBerry has signed partnerships with Cisco Systems and ThoughtWire to provide doctors and nurses at the Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital with a portable alert and messaging system.
TORONTO: The average smartphone may contain thousands of germs, but that could soon change as the Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry is planning to develop a bacteriafree phone, specifically for use in hospitals. BlackBerry CEO John Chen said healthcare industry workers will have one less thing to worry about to wipe clean with the planned bacteria-free smartphone.
A study by the University of Surrey in UK found most of the bacteria found on smartphone are harmless but occasionally disease causing bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus are found. But, doctors' phones could be exposed to a wider variety of bacteria in a hospital, the report said.
BlackBerry has signed partnerships with Cisco Systems and ThoughtWire to provide doctors and nurses at the Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital with a portable alert and messaging system.
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